Correction"
Path is Control Panel - Device Manager - Network Adaptors
Then find the one with the power mgt tab.
"Greg McGuinness" wrote:
> I just started a blog last week due to some of the problems I've had with
> Vista and Office 2007. Sleep was one of them and it was due to the wake on
> lan bit being flipped during the upgrade.
>
> http://www.appcrash.net/2007/02/cant-sleep-try-this.asp is a post that
> walks you through checking this out. For me, I went through all the turning
> off mouse and Advanced Power Management stuff. I could hibernate, but not
> sleep until I flipped the wake on lan bit.
>
> I'm also trying to keep up on some of the issues I've seen, outside of sleep
> and appcrashes.. Check out my blog and leave feedback if you'd like.
>
> http://www.appcrash.net
>
>
> Greg McGuinness
>
>
>
>
> "Lakesidezx" <lakesidezx@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:eGZm7jITHHA.920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks,
> > Just tried that but computer wakes up as soon as it goes to sleep still.
> >
> > Like the original poster in the thread you linked to, it's just one of
> > those nigglies that keeps pestering me to get working though not
> > absolutely necessary. It'll probably drive me pretty much insane before I
> > can figure it out.
> >
> >
> > "Jono" <Jono@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C6AAEC15-4C34-43FD-9D60-67797E085890@microsoft.com...
> >> Take a look at these
> >>
> >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...=en-us&m=1&p=1
> >>
> >> (Check in Power Options, Advanced and under Multimedia make sure the
> >> computer is allowed to sleep or hibernate... Otherwise it enters "away
> >> mode"
> >> which sounds a a little bit like you're describing).
> >>
> >>
> >> or
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927821/en-us
> >>
> >> (Sounds like a recognised problem that MS are aware of & will hopefully
> >> fix)
> >>
> >> "Lakesidezx" wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >
>