Vista Tutorial - Vista won't wake properly

I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity. Just
one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I see the
login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a screen saver
starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it was doing, and I'm
locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any idea why this happens?
It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep mode is utterly broken...

Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function. Check
for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is available you may
need to disable sleep mode.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I see
> the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a screen
> saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it was doing,
> and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any idea why this
> happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep mode is utterly
> broken...

If you run powercfg -a from the command prompt you may get helpful
information. If not powercfg /? will give you a litany of items which may
help.

"Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I see
> the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a screen
> saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it was doing,
> and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any idea why this
> happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep mode is utterly
> broken...

Fascinating. I never heard of that.

I have some el cheapo no-name keyboard. Not sure how to get a driver for
it. But I'll check it out. Thanks.


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uy%23OzxNPHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function. Check
> for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is available you may
> need to disable sleep mode.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
>> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
>> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I
>> see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a
>> screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it was
>> doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any idea
>> why this happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep mode
>> is utterly broken...
>

Did a quick check. This is a generic keyboard using the Microsoft keyboard
driver. That ought to work, yes? So why doesn't it? Or could there be a
different problem?

Thanks.


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uy%23OzxNPHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function. Check
> for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is available you may
> need to disable sleep mode.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
>> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
>> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I
>> see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a
>> screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it was
>> doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any idea
>> why this happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep mode
>> is utterly broken...
>

Fascinating. I never heard of that.

I have some el cheapo no-name keyboard. Not sure how to get a driver for
it. But I'll check it out. Thanks.


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uy%23OzxNPHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function. Check
> for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is available you may
> need to disable sleep mode.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
>> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
>> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I
>> see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a
>> screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it was
>> doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any idea
>> why this happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep mode
>> is utterly broken...
>

Okay, here's what I got:


C:\Users\Hiawatha>powercfg -a
The following sleep states are available on this system: Standby ( S1 S3 )
Hiber
nate Hybrid Sleep
The following sleep states are not available on this system:
Standby (S2)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:%23172mHOPHHA.4424@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If you run powercfg -a from the command prompt you may get helpful
> information. If not powercfg /? will give you a litany of items which
> may help.
>
> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
>> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
>> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I
>> see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a
>> screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it was
>> doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any idea
>> why this happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep mode
>> is utterly broken...
>
>

Hi,

A generic driver provides basic function (IE: it works in normal operation),
they don't always support advanced features like power saving features.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
news:77423D97-8ED8-47E8-8063-D2FEEA389762@microsoft.com...
> Did a quick check. This is a generic keyboard using the Microsoft
> keyboard driver. That ought to work, yes? So why doesn't it? Or could
> there be a different problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uy%23OzxNPHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function. Check
>> for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is available you
>> may need to disable sleep mode.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
>> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
>>> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
>>> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I
>>> see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a
>>> screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it
>>> was doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any
>>> idea why this happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep
>>> mode is utterly broken...
>>
>

OK, but it's the standard Microsoft driver. Why wouldn't it support power
saving? That makes no sense.

You saying I need to buy a different keyboard to use the sleep function?
That sounds downright nuts.


"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OOawPmOPHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> A generic driver provides basic function (IE: it works in normal
> operation), they don't always support advanced features like power saving
> features.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
> news:77423D97-8ED8-47E8-8063-D2FEEA389762@microsoft.com...
>> Did a quick check. This is a generic keyboard using the Microsoft
>> keyboard driver. That ought to work, yes? So why doesn't it? Or could
>> there be a different problem?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uy%23OzxNPHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function.
>>> Check for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is available
>>> you may need to disable sleep mode.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>>>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan, which
>>>> means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of inactivity.
>>>> Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch the mouse, I
>>>> see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it. Eventually, a
>>>> screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not resume what it
>>>> was doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot. Anybody got any
>>>> idea why this happens? It's certainly gotten me thinking that the sleep
>>>> mode is utterly broken...
>>>
>>
>

Hi,

No, I'm saying you need a better driver for the keyboard to support the
sleep function. The drivers Microsoft provides for hardware as part of the
OS are often just to provide basic funtion. To get full function, say like
multimedia keys on a keyboard, you need a driver set from the manufacturer.

Microsoft isn't in the driver business, it just supplies those that are
supplied to it. In the case of your keyboard, there is none from the
manufacturer, so the OS assigns one that at least allows you to type in the
basic key commands.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
newsDC19EFE-0E4D-4D97-9CEA-AB5C36761D9D@microsoft.com...
> OK, but it's the standard Microsoft driver. Why wouldn't it support power
> saving? That makes no sense.
>
> You saying I need to buy a different keyboard to use the sleep function?
> That sounds downright nuts.
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OOawPmOPHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> A generic driver provides basic function (IE: it works in normal
>> operation), they don't always support advanced features like power saving
>> features.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
>> news:77423D97-8ED8-47E8-8063-D2FEEA389762@microsoft.com...
>>> Did a quick check. This is a generic keyboard using the Microsoft
>>> keyboard driver. That ought to work, yes? So why doesn't it? Or could
>>> there be a different problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:uy%23OzxNPHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Sounds like the keyboard driver doesn't support the sleep function.
>>>> Check for an updated one from the manufacturer, and if none is
>>>> available you may need to disable sleep mode.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>
>>>> "Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4EEF1549-76D9-45FC-918D-731777BA78B9@microsoft.com...
>>>>> I'm running Vista Ultimate. It's set to the balanced power plan,
>>>>> which means that it puts the computer to sleep after one hour of
>>>>> inactivity. Just one little problem. It won't wake up. When I touch
>>>>> the mouse, I see the login screen, but I can't type anything in it.
>>>>> Eventually, a screen saver starts to run, But the computer will not
>>>>> resume what it was doing, and I'm locked out of it and must reboot.
>>>>> Anybody got any idea why this happens? It's certainly gotten me
>>>>> thinking that the sleep mode is utterly broken...
>>>>
>>>
>>
>