Can't "wake" computer up from Standby with mouse or Keyboard

[Guest]

Have a one month old Dell Dimension with Windows XP Home Edition.

After only using it about one month I can still manually put it into Standby Mode from the shudown screen - i.e. where you have choice whether to have it Standby, Shutdown or Restart. It will no longer "awake" using either the mouse or keyboard. I have to press the power button to "wake" it up

Haven't been able to find a solution in the Microsoft Knowledge base. Article 266169 deals with Trubleshooting problems with Standby or Hibernate for Windows 2000 but I can't find anything to help solve the problem in Windows XP

I'd appreciate any suggestion

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Open your Device Manager, right-click on your mouse and
select Properties. Click on the Power Management tab and
check "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby".

You can do the same for your keyboard and other devices.

Troubleshooting Standby & Hibernate Issues in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_standby.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Have a one month old Dell Dimension with Windows XP Home Edition.
|
| After only using it about one month I can still manually put it into Standby Mode from the shudown screen -
i.e. where you have choice whether to have it Standby, Shutdown or Restart. It will no longer "awake" using
either the mouse or keyboard. I have to press the power button to "wake" it up.
|
| Haven't been able to find a solution in the Microsoft Knowledge base. Article 266169 deals with
Trubleshooting problems with Standby or Hibernate for Windows 2000 but I can't find anything to help solve the
problem in Windows XP.
|
| I'd appreciate any suggestions

 

[Guest]

Thanks Carey. I'll give it a try. I don't have a USB Mouse, should this make any difference

----- Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote: ----

Open your Device Manager, right-click on your mouse an
select Properties. Click on the Power Management tab an
check "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby"

You can do the same for your keyboard and other devices

Troubleshooting Standby & Hibernate Issues in Windows X
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_standby.ht

--
Carey Frisc
Microsoft MV
Windows XP - Shell/Use

Be Smart! Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect

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| Have a one month old Dell Dimension with Windows XP Home Edition

| After only using it about one month I can still manually put it into Standby Mode from the shudown screen -
i.e. where you have choice whether to have it Standby, Shutdown or Restart. It will no longer "awake" using
either the mouse or keyboard. I have to press the power button to "wake" it up

| Haven't been able to find a solution in the Microsoft Knowledge base. Article 266169 deals with
Trubleshooting problems with Standby or Hibernate for Windows 2000 but I can't find anything to help solve the
problem in Windows XP

| I'd appreciate any suggestion