PC starting when KB used

[Terry Pinnell]

Just discovered that this XP Home PC is powering itself up when I
touch the keyboard. Yet under Power Options I don't have anything set
that should allow that. I've never used anything like Standby or
Hibernate. I just want my PC to be plain OFF until I press the ON
button.
So I have 'When I press the power button on my computer' set to 'Shut
down'

FWIW, under the Hibernate tab all is greyed and the facility is not
enabled.

I did notice that there's another setting', 'When I press the sleep
button on my computer:' which was set to 'Standby', but as I don't
*have* a Sleep Button I don't see how that can be involved.

Anne have any ideas on the cause please?

 

[Spiderman]

Is there an option for your keyboard in Device Manager to not "Wake the
Computer"?

 

[wisdomkiller & pain]

Just discovered that this XP Home PC is powering itself up when I
touch the keyboard. Yet under Power Options I don't have anything set
that should allow that. I've never used anything like Standby or
Hibernate. I just want my PC to be plain OFF until I press the ON
button.
So I have 'When I press the power button on my computer' set to 'Shut
down'

Since your pc is shut down it cannot be controlled by the OS at that state,
because simply it's not running.
Your PC, however, does supply standby power to the usb (you'll notice the
LED on a optical mouse still lit even with a shutdowned pc), the keyboard -
ps2 or usb - and most probably even the network card (onboard). Therefore -
useful for corporate nightshiftly jobs - the machines may be (fully)
powered up by wake-on-lan special packets anytime to perform nightly
upgrades or whatever, without interrupting daily workflow.

Now, to come to an end, your bios (available through a special key at
poweron, most of the times DEL or F2 or F10 or ALT-ESC should do, depending
upon brand and bios type) will have some energy and wake-up settings to
modify behavior, or - if you want - wake up your pc every workday at 8am.

For a home PC, the most simple and energy effective solution is to get a
simple cheap powerbar with a switch. You can connect all the little
powerbricks, the monitor and your PC to it, and turn it off at evening.
No standby current anymore, saves you lot of energy bill and even may
protect your equipment from occasional surges/spikes.

 

[V Green]

Just discovered that this XP Home PC is powering itself up when I
touch the keyboard. Yet under Power Options I don't have anything set
that should allow that. I've never used anything like Standby or
Hibernate. I just want my PC to be plain OFF until I press the ON
button.
So I have 'When I press the power button on my computer' set to 'Shut
down'

FWIW, under the Hibernate tab all is greyed and the facility is not
enabled.

I did notice that there's another setting', 'When I press the sleep
button on my computer:' which was set to 'Standby', but as I don't
*have* a Sleep Button I don't see how that can be involved.

Anne have any ideas on the cause please?

Check BIOS for possible enable/disable.

 

[Pennywise]

Just discovered that this XP Home PC is powering itself up when I
touch the keyboard. Yet under Power Options I don't have anything set
that should allow that. I've never used anything like Standby or
Hibernate. I just want my PC to be plain OFF until I press the ON
button.
So I have 'When I press the power button on my computer' set to 'Shut
down'

FWIW, under the Hibernate tab all is greyed and the facility is not
enabled.

I did notice that there's another setting', 'When I press the sleep
button on my computer:' which was set to 'Standby', but as I don't
*have* a Sleep Button I don't see how that can be involved.

Anne have any ideas on the cause please?

Check your options in your bios, there is a key (I don't know what
one) that can start windows.

Never done this one, just something I read well before I started using
XP.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

Check your options in your bios, there is a key (I don't know what
one) that can start windows.

Never done this one, just something I read well before I started using
XP.

Thanks all. No Keyboard option in Device Mgr (unlike my new PC with
its wireless K/B). But happy to say that BIOS did provide an option;
it was set to Space, now changed to Disabled.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

I'm not stalking I swear



This is how I turn off my computer for the night, push the power
button and walk away

I'm confused. Are you saying that the setting "Shut Down" in Power
Options > Advanced > Power Buttons actually initiates a proper
shut-down sequence, just like Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off?
I've always assumed it was simply an electrical disconnection, with
obvious warnings against doing so. If it is indeed an OK method, what
about saving the registry, open files etc - do those default to being
unceremoniously closed first? Last time I used the power off button on
either my old XP Home PC or this new XP Pro system I'm sure it removed
power immediately, in which case there would be no time for such
niceties.

Re turning off at night, I'm curious to know what proportion of users
leave their PCs powered on permanently, with drives spinning, as I do?
Apart from the arguable issue of which is best in terms of wear, and I
suppose the topical issue of energy-saving, I like to get all my
backups and defragging done when I'm not using the PC.

 

[PD43]

Re turning off at night, I'm curious to know what proportion of users
leave their PCs powered on permanently, with drives spinning, as I do?
Apart from the arguable issue of which is best in terms of wear, and I
suppose the topical issue of energy-saving, I like to get all my
backups and defragging done when I'm not using the PC.

Same here. Even if/when I don't have anything like that scheduled, I
leave my system on 24x7. Always have. I only shut the monitor off.

There used to be heated arguments as to which was best for system
components - running 24x7 or shutting down - and neither side won
those arguments.