screensaver hung

Spiritiser

Last night my screensaver hung. i could go on the net but could not open any explorer window as they would just open minimised.

i just had a blank screen and i suppose the explporer windws were open underneath.

Has anyone experienced this or know how to end it from task manager.

i could not reboot as i was running a long job and also the right click personalise to end it would only open as a minimised window too
Not much in event viewer onlyit stopped interacting with windows and was closed but it was not really or properly closed

What should I look for, is it video card? I do not see that in device manager. It is a sony vaio

OK i see it has an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset. that is what works the screen saver?

FSL

Why use a screen saver, just set your power management to turn off the display after a specified period of inactivity.

Spiritiser

FSL wrote: »

Why use a screen saver, just set your power management to turn off the display after a specified period of inactivity.

is that hibernate? Anyway i would like to know if anyone can tell me:-How to end it from task manager.What should I look for, is it video card that controls it. ?

I checked the graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset. says working ok no new drivers etc


Why use a screen saver,

yoyo

Spiritiser wrote: »

is that hibernate? Anyway i would like to know if anyone can tell me:-How to end it from task manager.What should I look for, is it video card that controls it. ?

I checked the graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset. says working ok no new drivers etc


Why use a screen saver,

If your display turns off after a few minutes this will prevent LCD burn-in. It will also save on electricity as well!
You need to get new drivers via Intels website. Checking for an update in Device Manager will not always locate the most recent drivers. More often than not it won't.
To set the screen to turn off you will do this in power options. In Windows Vista onwards you can go into control panel>power options>check balanced power theme. If you click customize beside this you can choose when you want the display to turn off. For XP it's power options in control panel again, I cannot remember the exact steps to do it. It's nothing to do with hibernation which is something entirely different

Nick

Spiritiser

yoyo wrote: »

If your display turns off after a few minutes this will prevent LCD burn-in. It will also save on electricity as well!
You need to get new drivers via Intels website. Checking for an update in Device Manager will not always locate the most recent drivers. More often than not it won't.
To set the screen to turn off you will do this in power options. In Windows Vista onwards you can go into control panel>power options>check balanced power theme. If you click customize beside this you can choose when you want the display to turn off. For XP it's power options in control panel again, I cannot remember the exact steps to do it. It's nothing to do with hibernation which is something entirely different

Nick

Did not know that thanks

Checked did not see a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset.Only 945 GM express chip set

I would search
Graphics for product family
Then laptop and then the number?

yoyo

Spiritiser wrote: »

Did not know that thanks

Checked did not see a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset.Only 945 GM express chip set

I would search
Graphics for product family
Then laptop and then the number?

Your driver would be this . Pick the one to match your windows version

Nick

Spiritiser

i got it to scan under ie no mention of that update. wlan update is all

yoyo

Spiritiser wrote: »

i got it to scan under ie no mention of that update. wlan update is all

Not sure what version of Windows you are on but assuming Windows Vista 32Bit your driver would be this download

Nick