foogama
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I have an HTPC that's hooked up to my A/V receiver and surround sound system. Because of this, I also like using it to play audio files. What I can't figure out, however, is how to keep Windows from idling, and my A/V receiver from dropping the HTPC input due to inactivity while playing audio files.
Windows Media Center works great with audio and video files and keeps my TV and A/V receiver active whenever in use, but since it won't play .flac files, I use VLC for playing music. VLC does not have a feature to keep windows from idling. Does anyone know of a simple script I could download that could automatically send some type of input activity when it detects that a certain application (VLC) is running? That's the only workaround I can think of.
Windows Media Center works great with audio and video files and keeps my TV and A/V receiver active whenever in use, but since it won't play .flac files, I use VLC for playing music. VLC does not have a feature to keep windows from idling. Does anyone know of a simple script I could download that could automatically send some type of input activity when it detects that a certain application (VLC) is running? That's the only workaround I can think of.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Profesisonal x64Intel i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W mo...OCZ Gold 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DD...EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448...
- OS
- Windows 7 Profesisonal x64
- CPU
- Intel i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W model BX80601920
- Motherboard
- GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58
- Memory
- OCZ Gold 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Auido - built in to MoBo
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal SSD
- PSU
- ZALMAN ZM850-HP 850W Modular
- Case
- Antec 902
- Cooling
- Vigor Monsoon III LT Dual 120mm Fan
- Internet Speed
- 25Mbps down 15Mbps up (Verizon FiOS)
