Hi,
A generic driver provides basic function (IE: it works in normal operation),
they don't always support advanced features like power saving features.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
"Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
news:77423D97-8ED8-47E8-8063-D2FEEA389762@microsoft.com...
> Did a quick check. This is a generic keyboard using the Microsoft
> keyboard driver. That ought to work, yes? So why doesn't it? Or could
> there be a different problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uy%23OzxNPHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function. Check
>> for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is available you
>> may need to disable sleep mode.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
>> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
>>> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
>>> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I
>>> see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a
>>> screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it
>>> was doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any
>>> idea why this happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep
>>> mode is utterly broken...
>>
>