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Re: Closing lid puts laptop into sleep mode?

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Re: Closing lid puts laptop into sleep mode?

"Coccinelle" <Coccinelle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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	> Not sure if this is the right place for this question. I don't know what > category it falls into. I'm trying to find where the setting is in Vista > to > stop my laptop from going into some kind of sleep mode every time I close > the > lid? > > Thank you.

Same as in XP - Control panel-Power options.

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Re: Closing lid puts laptop into sleep mode?

Thanks very much. I never would have found that on my own.

Cheers.

"Michael Walraven" wrote:

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> Power Options
> Change Plan Settings
> Change Advanced Power Settings
> Power Buttons and Lid
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> Michael
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> "Coccinelle" <Coccinelle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:E138434B-4CA5-4CC1-ACAE-18D85A9A6C50@xxxxxx

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	> > Not sure if this is the right place for this question. I don't know what > > category it falls into. I'm trying to find where the setting is in Vista > > to > > stop my laptop from going into some kind of sleep mode every time I close > > the > > lid? > > > > Thank you.

>

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"Coccinelle" <Coccinelle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks very much. I never would have found that on my own.
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> Cheers.
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> "Michael Walraven" wrote:
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	>> Power Options >> Change Plan Settings >> Change Advanced Power Settings >> Power Buttons and Lid >>

And it's even easier than that - Control panel-Power options and in the L/H
pane there's an option to change the behaviour when the lid is closed...

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