Vista - I have a ghost

07-20-2008

My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on. The
power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even follow
the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation sometimes it
comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I checked for a
virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody hear of this
before????

07-20-2008

Is "Wake on LAN" (or similar) set in BIOS?

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"skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on.
> The power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even
> follow the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation
> sometimes it comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I
> checked for a virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody
> hear of this before????

07-20-2008

"skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on.
> The power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even
> follow the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation
> sometimes it comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I
> checked for a virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody
> hear of this before????

Turn it off at the wall.

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07-20-2008

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:57:42 -0500, "skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

> My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on.

Check in the BIOS setup program to be sure that "Wake on LAN," "Wake
on Modem," or similar isn't on.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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07-20-2008

Check the system BIOS to see if Wake On LAN or Wake on Ring is enabled; if
so disable it. It may be that, if you have a fax machine or the phone rings
the PC instantly comes awake.

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"skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on.
> The power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even
> follow the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation
> sometimes it comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I
> checked for a virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody
> hear of this before????

07-20-2008

This is very usual. As well as checking your BIOS for "Wake on..." options,
go into Device Manager, and work your way down every device in the computer
and disable the "Allow this device to wake the computer" feature (right
click and select properties, then the Power Management tab if there).

You might want to allow just the keyboard to wake the computer, so in the
morning you just tap the space bar to get it going.

Incidentally, I don't know why you have to do this rigmarole, but it worked
in my case.

SteveT

07-20-2008	#1 (permalink)
skyman n/a posts	I have a ghost My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on. The power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even follow the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation sometimes it comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I checked for a virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody hear of this before????
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07-20-2008	#2 (permalink)
Max n/a posts	Re: I have a ghost Is "Wake on LAN" (or similar) set in BIOS? -- Maxwell Bluemeanie "skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:93A69E19-404B-4710-B000-58E54BCB7C07@xxxxxx Quote: > My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on. > The power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even > follow the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation > sometimes it comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I > checked for a virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody > hear of this before????
My System Specs

07-20-2008	#3 (permalink)
Nitro® n/a posts	Re: I have a ghost "skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:93A69E19-404B-4710-B000-58E54BCB7C07@xxxxxx Quote: > My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on. > The power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even > follow the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation > sometimes it comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I > checked for a virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody > hear of this before???? Turn it off at the wall. -- MSN nitromax@xxxxxx Email nitromax@xxxxxx WebCam http://nitromax.ww.com Location Telford, Shropshire Thou shalt not bear false witness
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07-20-2008	#4 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP n/a posts	Re: I have a ghost On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:57:42 -0500, "skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on. Check in the BIOS setup program to be sure that "Wake on LAN," "Wake on Modem," or similar isn't on. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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07-20-2008	#5 (permalink)
John Barnett MVP n/a posts	Re: I have a ghost Check the system BIOS to see if Wake On LAN or Wake on Ring is enabled; if so disable it. It may be that, if you have a fax machine or the phone rings the PC instantly comes awake. -- -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows Desktop Experience Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "skyman" <kwj2112-bulk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:93A69E19-404B-4710-B000-58E54BCB7C07@xxxxxx Quote: > My computer wont stay off. I keep getting up in the morning and its on. > The power settings are correct but its not following them. it wont even > follow the screen saver settings and when i put it into hibernation > sometimes it comes back on 30 seconds later bye itself. Very strange. I > checked for a virus with norton and spyware doctor and no luck. Anybody > hear of this before????
My System Specs

07-20-2008	#6 (permalink)
Steve Thackery n/a posts	Re: I have a ghost This is very usual. As well as checking your BIOS for "Wake on..." options, go into Device Manager, and work your way down every device in the computer and disable the "Allow this device to wake the computer" feature (right click and select properties, then the Power Management tab if there). You might want to allow just the keyboard to wake the computer, so in the morning you just tap the space bar to get it going. Incidentally, I don't know why you have to do this rigmarole, but it worked in my case. SteveT
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