I've just been told that Automatic updates runs at 3 AM.


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Steve Easton


"DRT" <DRT@nospam.net> wrote in message news:uQl5i.5142$sk.4590@fe71.usenetserver.com...[color=blue]
>I have Vista Ultimate running on my new Toshiba S-5034 notebook. In the middle of the
>night, I don't know exactly when, the thing wakes up for some reason and sucks up juice!
>Aaargh!
>
> The notebook gets awfully hot in the bag as the fan struggles to keep it cool in the
> confined space. I am left with a weak battery for my commute too :-(
>
> I thought that hibernate was the deepest power saving mode? The hardware is completely
> powered off. It is only that the O/S saves the CPU and memory state to HDD right and
> makes a boot-up "note" to itself to restore the image? Therefore, can any task that was
> running in Windows possibly wake up a system in hibernate state? I don't think so
> because they aren't running.
>
> Since the notebook is in my bag with no Ethernet or wireless on, I am sure that
> Wake-on-LAN (WoL) couldn't possibly be the culprit for problem or could it?
>
> Yes, I am sure my notebook is in hibernate mode and *not* in sleep mode. All lights go
> off on this Toshiba (there is a standby light) and I have unplugged the notebook's
> battery and power adapter. I can successfully resume where I left off after reattaching
> everything and powering back on.
>
> Can anyone offer any advice on this problem? TIA!
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