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Vostro 1500 - Windows Media Player video frozen returning from screen saver?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by sien916, Jul 13, 2008.

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Sorry if this has been addressed before, but I searched and didn't find anything.

I have a Vostro 1500 running Vista SP1. My screen saver is set to turn on after 20 minutes of inactivity. If a video is running in Windows Media Player and the screen saver turns on, the audio will continue playing...but the video will be frozen. Which means I have to check the time on the video, close WMP, and restart at the desired time. Really annoying if you're trying to watch a movie! I'd disable the screen saver completely, but I do need it (password prompt to come back to the desktop).

So I was wondering, is this a Vista, WMP, or Vostro problem? Any solutions? Sorry for the long read, any help would be appreciated!

sien916, Jul 13, 2008

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