Adding Explorer To TV Server Processe Tab To Stop Standby

gperkinson · 2008-11-18, 10:32

TV-Server Version: V1.0 R3
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Hi Everybody,

I use my HTPC to browse the internet and I'm often using Windows Explorer to add music etc.

When I add "Explorer" to the selected processes to stop standby under the "Processes" tab in TV Server and then return the machine to the MP Main Menu ready for standby (with nothing else running) the machine does not go to sleep.

I'm guessing MP is detecting that something is running on the internet?

I'm wondering if anybody else has this issue and solved it.

Thanks

Graham

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-11-18, 10:45

I just enable firefox in TVServer\powerscheduler\program exceptions (iexplorer in your case) and leave that open when i'm doing any work, or just add other exceptions like memcoder for reencoding video, explorer is always on, so you will not get standby.

gperkinson · 2008-11-18, 10:57

OK, I use Internet Explorer, so I need to add "iexplorer" by the sounds of it - I did not notice this in the list? Can you manually add i.e. just type it?

Also, what about Windows Explorer i.e. so I can add files to the PC without it going into sleep?

Nemulate · 2008-11-18, 11:27

If you have internet explorer open you should see iexplore in the list, or at least it worked for me!

gperkinson · 2008-11-19, 09:18

OK, did what you suggested and iexplore came up - thanks. Will test the sleep now.

Cheers

Graham

gperkinson · 2008-11-20, 09:27

Hi again - that worked fine

I tried "explorer" as well, but the machine does not go to sleep. Is that the correct one for Windows Explorer?

Owlsroost · 2008-11-20, 10:19

Windows 'explorer.exe' is basically the desktop user interface process - which runs all the time.

Tony

gperkinson · 2008-11-20, 10:29

OK. So if I wanted to use Windows Explorer only without the machine going to sleep, what is it that I put in the processes??

Owlsroost · 2008-11-20, 10:55

Yes, but because that process runs all the time the PC will never go to sleep (as you have found already).

Tony

gperkinson · 2008-11-20, 11:28

Bugger, so what's the best way to keep the machine awake where you are only using Windows Explorer then? i.e. without disabling the sleep function in Powerscheduler each time?

PS: I'm trying to make this as easy for my wife to use as possible as she likes to load up photos / home videos and use Media Portal to view them

2008-11-18, 10:32	#1 (permalink)
gperkinson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 100 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Adding Explorer To TV Server Processe Tab To Stop Standby TV-Server Version: V1.0 R3 MediaPortal Version: V1.0 R3 MediaPortal Skin: Blue3 Windows Version: Vista 32 bit CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4G HDD: Seagate Barracuda 11 3.5 2TB plus Seagate Barracuda 11 3.5 500GB (Operating System) Memory: 4GB Corsair PC2-6400 DDR2-800 Motherboard: ASUS P5K-E WiFi/AP ATX Intel LGA775 Video Card: Gigabyte RX385512H Radeon HD Video Card Driver: Sound Card: Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV PVR500MCE 1. TV Card Type: Analog 1. TV Card Driver: 2. TV Card: Hauppauge Nova 500-T 2. TV Card Type: DVB-T 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: MPEG2 Audio Codec: h.264 Video Codec: AVCore Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590 Cooling: Arctic Cooling Fan 120mm, CPU Cooler LGA775 Power Supply: Zalman Power Supply (850 Watt) With Heatpipe Remote: Huappauge 45 button and Windows Media Centre RC6 TV: Samsung Series 6 52 inch TV - HTPC Connection: DVI Hi Everybody, I use my HTPC to browse the internet and I'm often using Windows Explorer to add music etc. When I add "Explorer" to the selected processes to stop standby under the "Processes" tab in TV Server and then return the machine to the MP Main Menu ready for standby (with nothing else running) the machine does not go to sleep. I'm guessing MP is detecting that something is running on the internet? I'm wondering if anybody else has this issue and solved it. Thanks Graham

2008-11-18, 10:45	#2 (permalink)
Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 7,033 Thanks: 139 Thanked 257 Times in 228 Posts Country: My System	I just enable firefox in TVServer\powerscheduler\program exceptions (iexplorer in your case) and leave that open when i'm doing any work, or just add other exceptions like memcoder for reencoding video, explorer is always on, so you will not get standby. __________________ Ray\PD Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. Upload Logs\Pictures etc, use the "Go Advanced" and select the + feature to upload\attach files. Last edited by Paranoid Delusion; 2008-11-18 at 10:50.

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2008-11-18, 10:57	#3 (permalink)
gperkinson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 100 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	OK, I use Internet Explorer, so I need to add "iexplorer" by the sounds of it - I did not notice this in the list? Can you manually add i.e. just type it? Also, what about Windows Explorer i.e. so I can add files to the PC without it going into sleep?

2008-11-18, 11:27	#4 (permalink)
Nemulate Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: IOW Age: 45 Posts: 536 Thanks: 28 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	If you have internet explorer open you should see iexplore in the list, or at least it worked for me!

2008-11-19, 09:18	#5 (permalink)
gperkinson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 100 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	OK, did what you suggested and iexplore came up - thanks. Will test the sleep now. Cheers Graham

2008-11-20, 09:27	#6 (permalink)
gperkinson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 100 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Hi again - that worked fine I tried "explorer" as well, but the machine does not go to sleep. Is that the correct one for Windows Explorer?

2008-11-20, 10:19	#7 (permalink)
Owlsroost Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	Windows 'explorer.exe' is basically the desktop user interface process - which runs all the time. Tony

2008-11-20, 10:29	#8 (permalink)
gperkinson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 100 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	OK. So if I wanted to use Windows Explorer only without the machine going to sleep, what is it that I put in the processes??

2008-11-20, 10:55	#9 (permalink)
Owlsroost Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	Yes, but because that process runs all the time the PC will never go to sleep (as you have found already). Tony

2008-11-20, 11:28	#10 (permalink)
gperkinson Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 100 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Bugger, so what's the best way to keep the machine awake where you are only using Windows Explorer then? i.e. without disabling the sleep function in Powerscheduler each time? PS: I'm trying to make this as easy for my wife to use as possible as she likes to load up photos / home videos and use Media Portal to view them