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Old 02-03-2007   #5 (permalink)
Dale


 
 

Re: Can't get vista to sleep.

Have you tried rocking it and playing soft classical music?

Dale

"Lakesidezx" <lakesidezx@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:7A0BBDC7-9D0D-4E90-8A95-AA5AB84A6A29@microsoft.com...
> Spoke too soon.
>
> It worked one time, then I re awoke the computer and tried it again and it
> immediately wakes up again. So it must not have been the gadgets at all.
>
>
> "Lakesidezx" <lakesidezx@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:81E422BF-329D-4A51-AB4D-E78B8ECA7AA8@microsoft.com...
>> Found the problem.....
>>
>> It was a "gadget", I had the weatherbug and a calandar gadget, both of
>> these will access the net for new information (the calendar loads up a
>> new image behind it) and the weatherbug pulls new weather, so i removed
>> both of these and now the computer sleeps as it should.
>>
>>
>> "Lakesidezx" <lakesidezx@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:14AC4CA1-23C3-4470-B07D-124E73236F16@microsoft.com...
>>> For some reason my vista sleep mode is whacked.
>>>
>>> I put my vista to sleep, and it shuts down, but then within 1 to 3
>>> seconds it starts right back up again.
>>>
>>> I've gone into the device manager and turned off the ability for the
>>> mouse and or keyboard to wake up the system, but it still goes to sleep
>>> then immediately wakes right up again.
>>>
>>> All help appreciated.
>>>

>>

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