Problem after running vista media center

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I have an XPpro primary, and VistaPrem secondary. If I play a DVD in media center on the secondary, afterwards I can no longer wake its screen up by mousing over. Instead I have to touch the keyboard or touchpad. Once I do that I can then mouse over to it using the mouse plugged into my primary.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I have this problem as well. I am using XPMCE as primary and Vista Ultimate as secondary. On the secondary machine, after I use media center the mouse won't activate the monitor when it turns off and will turn off while I am using it. Additionally the screensaver seems to behave strangly. I observed that the screensaver will flicker on and off quickly when it is scheduled to turn on. After the screen saver 'turns on' I noticed some odd behavior when I tried to use drop down menus in various programs. The menus would not stay open, closing almost immediately after opening them. Then the monitor shuts off when it is scheduled to and you have to shake the mouse on the secondary computer to turn the monitor on and deactivate the screensaver. Basically, to a degree, it seems like the secondary doesn't recognize that it is in use.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
This was posted a few weeks ago now and CS hasn't commented on it. Is Multiplicity not supposed to work properly with Media Center? I consider it an issue because it's inconvenient to have to restart my computers after I've used Media Center in order to keep Multiplicity working properly. If you need more precise information about the issues related to this topic please ask, or if it's been posted in the wrong location say so, but please don't ignore it.