Disable usb devices bring out of standby

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BP

My USB mouse and printer bring the computer out of standby. Where do I find
the setting(s) to disable this? I've checked in my BIOS settings, XP Power
Management, My Computer Properties, Device Manager: Mouse. I know I've seen
it in my travels but I can't remember.
 
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Anando [MS-MVP]

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BP

That's my problem. There is no Power Management tab for the mouse. It is an
optical mouse in the PS2 port.
 
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BP

Anando- let me ask you this: I recently had a mainboard die and replaced it
with another brand/chipset board. All ACPI functions worked flawlessly with
the old board. The old XP installation remains on the old HD with a repair
install done for the new board. This problem is one of a long list of minor
irritants resulting from the event. I had lost my network connection due to
a phantom NIC claiming the IP address. I spent a half day deleting phantom
devices from the system but I would guess that there are many more useless
drivers and settings lying about causing trouble.
Perhaps if I reinstalled the mouse? Got a step by step for that?
Also: each of my 5 USB Root Hubs has a option to "Allow computer to turn off
this device to save power". Have you ever turned that feature on?
Thanks for your help.
 
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Anando [MS-MVP]

Hi,

If you are having numerous problems after replacing the motherboard and "repair installing" windows
xp, you might want to look into backing up your data and doing a clean install. This way, all the
drivers would be installed correctly and you will have a fresh system.

No, i have never tried using the "allow computer to turn off..." option.

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