Boot up then Locked up

[Charles]

When I boot up Windows XP Pro and leave the room for a few minutes, when I
return to my computer it is locked up. However, if I sit and watch the boot
up and when it is finished if I click on an icon or go to a website then
everything is fine. A delay between boot up and typing a command locks the
system up.

 

[Ron Badour]

The only thing I can think of is that it is a power management or screen
saver issue. Try disabling both and see what happens.

 

[Charles]

Thanks Ron, but power mgmt. and screen saver are not the problems, they are
all turned off including hibernation. Seems to me this started recently
after I did a non destructive rebuild of the OS, which went off without a
hitch. -Charles

 

[bojimbo26]

When I boot up Windows XP Pro and leave the room for a few minutes, when I
return to my computer it is locked up. However, if I sit and watch the boot
up and when it is finished if I click on an icon or go to a website then
everything is fine. A delay between boot up and typing a command locks the
system up.

Hi Charles , go control panel | keyboard and /or mouse | hardware |
properties | power management | and see if " allow this device to
bring the computer out of standby " is checked . If so , uncheck .