Re: Insomnia using Photos Screen saver

"Delboy" <> wrote in message
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>I posted this query 29/6/09; not received any replies yet. Maybe the gurus
>out there missed it.
>
> <quote>
> I seem to recall many moons ago, reading here that if there were "too
> many"
> images in the designated folder in Photos screen saver, the computer
> failed
> to turn off display and sleep. Is this still the case?
>
> I had Ribbons as my saver, Wait = 10 minutes, Turn off display = 20 min,
> Sleep = 30 min. Worked perfectly.
>
> Change to Photos, designated folder C:\Users\User Name\Pictures\, same
> Power
> settings; Wait OK, no turn off display, no sleep.
>
> Any gurus out there any ideas? any "missed" updates? any other settings
> apart from the obvious in Control Panel - Personalization?
>
> Vista Home Prem, SP2, all other updates except IE8.
> <unquote>
>



I don't know the answer, but this is something that a few small experiments
should easily determine.

Start with a few photos in the folder, gradually increase the number, does
the issue start at a particular number... (?) .....

--
Jon

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness (Chinese proverb)