Disables Energy Saving Features of Monitors (135637)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 3.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 4.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 4.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q135637

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Excel, the energy saving feature of monitors may not work. When the low-power standby mode is invoked, the monitor will go blank, and then the monitor will come back on immediately. The monitor will no longer be in low-power standby mode.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when all of the following conditions are true:

  • Any version of Microsoft Excel is running as the foreground program in Windows 95. -and-

  • The low-power standby mode for the monitor is invoked. -and-

  • You are not using a screen saver.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, run a screen saver program. To run a screen saver program, use the following steps:

  1. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Display icon.
  3. Click the Screen Saver tab.
  4. Select one of the screen savers from the Screen Saver box.
This will ensure that a screen saver is run before the low-power standby and shut off monitor modes are invoked.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:KB135637
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