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Old 04-08-2008, 05:20 PM
Bob
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Re: Vista won't auto sleep after SP1

Assuming you tried sfc /scannow.
Ignore the issue or rollback SP1.
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*Report back, please*


"Max" <max@virtualmax.com> wrote in message
news:7da34f95-7679-4284-83db-38824b165c76@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Still no luck here. I tried the various suggestions to no avail. I
> want to emphasize again that these machines had no difficulty
> automatically sleeping before the installation of SP1, but have been
> unable to sleep automatically ever since installing it. I did not make
> any settings or software changes in between, so it seems like it was
> something specifically about installing SP1 that broke the feature.
>
> =Max=
>
> On Mar 27, 11:35 am, "Bob" <b...@nowhere.net> wrote:[color=green]
>> How to Troubleshoot a Vista Sleep Mode Problem and Find a
>> Solutionhttp://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-prob...
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>> *Report back, please*
>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
>> so
>> that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>> [How to ask a question]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>> <highgrounds...******.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:c8a18fb2-ad76-4628-88ac-20067cc89564@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>>[color=darkred]
>> > Bob, thanks for trying to help. I've just tried all that and no dice.
>> > Any other suggestions?[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> > On Mar 27, 11:07 am, "Bob" <b...@nowhere.net> wrote:
>> >> Go to Advance Power Settings.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> Set hard drive to turn off a minute or 2 before sleep.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> Set Hybrid and Hibernate modes to "Never/Off"[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> Under USB settings select "Disable"[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> Under Multimedia select "Allow ....."[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> -------
>> >> *Report back, please*
>> >> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying
>> >> to
>> >> so
>> >> that others may learn and benefit from the issue][/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> [How to ask a question]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> "Max" <m...@virtualmax.com> wrote in message[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >>news:fa328835-099c-417e-b2ce-5576f7cda7b8@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> > Mine is the Intel P35 chipset, though my wife's computer is using an
>> >> > nVidia chipset and is having the same symptoms, so probably that's
>> >> > not
>> >> > the issue.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> > =Max=[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> > On Mar 25, 1:33 pm, Max <m...@virtualmax.com> wrote:
>> >> >> TRSCGA & Joe,[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> What motherboard (or motherboard chipset) are you using? Perhaps
>> >> >> this
>> >> >> could be related to a specific BIOS or driver incompatibility with
>> >> >> SP1?[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> I'll post mine tonight, as I don't recall which chipset I'm using,
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> I'm at work now, so I can't check.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> =Max=[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> On Mar 24, 4:41 pm, joe.rybi...******.com wrote:[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> > On Mar 24, 11:45 am, TRSCGA <TRS...@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >> >> > wrote:[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> > > "Max" wrote:
>> >> >> > > > I have three PCs in my house running Vista. Before installing
>> >> >> > > > SP1,
>> >> >> > > > all
>> >> >> > > > of them would routinely go to sleep automatically, as per the
>> >> >> > > > power
>> >> >> > > > management settings. Since installing SP1, they continue
>> >> >> > > > running
>> >> >> > > > without ever going into sleep mode. I can still enter sleep
>> >> >> > > > mode
>> >> >> > > > manually, which works fine, it's just the automatic sleep
>> >> >> > > > that
>> >> >> > > > won't
>> >> >> > > > work.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> > > > Only software in common across all three machines (other than
>> >> >> > > > Vista)
>> >> >> > > > is Office 2007 and Windows Live OneCare. Both were installed
>> >> >> > > > prior
>> >> >> > > > to
>> >> >> > > > installing SP1.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> > > > Thanks for your help,
>> >> >> > > > Max[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> > > Max,
>> >> >> > > I have same problem with my Vista machine. Power management
>> >> >> > > was
>> >> >> > > working
>> >> >> > > fine before SP1. I am also now having the problem with my
>> >> >> > > monitor
>> >> >> > > no
>> >> >> > > longer
>> >> >> > > going to sleep and sometimes having a problem with the screen
>> >> >> > > saver
>> >> >> > > starting.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> > > Does anybody know of a solutions yet?
>> >> >> > > -TRSCGA[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> >> >> > Having the same problem here -- worked great before SP1. No
>> >> >> > settings
>> >> >> > changed. Anyone have any ideas?[/color][/color]
>[/color]

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