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Thorsten Matzner
December 6th 03, 01:35 PM
"david" > wrote:

>I use Windows XP Home. After idling the computer for a
>time sufficient to initiate a standby, and with the screen
>blank, I recover the screen normally (either a keypress or
>moving the mouse) and the mouse cursor is not visible and
>the following error message is displayed: "The device
>driver for the 'Communcations Port(COM1)' device is
>preventing the machine from entering standby. Please
>close all applications and try again. If the problem
>persists, you may need to update this driver."

See "Unable to Use Power Management Features"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302414).

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