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cyborg3

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    sleep mode in xp
    « on: January 22, 2008, 03:59:23 PM »
    I have a problem with my XP sp2 sleep mode.  When I press the sleep button, the computer goes to sleep. I will come back in a half hour or so and the desk top is running again.  This just stared in the last week.

    I have tried adjusting times in the display to no avail.

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    Soviet_Genius

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    Re: sleep mode in xp
    « Reply #1 on: January 22, 2008, 04:20:55 PM »
    It might be that it's waking up because of an option in BIOS. Look for something like "wake on LAN" or "WOL" and switch that to off.
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    patio

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    Re: sleep mode in xp
    « Reply #2 on: January 22, 2008, 06:52:37 PM »
    It can also be being triggered by such things as your e-mail client checking for new mail...your AV program checking for updates...or Windows itself phoning home for updates...
    With the amount of info provided it's impossible to tell though.
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    cyborg3

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      Re: sleep mode in xp
      « Reply #3 on: January 29, 2008, 09:23:19 PM »
      update: I went to device manager/hardware/network adapters/realtek.../properties/unchecked allow this device to bring computer out of standby. My next step if needed was to do the same in Mice or mouses. This fixed my problem so I quit before I messed something up. Thanks for the hints.
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