computer turning it self on

[Guest]

Im having a really strange problem thats been going on for about 2 weeks. My
computers been starting all by it self i know it sounds absurd but it is
doing it,and just now i seen it happen for the first time, ive been accusing
my son of leaving it on at night as its frequently on in the morning, i have
xp windows defender ad aware and symantec. When it went on i turn on the
monitor and nothings going on, any help with the ghost in my computer

 

[BillW50]

Im having a really strange problem thats been going on for about 2
weeks. My computers been starting all by it self i know it sounds
absurd but it is doing it,and just now i seen it happen for the first
time, ive been accusing my son of leaving it on at night as its
frequently on in the morning, i have xp windows defender ad aware
and symantec. When it went on i turn on the monitor and nothings
going on, any help with the ghost in my computer

Here is why Windows 2000/XP wakes up.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...serv/reskit/prork/prdi_pwr_xmpi.mspx?mfr=true

Now you need to figure out what device and/or software is waking it up!

 

[Guest]

Well yes i know thats why i came in here anybody have any ideas

 

[BillW50]

Well under Device Manager and checking devices like modem and networking
adapters under properties and looking for power savings and turning them
off would be a good start I think. And I am not sure, but the event log
might state what woke it up in the first place. Once more people read
this thread, they can probably tell you more.

 

[Og]

Im having a really strange problem thats been going on for about 2 weeks.
My
computers been starting all by it self i know it sounds absurd but it is
doing it,and just now i seen it happen for the first time, ive been
accusing
my son of leaving it on at night as its frequently on in the morning, i
have
xp windows defender ad aware and symantec. When it went on i turn on the
monitor and nothings going on, any help with the ghost in my computer

Enter system BIOS
Disable "Wake on LAN"
Disable "Wake on Modem"
Steve

 

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Im [I'm] having a really strange problem thats been going on for
about 2 weeks. My computers [computer has] been starting all by
it self [itself.] i know it sounds absurd but it is doing
it,and [it, and] just now i seen [saw] it happen for the first
time, [time.] ive [I've] been accusing my son of leaving it on at
night as its [it's] frequently on in the morning, [morning.]
i have xp [Windows XP but not a clue as to WHICH version,]
windows defender [Windows Defender,] ad aware [Ad-Aware,] and
symantec [Symantec but not a clue as to WHAT product of theirs].
When it went on [on,] i turn [turned] on the monitor and
nothings going on, [nothing happened but I'm not going to tell
you if that means a black screen, no video sync, stuck at BIOS
screen, or whatever is shown on the monitor.] any [Any] help
with the ghost in my computer[?]

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This doesn't look like mom wrote the post, or mom really needs to use a
grammer and spelling checker or, at least, review her post before
submitting it.

Check the BIOS to see if you have an "alarm" timer defined to wake the
computer at a particular time. Also check if you have the "Wake On Lan"
option enabled which means an attempt to connect to your host would make
it turn on.

Check the scheduled events defined in Task Scheduler to see if any of
them are configured to turn on the computer.

Boot into Safe Mode for Windows which will not load the startup
programs. If the mysterious power cycling does not occur then one of
those startup programs is at fault.

Decide if you are really powering down the computer or merely placing it
in standby hibernate mode. Standby reduces the power consumption of the
computer. Hibernate copies the memory into a file on the hard drive and
power down the computer (but not fully powered down). These modes let
you hit a keyboard key or move the mouse and resume from those low-power
states. So maybe you cat is walking on your keyboard or thinks the
mouse is its play toy. Some computers, like Dells, put a big button on
the case which is really a low-power mode button. It is NOT a power
button to fully remove power (you have to reach around to the back on
those computers to flip the power switch in the power supply or use a
switched power strip).