Screen saver not starting, computer not going to sleep
I read good reviews regarding Slim Drivers software.
This program will scan your drivers and let you know if updates for them are available.
So I run scan and updated the following drivers:
NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager
NVIDIA Storage Management Software
Alcor Micro USB Card Reader
Nvidia 3d Vision Controller Driver
I have Nvidia 9800GT video card
After this upgrade I noticed that half of my screen savers are gone and even when I select 1 of them (hp_view?) I am getting error
message: error App path not found. Error Details: Error object reference not set to an instance or object
So since this upgrade my screen saver is not working, my computer will not go to sleep
So far I tried to restore PC to before upgrade settings but every listed restore point is failing with unable to restore, restore
point damaged or deleted.
I uninstalled video card driver, installed again and downloaded newest version - 270.61
I uninstalled mouse/keyboard driver and installed newest version (Logitech)
I am able to test screen savers selecting them from system32 folder and running test.
Also screen saver is working when selecting preview button.
I have a sleep key on my keyboard and when selecting computer goes also to sleep
Looks like my PC won’t start screen saver and go to sleep after 15 minutes.
Any
ideas?
Thanks
April 29th, 2011 1:44am
Go to Advance Power Settings.
Set hard drive to turn off a minute or 2 before sleep.
Set Hybrid and Hibernate modes to "Off"
Under USB settings select "Disable"
Under Multimedia select "Allow ....."Windows 7
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April 29th, 2011 4:03am