Cannot come out of "Stand By mode"

[Roy Stewart]

When I go into stand by mode I have to turn my computer
off and then on again as just pressing the start button
makes no difference. This has been like this for a while
but has not worried until now. I would like to use this
procedure now as I am on broadband.
Please help
Regards Roy

 

[Maureen Goldman]

When I go into stand by mode I have to turn my computer
off and then on again as just pressing the start button
makes no difference. This has been like this for a while
but has not worried until now. I would like to use this
procedure now as I am on broadband.
Please help
Regards Roy

The usual method of coming out of standby is to move the mouse or type
on the keyboard. Check your keyboard power management setting.

start \ settings \control panel \ keyboard\ hardware tab\ properties
In the power management area, there is a box to allow this device to
bring the computer out of standby. Should have a checkmark. Okay your
way out.

 

[Bee]

When I go into stand by mode I have to turn my computer
off and then on again as just pressing the start button
makes no difference....<snip>

When the Turn Off Computer dialog box appears, place your mouse pointer over
the Standby button, but don't click it yet. Switch off the monitor, one of
the larger energy consumption components in a computer system, by its own
power switch. Only then, press the mouse button. If this starts the
desired standby mode --- recognized by its wake-up sequence --- that
indicates some device(s) will not permit its use of electric power be
curtailed, so the standby routine is stopped from even being initiated ---
in standby, the total power consumption allowed is under 3Watts, if I
remember the figure correctly. Now, you have to hunt for this power zapping
device, and turn it off, disable it, or remove it altogether if not needed
continuously. Just a suggestion.

 

[Bee]

When the Turn Off Computer dialog box appears, place your mouse pointer over
the Standby button, but don't click it yet. Switch off the monitor, one of
the larger energy consumption components in a computer system, by its own
power switch. Only then, press the mouse button......<snip>

Whoops...... Forget the test; the monitor is powered directly from the
mains, not from the computer. Nevertheless, the point has been made that if
indeed you meant the failure of Standby to go into (from the post message),
rather than to come out off (from the subject line), then the possibility of
a power hungry device being the culprit can be tested to advantage by first
disconnecting from the computer all peripherals except the keyboard and the
mouse.

 

[Roy Stewart]

-----Original Message-----
your mouse pointer
over off the monitor, one
of

Whoops...... Forget the test; the monitor is powered directly from the
mains, not from the computer. Nevertheless, the point has been made that if
indeed you meant the failure of Standby to go into (from the post message),
rather than to come out off (from the subject line), then the possibility of
a power hungry device being the culprit can be tested to advantage by first
disconnecting from the computer all peripherals except the keyboard and the
mouse.

--
Bee.
(I have found my Shangri-La, at the moment, in ntlworld.)

Thanks for your reply.

I can go into "Stand by mode" but have to switch off the
computer and then switch on again to be able to come out
of it

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----

The usual method of coming out of standby is to move the mouse or type
on the keyboard. Check your keyboard power management setting.

start \ settings \control panel \ keyboard\ hardware tab\ properties
In the power management area, there is a box to allow this device to
bring the computer out of standby. Should have a checkmark. Okay your
way out.

Thanks for your reply.

I tried what you suggested but when I got
into "properties" there was no checkbox to tick. Is it
somewhere else in XP Home? There doesn't seem to be
a "power management area" in properties.