Re: XP puts monitor in standby after 20 mins., when set NOT to.

From: Sharon F (sharonfDEL_at_ETEmvps.org)
Date: 04/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:03:18 -0500

On 19 Apr 2004 00:28:09 -0500, viciii3@verNOinSPAMet.com wrote:

> I expect to find, in the registry, EVERYTHING. LOL! Anything to do
> with my system is there...right down to whether my monitor goes into
> "standby" or not. You and I both know that. I've tried all the Windows
> "interfaces" for this problem. Nobody can come up with anything more
> "constructive" than, "your monitor is dying". BS! It's not a year old
> and runs fine. Like every CRT it needs time to get to it's OPTIMAL
> performance, after being "OFF".
>
> I just want to know why XP is putting it in "standby"!

Sorry I didn't recognize the distance you've already covered with this
problem however I am not a mind reader. As far as I can recall, I've only
seen this thread from you. I get a bit cautious when folks in .newusers and
.basics start talking about the registry. Very often, they are back in a
few days trying to sort out the results of an editing mistake.

Still, everything is not in the registry. Interaction between drivers,
BIOS, running programs and the ever evolving Windows is not a static
condition. Reasonable boundaries of interaction cause results that a user
becomes accustomed to and accepts as "normal."

Change an ingredient and the behavior can go outside those behavior
boundaries. Finding that single ingredient that changed can be a
"needle/haystack" exercise. In other words, the answer may not be a change
in settings regarding the monitor but instead a change involving another
device that the monitor is dependent on.

Anyhow, look for "PowerCfg" and "PowerPolicy" in the registry. The
available values are 0-5. 0 is Home/Office; 1=Portable/laptop; 2=Monitor on
for presentations (this one might be helpful to you); 3=Network computer; 4
is optimized for high performance, and 5 is optimized for power saving.

Description of the Different Advanced Power Management States
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=308535

Other thoughts:
-If using XP Pro and getting the log off screen, check local policy for
"log off when user is idle after x amount of minutes." If active, try
toggling the setting to disable this.

-You mentioned power management is enabled in BIOS. What levels does your
BIOS offer and what is the native implementation of those levels? Standby
and Hibernate are standards. The behavior of the other levels can vary. 

-- 
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User