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Standyby Fails
For no particular reason, my computer (WinXP Home) suddenly won't stay in
standby mode. When I give it the command (Start| Turn Off| Standby), it shuts off as expected. But about five seconds later it wakes itself up. I used to have this problem which back then was caused by a flawed HP printer driver. I'd get a message to the effect that this driver was preventing Standby. If I shut off the printer before giving the standby command, the computer would stay shut off. Subsequently, HP updated and fixed the driver. The problem now occurs with no external drives nor printer turned on. Please advise. -- PT |
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Hi,
What programs/processes are always running? Take a look in the Notification Area. Next go to Start Run (type in) msconfig Startup tab. Look for unnecessary startup items/programs. Research unknown programs via your favorite search engine. Uncheck an item or two. Restart. See if the problem is resolved. For many more possibilities: Go to http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1&spid=1173 and search on standby. Hope this helps, Don [MS MVP- IE] "PT" wrote in message ... For no particular reason, my computer (WinXP Home) suddenly won't stay in standby mode. When I give it the command (Start| Turn Off| Standby), it shuts off as expected. But about five seconds later it wakes itself up. I used to have this problem which back then was caused by a flawed HP printer driver. I'd get a message to the effect that this driver was preventing Standby. If I shut off the printer before giving the standby command, the computer would stay shut off. Subsequently, HP updated and fixed the driver. The problem now occurs with no external drives nor printer turned on. Please advise. |
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Go into BIOS and turn off 'wake on LAN' and other wakes.
"PT" wrote in message ... For no particular reason, my computer (WinXP Home) suddenly won't stay in standby mode. When I give it the command (Start| Turn Off| Standby), it shuts off as expected. But about five seconds later it wakes itself up. I used to have this problem which back then was caused by a flawed HP printer driver. I'd get a message to the effect that this driver was preventing Standby. If I shut off the printer before giving the standby command, the computer would stay shut off. Subsequently, HP updated and fixed the driver. The problem now occurs with no external drives nor printer turned on. Please advise. -- PT |
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"Unknown" wrote in message
t... Go into BIOS and turn off 'wake on LAN' and other wakes. Many BIOSes show it as WOL. Mike. |
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What a shame. How will any average person figure that one out? .
"Mike Cawood, HND BIT" wrote in message ... "Unknown" wrote in message t... Go into BIOS and turn off 'wake on LAN' and other wakes. Many BIOSes show it as WOL. Mike. |
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Usually by the manual of the hardware.
What a real shame is however, nowadays we don't get these manuals when we buy our hardware like we used to. Sometimes the 'manual' is a mere 'quickstart' sheet of paper of pdf file on some cd, if you get any cds with the system at all. The last real manual I received with hardware came with an Asus P4P mainboard 3 years ago. People buying OEM bundled pc's and laptops get none of that. As a side note, 'WOL' or Wake On LAN if you will, is usually turned off by default on all mainboards, even in the case of pci cards that use a small 3 wire cable attached (the 'old' way) to the mainboard's WOL port. Out of the 675 computers I have worked with and replaced over the past 5 years, only two had WOL enabled; these machines sit on my own desk. "Unknown" wrote in news:PRzLi.1076$ua4.547 @newssvr22.news.prodigy.net: What a shame. How will any average person figure that one out? . -- *Reply to newsgroup please. *Your mileage may vary. *Spelling/Grammar errors free of charge. |
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In the last 2 years 4 people on news groups have thanked me for solving
their problem of computer waking up. "Ace" wrote in message .16... Usually by the manual of the hardware. What a real shame is however, nowadays we don't get these manuals when we buy our hardware like we used to. Sometimes the 'manual' is a mere 'quickstart' sheet of paper of pdf file on some cd, if you get any cds with the system at all. The last real manual I received with hardware came with an Asus P4P mainboard 3 years ago. People buying OEM bundled pc's and laptops get none of that. As a side note, 'WOL' or Wake On LAN if you will, is usually turned off by default on all mainboards, even in the case of pci cards that use a small 3 wire cable attached (the 'old' way) to the mainboard's WOL port. Out of the 675 computers I have worked with and replaced over the past 5 years, only two had WOL enabled; these machines sit on my own desk. "Unknown" wrote in news:PRzLi.1076$ua4.547 @newssvr22.news.prodigy.net: What a shame. How will any average person figure that one out? . -- *Reply to newsgroup please. *Your mileage may vary. *Spelling/Grammar errors free of charge. |
