sleep / hibernation

as I had simply power down
my power strip after using the
sleep mode, I simply assumed
that sleep was the new hibernation;

that is until I just did some researching
and discovered that that sleep mode
is a combination of hibernation and
the standby modes and there is no
longer a true hibernation mode.

however, in doing the above
I bumped into the mouse while
reaching for the power strip
and the pc came out of sleep.

I had never notice before but
if the machine goes to sleep
the kb lights are lit and the mouse
wheel is lit as wheel.

I would like to know how to
disable the mouse and
keyboard to keep them from
waking the pc from sleep
mode.

I am also assuming that there
may be other devices that could
awaken the pc from sleep mode
as well.

I checked out the power options,
and disabled what all I could but
did find anything about disabling
the kb or mouse.

any suggestions?

perhaps, i found a
solution to my problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929658

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" db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
> as I had simply power down
> my power strip after using the
> sleep mode, I simply assumed
> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>
> that is until I just did some researching
> and discovered that that sleep mode
> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no longer a true hibernation mode.
>
> however, in doing the above
> I bumped into the mouse while
> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>
> I had never notice before but
> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
> wheel is lit as wheel.
>
> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them from
> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>
> I am also assuming that there
> may be other devices that could
> awaken the pc from sleep mode
> as well.
>
> I checked out the power options,
> and disabled what all I could but
> did find anything about disabling
> the kb or mouse.
>
> any suggestions?
>

Some combination of entries in your BIOS or Device Manager should handle
waking from sleep for the mouse and keyboard.
In device manager you find the items, right click and select properties and
the power management tab. If available there will be a check box to allow
this device to wake the computer. The BIOS also often has settings for
allowing the keyboard and/or the mouse to wake the computer.

" db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
> as I had simply power down
> my power strip after using the
> sleep mode, I simply assumed
> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>
> that is until I just did some researching
> and discovered that that sleep mode
> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
> longer a true hibernation mode.
>
> however, in doing the above
> I bumped into the mouse while
> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>
> I had never notice before but
> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
> wheel is lit as wheel.
>
> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
> from
> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>
> I am also assuming that there
> may be other devices that could
> awaken the pc from sleep mode
> as well.
>
> I checked out the power options,
> and disabled what all I could but
> did find anything about disabling
> the kb or mouse.
>
> any suggestions?
>

"there is no longer a true hibernation mode."

I had to disable sleep on my computer because of an instability issue (my
computer will always inevitably crash after coming out of sleep, even if
running Windows XP).
Hibernation on my computer is pure hibernation, a true hibernation and not
some kind of hybrid sleep/hibernation.

" db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
> as I had simply power down
> my power strip after using the
> sleep mode, I simply assumed
> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>
> that is until I just did some researching
> and discovered that that sleep mode
> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
> longer a true hibernation mode.
>
> however, in doing the above
> I bumped into the mouse while
> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>
> I had never notice before but
> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
> wheel is lit as wheel.
>
> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
> from
> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>
> I am also assuming that there
> may be other devices that could
> awaken the pc from sleep mode
> as well.
>
> I checked out the power options,
> and disabled what all I could but
> did find anything about disabling
> the kb or mouse.
>
> any suggestions?
>

db,

If you open the Device Manager by right-clicking 'Computer' & then select
Properties', click Device Manager in the left side menu.

* Expand the 'Mice and other pointing devices' heading
* Double-click on your mouse driver, click the 'Power Management' tab
* Uncheck 'Allow the device to wake the computer', click OK
* Repeat the steps for the Keyboard driver
* Your Network Driver also may have a 'Power Management' tab, uncheck any
'Wake on.....' boxes

Drew

" db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
> as I had simply power down
> my power strip after using the
> sleep mode, I simply assumed
> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>
> that is until I just did some researching
> and discovered that that sleep mode
> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
> longer a true hibernation mode.
>
> however, in doing the above
> I bumped into the mouse while
> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>
> I had never notice before but
> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
> wheel is lit as wheel.
>
> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
> from
> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>
> I am also assuming that there
> may be other devices that could
> awaken the pc from sleep mode
> as well.
>
> I checked out the power options,
> and disabled what all I could but
> did find anything about disabling
> the kb or mouse.
>
> any suggestions?
>

thanks drew,

that was an excellent suggestion
and I did find the power management
tab for the network cards.

unfortunately, there was no such
tab for the kb or the mouse.

