Vista hangs while I am away

I have Vista Home Premium with the latest updates. If I leave the
computer for a while, more often than not, when I return there is no
response to keyboard or mouse, with one exception. Ctrl-alt-delete
will bring up the menu, and I can select, say, Task Manager, but
nothing will happen.

I thought It might be a Power Options issue, so I changed the setting
for "Put the Computer to Sleep" to "Never", and left the "Turn off the
display" at "20 min." This did not solve the problem.

Help will be appreciated,
Teffy

<> wrote in message
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> I have Vista Home Premium with the latest updates. If I leave the
> computer for a while, more often than not, when I return there is no
> response to keyboard or mouse, with one exception. Ctrl-alt-delete
> will bring up the menu, and I can select, say, Task Manager, but
> nothing will happen.
>
> I thought It might be a Power Options issue, so I changed the setting
> for "Put the Computer to Sleep" to "Never", and left the "Turn off the
> display" at "20 min." This did not solve the problem.
>
> Help will be appreciated,
> Teffy
>

deactivate your screensaver. Ensure this is set at "None". Change "turn off
display" setting to "Never". Leave again to see if problem reoccurs.

Rob

--
Red meat isn't bad for you....Blue, Green fuzzy meat is bad for you.

Dell Dimension 8300 Desktop
P4 3.0GHz
1GB RAM
Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit
ATI Radeon 9800 XT
Creative SB Audigy 2

wrote:
> I have Vista Home Premium with the latest updates. If I leave the
> computer for a while, more often than not, when I return there is no
> response to keyboard or mouse, with one exception. Ctrl-alt-delete
> will bring up the menu, and I can select, say, Task Manager, but
> nothing will happen.
>
> I thought It might be a Power Options issue, so I changed the setting
> for "Put the Computer to Sleep" to "Never", and left the "Turn off the
> display" at "20 min." This did not solve the problem.
>
> Help will be appreciated,
> Teffy
>


If this is a machine that came with Vista on it check out the
manufacturer's website or forums for similar problems, that may get you
a quick and positive solution. If not then you will have to start with
the motherboard maker's website and see if there are updates for the
various drivers, then go to the video card website and check for latest
drivers. Usually it is best to uninstall old video drivers before trying
new ones.

Before that though is the screensaver in use one that came with Vista or
something you downloaded / installed? If so remove it and go to a vista
generic one.

Is this something that's "Always" happened or can you think of some date
round about which it started?

This might be a like issue:

I am trying to figure out why my system is doing this and have been
unsuccessful so far.

I am running a Dell XPS 400 box; P4 3.0 Ghz with 3 MB Ram. OS was upgraded
to Vista Home Premium and also upgraded Video Card to ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
256 MB. The system should handle anything I throw at it, but since the
upgrade it "pegs" at 100% at random times. I have looked at the logs and
cannot tell what is causing this to happen. It releases after about 1 minute
usually, but it is becoming very tiresome as you can never tell when it is
going to happen (in fact it happened while I was typing this).

I have turned off UAC and set the system setting off of Aero and
transparancy in case it was that, but it is still happening.

Does ANYONE have any clues?


<> wrote in message
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>I have Vista Home Premium with the latest updates. If I leave the
> computer for a while, more often than not, when I return there is no
> response to keyboard or mouse, with one exception. Ctrl-alt-delete
> will bring up the menu, and I can select, say, Task Manager, but
> nothing will happen.
>
> I thought It might be a Power Options issue, so I changed the setting
> for "Put the Computer to Sleep" to "Never", and left the "Turn off the
> display" at "20 min." This did not solve the problem.
>
> Help will be appreciated,
> Teffy
>

Check for new drivers, especially Video and HardDrive.

Use MSCONFIG or DEFENDER to stop startup programs
Reboot and let it sit to if it still happens.

