Please see the following article, offers some helpful workarounds for
problems associated with Sleep and Standby on Windows XP and Vista:
Fixes for Windows standby and sleep problems
[url]http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9827937-68.html?tag=nefd.only[/url]
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Andre
Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
[url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
"TheFuzz" <wluka******.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have read many posts on this, but have a new issue ...
>
> Microsoft have a knowledge base article on the topic
> 'A computer that is running Windows Vista appears to sleep and then
> immediately wake' ([url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927821[/url])
>
> The advice does NOT solve my problem.
> The relevant details:
>
> 1. No devices are armed to wake my machine from sleep -- when I execute
> the command "POWERCFG -DEVICEQUERY wake_armed" no deivces are shown.
>
> 2. I put the machine to sleep and it wakes 'immediately' (approx 30
> secs according to system logs to go to sleep and wake up)
>
> 3. I try again, but this time I unplug a generic USB hub that has no
> devices on it (the hub is a part of my DELL 2001FP monitor) -- this time
> it works and the system stays asleep!
>
> ANy ideas on how to remedy (aside from the obvious not using the hub on
> the monitor!)
>
>
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> TheFuzz[/color]