I did however notice something
funny with the mouse driver.

it seems that a microsoft mouse
driver is installed, though I have/
use a generic mouse.


however, perhaps the above is
moot, since I think I discovered
that I could be using hibernation
instead of sleep mode.

I thought that there was no more
hibernation mode for vista because
1) I didn't have the option and
2) the spin about the hybrid standby/
hibernation mode now known as
sleep.

funny, but the spin above relating
to sleep mode being a hybrid doesn't
really amount to a new hill of beans
because it still acts like standby mode.

thanks for the fyi.

at least I discovered something new
today with the power mgmt tabs.

"Drew T" <> wrote in message
news6EE1973-AF4A-4A30-A7C2-...
> db,
>
> If you open the Device Manager by right-clicking 'Computer' & then select
> Properties', click Device Manager in the left side menu.
>
> * Expand the 'Mice and other pointing devices' heading
> * Double-click on your mouse driver, click the 'Power Management' tab
> * Uncheck 'Allow the device to wake the computer', click OK
> * Repeat the steps for the Keyboard driver
> * Your Network Driver also may have a 'Power Management' tab, uncheck any
> 'Wake on.....' boxes
>
> Drew
>
> " db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
> news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
>> as I had simply power down
>> my power strip after using the
>> sleep mode, I simply assumed
>> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>>
>> that is until I just did some researching
>> and discovered that that sleep mode
>> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
>> longer a true hibernation mode.
>>
>> however, in doing the above
>> I bumped into the mouse while
>> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>>
>> I had never notice before but
>> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
>> wheel is lit as wheel.
>>
>> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
>> from
>> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>>
>> I am also assuming that there
>> may be other devices that could
>> awaken the pc from sleep mode
>> as well.
>>
>> I checked out the power options,
>> and disabled what all I could but
>> did find anything about disabling
>> the kb or mouse.
>>
>> any suggestions?
>>
>

well, I had thought about that as
well because of the spin surrounding
the sleep mode being a so called
hybrid of standby and hibernation.

but regardless of how the define
the new sleep mode, it is still
standby mode for all practical
purposes.

I think the above is a valid statement
because when I was utilizing the sleep
mode and would immediately power
down the surge protector afterwards.

but upon power up the system,
the o.s. would not boot up the programs
that were supposed to be hibernating
as per microsoft's explanation of the
the sleep mode.

the options were to boot into safemode
or start a new session.

personally, I never cared for standby mode.

if I needed such convenience I would simply
utilize a screensaver instead.

but I think that I will disable the sleep mode
to keep me from wasting any time in the
future.

can you explain how to do that?


"Bender" <> wrote in message
news:44AA7E65-35B4-45C7-BAB0-...
> "there is no longer a true hibernation mode."
>
> I had to disable sleep on my computer because of an instability issue (my
> computer will always inevitably crash after coming out of sleep, even if
> running Windows XP).
> Hibernation on my computer is pure hibernation, a true hibernation and not
> some kind of hybrid sleep/hibernation.
>
> " db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
> news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
>> as I had simply power down
>> my power strip after using the
>> sleep mode, I simply assumed
>> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>>
>> that is until I just did some researching
>> and discovered that that sleep mode
>> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
>> longer a true hibernation mode.
>>
>> however, in doing the above
>> I bumped into the mouse while
>> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>>
>> I had never notice before but
>> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
>> wheel is lit as wheel.
>>
>> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
>> from
>> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>>
>> I am also assuming that there
>> may be other devices that could
>> awaken the pc from sleep mode
>> as well.
>>
>> I checked out the power options,
>> and disabled what all I could but
>> did find anything about disabling
>> the kb or mouse.
>>
>> any suggestions?
>>

I had looked into the bios and
had disable the wake on lan
and wake on ring.

but I didn't have that option for
the keybrd or mouse.

however, I think the kb I found
on how to enable the hibernation
mode will solve the problem.

thanks for your kind assistance.