<> wrote in message
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>I have Vista Home Premium with the latest updates. If I leave the
> computer for a while, more often than not, when I return there is no
> response to keyboard or mouse, with one exception. Ctrl-alt-delete
> will bring up the menu, and I can select, say, Task Manager, but
> nothing will happen.
>
> I thought It might be a Power Options issue, so I changed the setting
> for "Put the Computer to Sleep" to "Never", and left the "Turn off the
> display" at "20 min." This did not solve the problem.
>
> Help will be appreciated,
> Teffy
>

I had that for a time then it went away, or seems to have. Do you have
indexing on and does this tie in with drive access light at all? I cured
one machine by removing the index this drive checkbox under drive
properties, but really not sure if that was a real cure or a
coincidence, but yes, I think I know what you mean, it just goes totally
unresponsive for a while.

John Harris wrote:
> This might be a like issue:
>
> I am trying to figure out why my system is doing this and have been
> unsuccessful so far.
>
> I am running a Dell XPS 400 box; P4 3.0 Ghz with 3 MB Ram. OS was
> upgraded to Vista Home Premium and also upgraded Video Card to ATI
> Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB. The system should handle anything I throw at
> it, but since the upgrade it "pegs" at 100% at random times. I have
> looked at the logs and cannot tell what is causing this to happen. It
> releases after about 1 minute usually, but it is becoming very tiresome
> as you can never tell when it is going to happen (in fact it happened
> while I was typing this).
>
> I have turned off UAC and set the system setting off of Aero and
> transparancy in case it was that, but it is still happening.
>
> Does ANYONE have any clues?
>
>
> <> wrote in message
> news: ups.com...
>> I have Vista Home Premium with the latest updates. If I leave the
>> computer for a while, more often than not, when I return there is no
>> response to keyboard or mouse, with one exception. Ctrl-alt-delete
>> will bring up the menu, and I can select, say, Task Manager, but
>> nothing will happen.
>>
>> I thought It might be a Power Options issue, so I changed the setting
>> for "Put the Computer to Sleep" to "Never", and left the "Turn off the
>> display" at "20 min." This did not solve the problem.
>>
>> Help will be appreciated,
>> Teffy
>>
>

"Charlie Tame" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I had that for a time then it went away, or seems to have. Do you have
>indexing on and does this tie in with drive access light at all? I cured
>one machine by removing the index this drive checkbox under drive
>properties, but really not sure if that was a real cure or a coincidence,
>but yes, I think I know what you mean, it just goes totally unresponsive
>for a while.


This is a very real and probable possibility. The entire indexing thing is
terribly intrusive and a complete mess IMO.

Vista Hangs? Its trying to teach the vistaboys how to hang from trees...


<> wrote in message
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>I have Vista Home Premium with the latest updates. If I leave the
> computer for a while, more often than not, when I return there is no
> response to keyboard or mouse, with one exception. Ctrl-alt-delete
> will bring up the menu, and I can select, say, Task Manager, but
> nothing will happen.
>
> I thought It might be a Power Options issue, so I changed the setting
> for "Put the Computer to Sleep" to "Never", and left the "Turn off the
> display" at "20 min." This did not solve the problem.
>
> Help will be appreciated,
> Teffy
>

Telstar wrote:
> "Charlie Tame" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> I had that for a time then it went away, or seems to have. Do you have
>> indexing on and does this tie in with drive access light at all? I cured
>> one machine by removing the index this drive checkbox under drive
>> properties, but really not sure if that was a real cure or a coincidence,
>> but yes, I think I know what you mean, it just goes totally unresponsive
>> for a while.
>
>
> This is a very real and probable possibility. The entire indexing thing is
> terribly intrusive and a complete mess IMO.
>
>


I am mystified by it. First search I did was for something I'd hit save
and stupidly not noticed where I saved it. I hit search and got up to do
something. When I got back, nothing, so I tried a few things and still
nothing. I had "Assumed" (Silly me) that the defaults would actually
make sense. Actually MS' idea of "Indexing" has never seemed to work at
all for any useful purpose, even when I've allowed it it never seemed to
improve anything, but in Vista you are right, it is one by default and
very intrusive.