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I'm sure they do. Was merely pointing out something that could have been
obvious, but due to evolution in the industry has become a not-so-common bit of knowledge. That is why we need to pass on our knowledge. So, yes, Thank You. "Unknown" wrote in newsePLi.4458$6p6.1806 @newssvr25.news.prodigy.net: In the last 2 years 4 people on news groups have thanked me for solving their problem of computer waking up. -- *Reply to newsgroup please. *Your mileage may vary. *Spelling/Grammar errors free of charge. |
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I too have a balky standby, have posted under identical subject line and
received little help. Good luck with this group. Post if you find a solution independently. My standby sometimes pops out into active mode in a few moments, or after several minutes, or even as long a time as an hour. Mystifyingly, it stays in standby after I again comand standby following an inactive period. The link to MS search, given in an earlier response, gives you 200 + entries. Good luck with that. I turn off or exit security alerts, automatic A/V downloads, firewall, time synchronizer, mobo monitor, whatever else might try to goose the box into a excited state. Also put cable modem on standby - that alone usually doesn't do the whole job of isolating 'puter from traffic - I have to disable local internet connection. Finally, check computer after several minutes to see if it holds, then again intermitently so that monitor will last more than a few weeks. Doesn't anyone take pity on the new or recently begun users? Answers! -- R T address anti-spammed "PT" wrote in message ... | For no particular reason, my computer (WinXP Home) suddenly won't stay in | standby mode. When I give it the command (Start| Turn Off| Standby), it | shuts off as expected. But about five seconds later it wakes itself up. | | I used to have this problem which back then was caused by a flawed HP | printer driver. I'd get a message to the effect that this driver was | preventing Standby. If I shut off the printer before giving the standby | command, the computer would stay shut off. Subsequently, HP updated and | fixed the driver. | | The problem now occurs with no external drives nor printer turned on. | | Please advise. | | -- | | PT | | |
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Have you checked BIOS to see if 'wake on LAN' is checked?
"R T" wrote in message ... I too have a balky standby, have posted under identical subject line and received little help. Good luck with this group. Post if you find a solution independently. My standby sometimes pops out into active mode in a few moments, or after several minutes, or even as long a time as an hour. Mystifyingly, it stays in standby after I again comand standby following an inactive period. The link to MS search, given in an earlier response, gives you 200 + entries. Good luck with that. I turn off or exit security alerts, automatic A/V downloads, firewall, time synchronizer, mobo monitor, whatever else might try to goose the box into a excited state. Also put cable modem on standby - that alone usually doesn't do the whole job of isolating 'puter from traffic - I have to disable local internet connection. Finally, check computer after several minutes to see if it holds, then again intermitently so that monitor will last more than a few weeks. Doesn't anyone take pity on the new or recently begun users? Answers! -- R T address anti-spammed "PT" wrote in message ... | For no particular reason, my computer (WinXP Home) suddenly won't stay in | standby mode. When I give it the command (Start| Turn Off| Standby), it | shuts off as expected. But about five seconds later it wakes itself up. | | I used to have this problem which back then was caused by a flawed HP | printer driver. I'd get a message to the effect that this driver was | preventing Standby. If I shut off the printer before giving the standby | command, the computer would stay shut off. Subsequently, HP updated and | fixed the driver. | | The problem now occurs with no external drives nor printer turned on. | | Please advise. | | -- | | PT | | |
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Yes, Unknown, thanks for the reminder. Default off on my board, Asus M2V.
