snowman
C'Mon Snow
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join:2001-12-09
Driftwood, PA
| Freedom Internet Security Issue
This is just a minor problem, but has me stumped. I figure I would ask here first as I don't want to bother tech support on something simple like this.
I have the Freedom Internet Security installed on my wife's computer (testing it out and really like it so far). I have the updates to be done automatically.
I leave our machines on 24/7. Now, when the automatic updates happen, a little pop-out box appears on the lower right corner - no problem. But, I have the monitor (21" Trinitron) set to turn off after 10 minutes of inactivity. Almost every morning, the monitor is on for some reason. Last night, I caught it. The monitor was off (on standby), and I heard it "click" on. I quickly went over to it and caught the little pop-out just closing.
Now, the weird part. First off, why would the pop-out take the monitor out of standby? I've had Norton Internet Security on it before and this never happened with the pop-out. Now - even more weird, is the monitor will not go back to standby - stays on all night. If I just make one click with the mouse anywhere, the monitor goes off after the alloted 10 minutes.
This has been driving me nuts for the last couple weeks. I know I could just turn the monitor off at night, but I get obsessed when things like this happed and want to figure it out. Besides, I'm trying to save electricity whenever possible, and I bet this monster monitor takes quite a bit of juice.
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Ripper
Premium
join:2002-02-07
West Palm Beach, FL
 ·Comcast
|  I have a Sony CDP-E440 19" monitor, and I have my PC and monitor set to go into sleep mode.And have freedom set for auto updates.It does not wake anything up,but when I bring it out of sleep,I sometimes see the freedom update pop-up,right after PC wakes.Maybe you have your NIC set to"wake on Lan".Check BIOS and NIC settings.
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Frank Stallone
@adelphia.net | reply to snowman
Here's a crazy idea: turn your monitor off. |
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snowman
C'Mon Snow
Premium
join:2001-12-09
Driftwood, PA | reply to Ripper
Thanks for the idea Ripper -
My NIC is not on for WON, but I fiddled with another setting - for it not to turn off to save power. Will see if that makes any difference.
Yeah, I know.....but turning the monitor off is the easy way out! |
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Johkal
Cool Cat
Premium,MVM
join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
clubs: | Can't you choose the update to occur during the day, rather than at night?
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snowman
C'Mon Snow
Premium
join:2001-12-09
Driftwood, PA | The choices are only:
Automatic
Daily
Weekly
Manual
No choice of what time it takes place.
I could do it manually - too easy a solution I guess.
I'm on a mission to figure this out....... |
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Anonymous_
Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-21
127.0.0.1
clubs: | reply to snowman
cant u just turn the power off to the monitor
How hard is it To press A butten
unless the butten is borken unpulg it from the back
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Johkal
Cool Cat
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join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
clubs:
·Comcast
 ·Vonage
| said by Anonymous_  :cant u just turn the power off to the monitor How hard is it To press A butten unless the butten is borken unpulg it from the back This has already been discussed and your condescending tone is not necessary.
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