Neosum
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join:2000-06-03
Oakland, CA
| Vista: how to sleep monitor?
I have power management to automatically turn off my monitor after 15 mins of inactivity, but is there any way to put my monitor to sleep immediately in vista? I remember with macs, you just place your curser in the corner and that would do the trick. |
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Vistaluvr2
@rr.com | [sarcasm]I'm sure there's a way but have you tried pressing the button on the monitor?[/sarcasm] |
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Mele20
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI | That would turn it OFF not put it to sleep. |
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Grail Knight
Who Dares Wins
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join:2003-05-31
Erie, PA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to Neosum
Here is a guide on Vista Power Management and what is available and how to set it.
Power Management and Power Plans
»www.thegline.com/windows/2006/12···s-6.html
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howie
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join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
1 edit | reply to Neosum
Re: Vista: how to sleep monitor?
Yeah, i just tap the blue power button on my Samsung. LCD's warm up in no time. 
There are some free Vista utilities that'll shut it down too, like this one (works well):
»www.freevistafiles.com/RTSoftwar···tor.html
[EDIT] Oops! It's shareware ($3.00). Oh well, Google brings up a lot of hits.
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auggy
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join:2001-12-24
Brockville, ON | reply to Neosum
You could take a look at the following free program:
»www.koding.co.uk/index.php?page=monoff |
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howie
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
2 edits | reply to Neosum
The $3.00 one has the cursor feature. Reminds me of the old Win3.1 screensavers! LOL
[EDIT] I think I may get this... it does a heck of a lot more than shut down the monitor (see above).
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trog
join:2001-03-25
Scarborough, ON
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
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You could create a shortcut on your desktop to
%systemroot%\system32\Scrnsave.scr /s
Then, after making the shortcut, right click on the icon, and select Properties. On the SHortcut tab, set a hotkey of your choice in `Shortcut Key`.
This should give you a hot key to run the Scrnsave screensaver at will. |
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trog
join:2001-03-25
Scarborough, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
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One more option is a command line tool from »www.pretentiousname.com/miscsoft
Take a look at ScreenSave on that page. Source code included. Again, you easily add a shortcut with a custom key to do a
to shut down the display. |
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Neosum
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join:2000-06-03
Oakland, CA | reply to Neosum
Thanks everyone. I went with the $3 turn off monitor program. |
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