The default is to perform Automatic updates at 3 AM. That can be changed,
but then is usually happens when you are using the computer and the
complaint is that Vista is slow... I'll bet your can't measure the amount of
juice that is sucked up.
"Steve Easton" <admin@95isalive.com> wrote in message
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> I've just been told that Automatic updates runs at 3 AM.
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> "DRT" <DRT@nospam.net> wrote in message
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>>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!
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>> 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 :-(
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>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> Can anyone offer any advice on this problem? TIA!
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