Windows XP keeps turning the monitor off

Windows XP uses a default power scheme that helps conserve energy. A typical default setting is for XP to turn off your monitor after 20 minutes of inactivity. You can turn the monitor on again by simply moving your mouse. If you want to stop this behavior or adjust it, you can easily do so.

To adjust power options, just follow these steps:

1. Click Start--> Control Panel.

2. Double-click--> Power Options.

Note: If you don't see Power Options--> you need to click the Switch to Classic View option in the left Control Panel pane. Then, you'll see the Power Options.

3. On the Power Schemes tab--> you can change the monitor and hard disks turn-off value. You can also use the Power Schemes drop-down menu and choose a different scheme that might work well for you. The schemes simply pre-configure the monitor and hard disks turn-off features, but you can manually change them to whatever you want.

4. Click OK to save your changes.

Cannot Display Web Page

Don't worry. If you loved the Web-based desktop you could first use in Windows 98, it is still found in Windows XP. In Windows 98, you had to turn on the Active Desktop to use Web content, but this feature is integrated in Windows XP. In other words, the feature is here
all of the time, but the configuration place is hidden.

To display a Web page on your desktop, follow these steps:

1. Click Start--> Control Panel.

2. Double-click Display--> Click the Desktop tab.

3. Click the Customize Desktop button.

4. Click the Web tab--> To choose a Web page to download and display on your desktop--> click the New button.

5. In the New Desktop Item window--> enter the URL for the Web page you want to display--> and click OK.

Windows XP will connect to the Web site and download the page to your desktop.