Hi,

I finally discovered why my computer was not sleeping. It was due to
the multimedia sharing options in the power settings. When I select
the allow the computer to sleep option hey presto it sleeps after 10
minutes as expected! horah!

However I do share with a wireless digital photo frame and my
networked TV but the power option seems to suggest that it will stop
the computer from sleeping when devices are connected and sleep if
not, is this true?

With the power setting such that sharing is allowed the PC never
sleeps even when the frame and the TV are off. Is there a way to see
if the PC thinks that it is actually sharing at any particular point
in time? and can the power options actually be set to sleep if nothing
is actually connected and stay awake if something is using it or is
this power setting not quite as good as it makes out to be?

Many thanks in advance

Gary

"Gazza" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4e4a9896-37ab-4a6f-9ee2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I finally discovered why my computer was not sleeping. It was due to
> the multimedia sharing options in the power settings. When I select
> the allow the computer to sleep option hey presto it sleeps after 10
> minutes as expected! horah!
>
> However I do share with a wireless digital photo frame and my
> networked TV but the power option seems to suggest that it will stop
> the computer from sleeping when devices are connected and sleep if
> not, is this true?
>
> With the power setting such that sharing is allowed the PC never
> sleeps even when the frame and the TV are off. Is there a way to see
> if the PC thinks that it is actually sharing at any particular point
> in time? and can the power options actually be set to sleep if nothing
> is actually connected and stay awake if something is using it or is
> this power setting not quite as good as it makes out to be?
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Gary


Current sharing sessions and open files show under 'Shared Folders' in
Computer Manager for sessions from other computers at least.
Start > Programs>Administrative Tools>Computer Management.
Tom

On 3 Oct, 14:14, "Tom Allen" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> "Gazza" <gary_wind...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4e4a9896-37ab-4a6f-9ee2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I finally discovered why my computer was not sleeping. It was due to
> > the multimedia sharing options in the power settings. When I select
> > the allow the computer to sleep option hey presto it sleeps after 10
> > minutes as expected! horah!
>
> > However I do share with a wireless digital photo frame and my
> > networked TV but the power option seems to suggest that it will stop
> > the computer from sleeping when devices are connected and sleep if
> > not, is this true?
>
> > With the power setting such that sharing is allowed the PC never
> > sleeps even when the frame and the TV are off. Is there a way to see
> > if the PC thinks that it is actually sharing at any particular point
> > in time? and can the power options actually be set to sleep if nothing
> > is actually connected and stay awake if something is using it or is
> > this power setting not quite as good as it makes out to be?
>
> > Many thanks in advance
>
> > Gary
>
> Current sharing sessions and open files show under 'Shared Folders' in
> Computer Manager for sessions from other computers at least.
> Start > Programs>Administrative Tools>Computer Management.
> Tom

Thanks.

I should of said that I was using Vista. Sadly it seems as though even
if I have the power option checked not to shut the computer down if it
is sharing files it never sleeps even if no files are bein shared at
that point in time.