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Re: Closing lid puts laptop into sleep mode?

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Old 08-29-2008   #1 (permalink)
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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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Old 08-29-2008   #2 (permalink)
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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
>
> 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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Old 08-30-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Closing lid puts laptop into sleep mode?

"Coccinelle" <Coccinelle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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
>>

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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