If I click the sleep button it sleeps. It I let it do it automatically it
does not. same programs must be running.

I can re-boot and not open anything and the result is the same.

"Terry" wrote:
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> On 4/12/2007 2:40 PM On a whim, Paul pounded out on the keyboard
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> > If I set it to 2 minutes or 1 hours it does not matter.
> >
> > It is a brand new Vista based PC. Infact I have 4 of them!
> >
> > "Terry" wrote:
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> >> On 4/12/2007 12:00 PM On a whim, Paul pounded out on the keyboard
> >>
> >>> Vista will not go to sleep automatically. The screen turn dark but machine
> >>> will not sleeep. Even after a clean re-start.
> >>>
> >>> If I manually press the sleep button on the keyboard it works fine.
> >>>
> >>> Why will it not auto-sleep
> >> You need a bigger sledge hammer ;-)
> >>
> >> Check the power settings to verify the length of time before sleep is to
> >> occur. Is this an upgraded computer or a new computer? Possibly legacy
> >> hardware is preventing it also.
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> It could be a program that is running. I would start looking at
> programs that you have installed. see what ones run processes and
> disable them one at a time see if you can track down what it is. It
> could also be a driver problem. I'm not sure if power settings are
> active in Safe Mode, but try it and see if sleep occurs in Safe Mode.
> If it does, it is probably a driver preventing it.
>
> --
> Terry
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