Can't prevent from going into standby

John,

As a matter of fact, it's a desktop, with a "clean" installation I made of
XP.

But who knows, maybe there *is* some other software or gadget in there
interfering. I'll check it out.

Thanks,

John

"usasma" wrote in message

> Is this by chance a laptop? If so, did you install all the "stuff" that
> comes with them? Often the laptop manufacturer's will install software
> that
> will take over the power settings and prevent the XP one's from working.
>
> - John
>
> "JMF" wrote:
>
>> I just installed XP pro on my new machine. Works fine.
>>
>> But after X minutes (I haven't timed it) of inactivity, it goes into
>> standby. Then I have to type my password to get back in. That's fine,
>> that's
>> the way it works ...
>>
>> But now I'd like to set it to "Never go into standby." And I've tried to
>> do
>> that.
>>
>> I've gone into Power Options and tried everything. But no matter what I
>> do,
>> it seems to make no difference at all. It just behaves as before, after X
>> minutes of inactivity going into standby.
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out why I can't set it to "Never go into standby."
>> Any
>> suggestions here?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
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John -

By golly, you DID help me solve the problem, in an indirect way. You did it
by reminding me of my laptop. Because I had had the same problem with the
laptop. And I finally remembered what had happened.

It was the screensaver.

Every time the screensaver went into action, it threw the computer into
standby.

I removed all screensavers, and then the power settings worked like they
should have.

There may be a way to have a screensaver that doesn't through the system
into standby (and I'd be happy to hear about it), but in any case by
removing it I "solved" my problem.

So thanks!

John


"usasma" wrote in message

> Is this by chance a laptop? If so, did you install all the "stuff" that
> comes with them? Often the laptop manufacturer's will install software
> that
> will take over the power settings and prevent the XP one's from working.
>
> - John
>
> "JMF" wrote:
>
>> I just installed XP pro on my new machine. Works fine.
>>
>> But after X minutes (I haven't timed it) of inactivity, it goes into
>> standby. Then I have to type my password to get back in. That's fine,
>> that's
>> the way it works ...
>>
>> But now I'd like to set it to "Never go into standby." And I've tried to
>> do
>> that.
>>
>> I've gone into Power Options and tried everything. But no matter what I
>> do,
>> it seems to make no difference at all. It just behaves as before, after X
>> minutes of inactivity going into standby.
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out why I can't set it to "Never go into standby."
>> Any
>> suggestions here?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
 >> Stay informed about: Can't prevent from going into standby