"John Barnes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Some combination of entries in your BIOS or Device Manager should handle
> waking from sleep for the mouse and keyboard.
> In device manager you find the items, right click and select properties
> and the power management tab. If available there will be a check box to
> allow this device to wake the computer. The BIOS also often has settings
> for allowing the keyboard and/or the mouse to wake the computer.
>
> " db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
> news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
>> as I had simply power down
>> my power strip after using the
>> sleep mode, I simply assumed
>> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>>
>> that is until I just did some researching
>> and discovered that that sleep mode
>> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
>> longer a true hibernation mode.
>>
>> however, in doing the above
>> I bumped into the mouse while
>> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>>
>> I had never notice before but
>> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
>> wheel is lit as wheel.
>>
>> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
>> from
>> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>>
>> I am also assuming that there
>> may be other devices that could
>> awaken the pc from sleep mode
>> as well.
>>
>> I checked out the power options,
>> and disabled what all I could but
>> did find anything about disabling
>> the kb or mouse.
>>
>> any suggestions?
>>

ok, with the help of the
knowledge base article
I now have hibernation.

obviously, there is a bug
and if one runs disk cleanup,
then hibernation is wipe
away as well.

thanks for everyone's help and
fyi!


" db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
> as I had simply power down
> my power strip after using the
> sleep mode, I simply assumed
> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>
> that is until I just did some researching
> and discovered that that sleep mode
> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
> longer a true hibernation mode.
>
> however, in doing the above
> I bumped into the mouse while
> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>
> I had never notice before but
> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
> wheel is lit as wheel.
>
> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
> from
> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>
> I am also assuming that there
> may be other devices that could
> awaken the pc from sleep mode
> as well.
>
> I checked out the power options,
> and disabled what all I could but
> did find anything about disabling
> the kb or mouse.
>
> any suggestions?
>

Hibernation is only wiped out if someone like you select's it it to be
deleted it is not a bug it was how it was designed. It is so you can clean
up the hibernation file to reset it back to original if it gets corrupted
Microsoft Tech Support told me that when I had problems with my Hibernation
then they walked me through the steps and deleting the hibernation file was
one of them and using Command Promt to .

" db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
news:7E673CBF-C34B-4059-B706-...
> ok, with the help of the
> knowledge base article
> I now have hibernation.
>
> obviously, there is a bug
> and if one runs disk cleanup,
> then hibernation is wipe
> away as well.
>
> thanks for everyone's help and
> fyi!
>
>
> " db ·´¯`·.¸. .><)))º>." <> wrote in message
> news:668D24DF-8B3F-4CED-A6C0-...
>> as I had simply power down
>> my power strip after using the
>> sleep mode, I simply assumed
>> that sleep was the new hibernation;
>>
>> that is until I just did some researching
>> and discovered that that sleep mode
>> is a combination of hibernation and the standby modes and there is no
>> longer a true hibernation mode.
>>
>> however, in doing the above
>> I bumped into the mouse while
>> reaching for the power strip and the pc came out of sleep.
>>
>> I had never notice before but
>> if the machine goes to sleep the kb lights are lit and the mouse
>> wheel is lit as wheel.
>>
>> I would like to know how to disable the mouse and keyboard to keep them
>> from
>> waking the pc from sleep mode.
>>
>> I am also assuming that there
>> may be other devices that could
>> awaken the pc from sleep mode
>> as well.
>>
>> I checked out the power options,
>> and disabled what all I could but
>> did find anything about disabling
>> the kb or mouse.
>>
>> any suggestions?
>>