Kelly
April 5th 03, 03:42 AM
Hi Brad,
Common issue if you have Quicken installed. Workaround:
Go to Edit/Options/Internet Options. Hit Shift-4. Answer Yes.
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All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
"Brad Browne" > wrote in message
...
> Whenever my new COMPAQ computer (with Windows XP Home
> Edition) starts up or tries to "hybernate" I get a SYSTEM
> STANDBY FAILED error that then says:
>
> The device driver for the "Communications Port (COM 1)"
> 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.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to "update this driver" or
> how to fix this problem another way? Thanks for any help.
Common issue if you have Quicken installed. Workaround:
Go to Edit/Options/Internet Options. Hit Shift-4. Answer Yes.
--
All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
"Brad Browne" > wrote in message
...
> Whenever my new COMPAQ computer (with Windows XP Home
> Edition) starts up or tries to "hybernate" I get a SYSTEM
> STANDBY FAILED error that then says:
>
> The device driver for the "Communications Port (COM 1)"
> 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.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to "update this driver" or
> how to fix this problem another way? Thanks for any help.