SMPlayer Support Forum

I think I fixed the problem with the attachment of text files in the forum.

I realised that I actually need the full log, even the output texts when smplayer closes. To do so, go to preferences -> advanced -> logs and check the option "Save smplayer log to a file". Now close smplayer, open it again, play a file, close smplayer. And then attach the smplayer_log.txt that you'll find on the smplayer configuration folder.

BTW, before running smplayer to create the log, be sure the power settings are configured properly, as I want to see if smplayer is saving/restoring those settings correctly.

According to the log you previously posted, it should be in C:/Users/Leonardo/.smplayer/smplayer_log.txt

it's not there.
i tried the procedure you suggested several times but the log does not come up.

Go to preferences -> advanced -> logs, move the mouse over the "Save smplayer log to a file" option and wait until a tooltip appears. The tooltip will tell you the location of the log.

BTW, that option is quite new. Version 0.6.8 doesn't have that option. You need at least svn r3318.

Here you can find updates:
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/smplayer/windows/

here is the log

i do not know about those parameters, i am not a programmer.
do they include the settings for the "turn monitor off" feature?

bear in mind that the power settings DO NOT change in any visible
way: the monitor simply doesn't turn off anymore--but if i open
the settings everything SEEMS fine. i have to make a change and save it:
that is the only way to restore the feature.

Those values are the time-outs (in seconds) for low-power, power-off and screensaver.

I don't know much about windows programming. I wrote that code after searching in google.

Now looking at it seems some of the options I used are not supported on windows vista.

A patch to make it work properly on windows vista is welcome.

In svn r3426 smplayer doesn't try to call the functions not supported on windows vista. Maybe that could fix your problem.