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Redlemon · 12-20-2006, 06:34 AM

On the Mac, there's a great little piece of freeware called Jiggler, which when running prevents the screensaver from turning on or the computer from going to sleep. Handy when watching a video.

Does anyone know an equivalent for the PC? I know I could mess with the sleep and screensaver settings, but I'd rather do it this way.

Dilbert1234567 · 12-20-2006, 08:48 AM

some programs can temporarily disable the screen saver when watching a video, check inside the options of your media player.

Redlemon · 12-20-2006, 09:27 AM

It's my wife's work laptop. She'll need to be playing some DVDs for my son on a long train ride, which is why I'm going for simple-as-possible (sure, she programs huge databases on mainframes, but she hates to fiddle with computers).

The DVDs play with whatever program Windows defaults to when you put a DVD in. Does that one have a screensaver blocker?

Sharon · 12-20-2006, 05:05 PM

My laptop (Win XP) has different profiles which I can switch when I want it to do different things like not switch the screen off. I think it's under Power Options in the control panel. I switch to Presentation mode when I don't want anything to turn itself off.

Dilbert1234567 · 12-20-2006, 06:34 PM

yes.

tools > options > tab: player > allow screensaver durring playback

Ch'i · 12-20-2006, 07:19 PM

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On the Mac, there's a great little piece of freeware called Jiggler, which when running prevents the screensaver from turning on or the computer from going to sleep. Handy when watching a video.

On a Mac you can just go to system prefrences, screensaver/desktop and turn sleep and screensaver off. You don't need any freeware.

CSflim · 12-21-2006, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ch'i

On a Mac you can just go to system prefrences, screensaver/desktop and turn sleep and screensaver off. You don't need any freeware.

Right. You can do that in Windows as well. I think the point is that the OP doesn't want to have to have his wife mess around with system settings to do this.

Redlemon · 12-21-2006, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567

yes.

tools > options > tab: player > allow screensaver durring playback

I'll check that out: thanks muchly.

Dilbert1234567 · 12-21-2006, 10:36 AM

np, but disabling the screen saver is so much easier.

snicka · 12-24-2006, 01:13 AM

Any media player worth its salt disables the screen saver when playing a video. If it doesn't then it was coded by morons.

12-20-2006, 06:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Looking for a program to defeat screensaver On the Mac, there's a great little piece of freeware called Jiggler, which when running prevents the screensaver from turning on or the computer from going to sleep. Handy when watching a video. Does anyone know an equivalent for the PC? I know I could mess with the sleep and screensaver settings, but I'd rather do it this way. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

12-20-2006, 08:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	some programs can temporarily disable the screen saver when watching a video, check inside the options of your media player. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

12-20-2006, 09:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	It's my wife's work laptop. She'll need to be playing some DVDs for my son on a long train ride, which is why I'm going for simple-as-possible (sure, she programs huge databases on mainframes, but she hates to fiddle with computers). The DVDs play with whatever program Windows defaults to when you put a DVD in. Does that one have a screensaver blocker? __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

12-20-2006, 06:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	yes. tools > options > tab: player > allow screensaver durring playback __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

12-21-2006, 10:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	np, but disabling the screen saver is so much easier. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

12-20-2006, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sharon Coy, sultry and... naughty! Location: Across the way	My laptop (Win XP) has different profiles which I can switch when I want it to do different things like not switch the screen off. I think it's under Power Options in the control panel. I switch to Presentation mode when I don't want anything to turn itself off.

12-24-2006, 01:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
snicka Crazy	Any media player worth its salt disables the screen saver when playing a video. If it doesn't then it was coded by morons.