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Message 912605 - Posted: 29 Jun 2009, 13:50:55 UTC

Hi,

Does anyone know why I cannot setup my preferences to run tasks while computer is Idle? Even if i select Always run and not use preferences, computation stops 2 and half minutes later stating no recent user activity.
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Message 912608 - Posted: 29 Jun 2009, 14:04:13 UTC - in response to Message 912605.  
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That probably has to do with the following preference setting:
Suspend work if no mouse/keyboard activity in last  --- minutes 
(Needed to enter low-power mode on some computers) 
Enforced by version 5.10.14+

Make sure that your setting is "---" and not "2.5".

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Message 912868 - Posted: 30 Jun 2009, 11:12:49 UTC - in response to Message 912608.  

Thanks,

But I'm running Ver 6.6.36 which does not have an option for keyboard/mouse actrivity.
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Message 912874 - Posted: 30 Jun 2009, 11:33:25 UTC - in response to Message 912868.  

It does. It's in the computing preferences (here on the web site, under your account).
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