Hello List,

I currently have a Dell PC with a 21 inch monitor and Windows XP Home
Edition.  I think it's a Pentium 4, but I don't think that matters relative
to this particular problem.  I also have an Aladdin Genie for optical
magnification.

I use to use the same Genie unit I have now, here at home, at work with
another PC, where the problem I'm having now did not occur, so I suspect
that this has something to do with the Windows XP I'm using now.  Previously
at work I was on Windows NT.

When the PC is unused for a period of minutes, it seems to enter a type of
sleep mode.  Instead of just running a screen saver, what happens is that
the monitor seems to no longer get the PC signal.  As a result, the signal I
do get is from the Genie.  Normally, this does not present a problem,
because when I move the mouse again the PC comes back through the monitor.
Although two problems do result which I'd like to solve.

ONE:  If the static image from the sitting Genie is channeled through the
monitor automatically during sleep mode, it overrides any screen savers and
eventually might leave a permanent image on the monitor.

TWO:  I suspect it is the PC's sleep mode that also interferes with my
ability to select the genie whenever I want to.  The normal footswitch does
not seem to always work.

Any suggestions or additional questions are warmly welcomed.

Thank you in advance.
Dino Cardamone
Pittsburgh, PA USA


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