hitech0101
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Screensaver & display turn off not working in win7 tried with blank screensaver, no screensaver different time settings for screensaver & display turn off nothing seems to work.
OK, so did you download the update from the link I gave?
Please try not to miss any questions I ask, I enjoy helping but it gets a bit tedious having to keep repeating questions.
You missed this one from earlier.
What version of Windows 7 do you have, is it the RC version? It's the RC bit I need to know as the RC version apparently had an issue with the screensaver and power options. RC stands for release candidate and would have been released before the official release.
I downloaded the link you gave me.I clicked on win7 ->add to basket ->download.It me a rar file I extracted it but i did not know what to do further there were a few files like .dll,.sys etc.The mentioned architecture in the text file was 32bit but i am using 64 bit.So i stopped there,sorry should have told you about it.
The version is an official release it is not RC candidate.
Go to Control Panel then Device Manager. Look down the list of devices and click on the > next to Human Interface Devices. Right click on all of the devices one at a time and select "Update Driver Software" then select "Search Automatically for updated Software" if the driver I suggested earlier is not installed this search should install for one of the devices. This issue with HID compliant devices, normally relating to wireless mouse and/or keyboard (which I know you do not have), seems to be the most common cause for the power options and screensaver to be disabled.
Sorry about that link, but you did not tell me you had 64bit so I assumed you had 32bit. I've just tried to go back to the site but it is showing an error on the page, maybe being updated.
Now I know what version of Windows 7 you have there seems to be no reasonable explanation for your power options to malfunction although they appear to have been disabled. This suggests some corruption in the registry, possibly Malware. Have you run any registry cleaners?, if so don't use them again they can do more harm than good. What anti virus are you running?
I have three more suggestions.
1. Download and burn this to a CD and then boot the PC with it to scan for infections. All the instructions are on the web page.
http://redirectingat.com/?id=951X49...http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic160478-2.html
2. Click on Start, Type cmd in the box, in the pop up, right click on cmd and select "Run as Administrator". A black box will open, type in sfc /scannow exactly as typed here, and then hit Enter. You will most probably be asked to insert the Win7 disc. Check out the screensaver, etc, after this has completed. It will give an indication that files have been replaced if it finds any errors.
3. The final method prior to considering a clean install is to run a Repair install, in windows 7 this is called an Upgrade. This unfortunately will wipe out all updates that you have downloaded for Windows.
Follow this guide:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html
The powerplan was just to check your settings.
Did you install the latest drivers for your mouse/keyboard from:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/downloads
Can't you find any clue in the energy report?
From a CMD , type powercfg /energy
"corrupt files are found but windows is unable to fix them".
The first option well i think it won't be necessary because everything else seems to be working fine.
1. Press Start > type cmd in the search box. A box will open with CMD at the top, right click on it and select run as administrator. Another box will open, at the prompt, type chkdsk /r and press enter. (Note the gap between the k and the /)
2.Check disk will start to run but then it will say:
Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N) Type Y for yes, and press enter. Then reboot the computer into normal mode. Chkdsk will start when Windows begins loading again. Let all 5 phases run and don't use or turn off the computer. (The chkdsk process may take an hour or more to finish.)
3.Chkdsk finds any corrupted files that are causing the problem and fixes them. Read the results of each phase as it finishes. During the final phase, it will notify you if it finds any corrupted files.
4.When the Check Disk is done, it will finish loading Windows.
Let us know what happens.