-- R T address anti-spammed "Unknown" wrote in message et... | Have you checked BIOS to see if 'wake on LAN' is checked? | "R T" wrote in message | ... | I too have a balky standby, have posted under identical subject line and | received little help. Good luck with this group. Post if you find a | solution | independently. My standby sometimes pops out into active mode in a few | moments, or after several minutes, or even as long a time as an hour. | Mystifyingly, it stays in standby after I again comand standby following | an | inactive period. | | The link to MS search, given in an earlier response, gives you 200 + | entries. Good luck with that. | | I turn off or exit security alerts, automatic A/V downloads, firewall, | time | synchronizer, mobo monitor, whatever else might try to goose the box into | a | excited state. Also put cable modem on standby - that alone usually | doesn't | do the whole job of isolating 'puter from traffic - I have to disable | local | internet connection. Finally, check computer after several minutes to see | if it holds, then again intermitently so that monitor will last more than | a | few weeks. Doesn't anyone take pity on the new or recently begun users? | Answers! | -- | R T | address anti-spammed | | | "PT" wrote in message | ... | | For no particular reason, my computer (WinXP Home) suddenly won't stay | in | | standby mode. When I give it the command (Start| Turn Off| Standby), it | | shuts off as expected. But about five seconds later it wakes itself up. | | | | I used to have this problem which back then was caused by a flawed HP | | printer driver. I'd get a message to the effect that this driver was | | preventing Standby. If I shut off the printer before giving the standby | | command, the computer would stay shut off. Subsequently, HP updated and | | fixed the driver. | | | | The problem now occurs with no external drives nor printer turned on. | | | | Please advise. | | | | -- | | | | PT | | | | | | | | |
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In device manager right click on items such as modems select properties and
check under tab 'power management'. "R T" wrote in message news Yes, Unknown, thanks for the reminder. Default off on my board, Asus M2V. -- R T address anti-spammed "Unknown" wrote in message et... | Have you checked BIOS to see if 'wake on LAN' is checked? | "R T" wrote in message | ... | I too have a balky standby, have posted under identical subject line and | received little help. Good luck with this group. Post if you find a | solution | independently. My standby sometimes pops out into active mode in a few | moments, or after several minutes, or even as long a time as an hour. | Mystifyingly, it stays in standby after I again comand standby following | an | inactive period. | | The link to MS search, given in an earlier response, gives you 200 + | entries. Good luck with that. | | I turn off or exit security alerts, automatic A/V downloads, firewall, | time | synchronizer, mobo monitor, whatever else might try to goose the box into | a | excited state. Also put cable modem on standby - that alone usually | doesn't | do the whole job of isolating 'puter from traffic - I have to disable | local | internet connection. Finally, check computer after several minutes to see | if it holds, then again intermitently so that monitor will last more than | a | few weeks. Doesn't anyone take pity on the new or recently begun users? | Answers! | -- | R T | address anti-spammed | | | "PT" wrote in message | ... | | For no particular reason, my computer (WinXP Home) suddenly won't stay | in | | standby mode. When I give it the command (Start| Turn Off| Standby), it | | shuts off as expected. But about five seconds later it wakes itself up. | | | | I used to have this problem which back then was caused by a flawed HP | | printer driver. I'd get a message to the effect that this driver was | | preventing Standby. If I shut off the printer before giving the standby | | command, the computer would stay shut off. Subsequently, HP updated and | | fixed the driver. | | | | The problem now occurs with no external drives nor printer turned on. | | | | Please advise. | | | | -- | | | | PT | | | | | | | | |
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All OK there, unknown. by default. Good guess, though. Think I'll stop
whining and just turn off, for the hour or two I may be away from computer. Fingers crossed, OFF still works. -- R T address anti-spammed "Unknown" wrote in message t... | In device manager right click on items such as modems select properties and | check under tab 'power management'. | "R T" wrote in message | news | Yes, Unknown, thanks for the reminder. Default off on my board, Asus M2V. | ~~~~~~~~~~~snipped |
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Why not try crippling the ability of the mouse to allow coming out of
standby. Then try crippling keyboard. Anything in schedules???(scheduled event) "R T" wrote in message ... All OK there, unknown. by default. Good guess, though. Think I'll stop whining and just turn off, for the hour or two I may be away from computer. Fingers crossed, OFF still works. -- R T address anti-spammed "Unknown" wrote in message t... | In device manager right click on items such as modems select properties and | check under tab 'power management'. | "R T" wrote in message | news | Yes, Unknown, thanks for the reminder. Default off on my board, Asus M2V. | ~~~~~~~~~~~snipped |
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