I ALSO can not use any folder that has video files with the photo screen
saver... When I got the machine it was great.. the photo screensaver played
the video clip as the screensaver in rotation....

Now it crashes when I try to even select a folder with cideos.

I think this is due to the installation of some new codecs or something that
Windows Media Gallery does not like. It did NOT come with proper codecs to
play my "older" video files which I found in the Vista Codec package on the
web. It used to show a blank icon in the photoscreensaver for files it
couldnt play. This is not the case anymore.

EVERYTHING plays fine though in Media Player. And even if it ddidnt, photo
screen saver should just pass it up... like I think it was doing.

I agree.. I thinkk the culprit is Media Gallery... since it is new as well..
However I have NO prolems playing these things directly in media Gallery.

Mike
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Mike Abrams


"tjw@toddwhaley.net" wrote:

> On Jun 24, 10:37 pm, Mike Abrams
> <MikeAbr...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Glad to see I am also not alone...
> >
> > Like you guys, if I use thephotoscreensaver(which ONLY works for me
> > without crashing if it points to a folder without any videos (it used to work
> > fine with videos), then the screen will NOT poweroffand the slideshow runs
> > indefinitely.
> >
> > However, I WAS able to use anotherscreensaverand the screen WOULD poweroff.
> >
> > NOW, with any screen saver, the screen comes back on LIVE instead of
> > poweringoff.... then goes through the cycle again, screen saver and pops
> > back live.. so it never turnsoff.
> > I find if I set it all at 2 mins and 3 mins it WILl work.. at 5 and 10 it
> > doesnt... I do not know why.. I closed ehtray and it still has this issue
> > oall of the sudden.
> >
> > Anyone else have this as well?
> >
> > --
> > Mike Abrams
> >
>
> Yes! I have this exact problem on my home built computer with Vista
> Ultimate and on my parents' Gateway computer with Vista Home Premium.
> The photo screensaver will not allow the monitor to turn off when it
> is set to do so in the power settings. All of the other screensavers
> work fine. I have resorted to turning my monitor off when I'm not
> around. But this is a pain. I wish they would fix this in one of
> their updates! The bug could be with the Photo Gallery program, since
> I think Photo Gallery's slideshow is triggered for the photo
> screensaver. Please post a solution if anybody has found a work
> around.
>
> Thanks.
> Todd
>
>