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Old 03-28-2007   #16 (permalink)
kent g


 
 

Re: Can't get vista to sleep.

It too was my network adapter causing my system to wake up. Thanks for the
heads up!!

"charla13" wrote:

> 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.
> > >>>
> > >

> >

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