[TV] display shutdown at end of watching recorded program (1 Viewer)

[Pi_Man]

MediaPortal Version: 1.0.4.23491
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3Wide
Windows Version: Windows 7 RC 64bit
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo E8400 3.0GHz
HDD: Maxtor 500GB
Memory: 8GB DDR2
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35DS3L v2.0
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 9600GT
Video Card Driver: 8.15.11.9038
Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 6.0.1.5793
1. TV Card: Hauppage Nova HD S2
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S/S2
1. TV Card Driver: 2.124.27191.1
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
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: MPC-MPEG2 video decoder (Gabest)
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPC-MPA decoder filter
h.264 Video Codec: ffdshow video decoder
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 28.5 E
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: Hauppage 45 button
TV: LG Flatron L225WT
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Minor problem. Just a bit annoying.

While watching a recorded TV program for some time (roughly 20 - 30mins) if I then reach the end of the recording (or use stop or back button on remote) the monitor will enter standby mode.

MP (including TV-Server) is still running as I can hear recorded program continuing through speakers if I have used back button on remote.

Then just a quick mouse movement or hitting keys will wake monitor/display from standby.

I do use MP PowerScheduler plugin. "shutdown client after 30 mins"; "only allow standby on home window"; "shutdown mode - suspend". MP TV-Client PowerScheduler plugin has similar settings.

I currently have custom power plan in Windows 7 set to:

1: shutdown monitor - after 30 mins.
2: put computer to sleep - after 1 hour.

Could this be causing a conflict?

Any ideas to rectify this?

Is anyone else experiencing same problem? If so I can post logs to share.

 

[Pi_Man]

taskbar missing upon wakeup from MP standby

I've fixed issue of display shutdown now by simply setting the Windows7 power settings for display shutdown to "Never"

However I have noticed that when MP places my PC into S3 standby and then I resume from standby then the taskbar is no longer visible.

I have tried to rectify this - checking then unchecking "auto-hide taskbar" same for "lock taskbar". All to no avail. The only way to have the taskbar visble again is to do a restart or allow OS power settings to do standby then restart.

I don't want to remove OS power settings of standby (if this is causing the problem) as the PC is not a dedicated media centre but will operate other applications and therefore will not always have MP running.

Any ideas how to rectify missing taskbar?