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More info?)
I've found the option "when I close the lid of my portable computer", but the
only options are "do nothing," "hibernate," or "stand-by." I don't want it to
do any of those... My laptop does not respond well to hibernation or
stand-by. The touchpad flips out and won't work right. All I want it to do is
darken the screen so it won't screw it up... I can always just use a
screensaver, but it was nice for it to darken on its own when I closed it.
"Sharon F" wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:43:15 -0700, Siesna wrote:
>
> > My laptop used to darken the screen automatically when I closed it, but for
> > some reason it has stopped doing this. To my knowledge I haven't done
> > anything to change this. I never told it to stop, and I don't remember ever
> > seeing anything to do this anyway. Can someone tell me how to make my laptop
> > do this again?
>
> Control Panel> Power Options has the settings for what happens when you
> close a laptop, press a power button and so on.
>
> Have seen settings within the display driver control panels that relate to
> brightness when a portable PC is on full power vs battery. If this sounds
> familiar and those settings are no longer available, perhaps the display
> driver needs to be reinstalled.
>
> Also, suggest checking the manual for the laptop or at the manufacturer's
> support pages for more details. You may even find out that the manufacturer
> provided a third and separate utility for power management and for the
> display as it relates to power management.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>