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raylsworth

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June 26th, 2007 17:00

Deep Sleep?

If I leave my Dell Dimension E521 in a non-logged in state and the machine goes to sleep,
it will not wake up again.   I have to hold down the power button and re-boot.
Running Vista Home Premium.
Is there a solution short of user login?
Ray A.
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    Mary G

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    Posted June 26th, 2007 21:00

    Do you wake it by briefly pressing the power button? That's the only way to wake up a vista computer in Sleep or Hybrid Sleep/Hibernation.
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    Posted June 27th, 2007 00:00

    "That's the only way to wake up a vista computer in Sleep or Hybrid Sleep/Hibernation"
     
    Not true, a keyboard, mouse or network card can "Wake" a Vista PC, but it must be enabled in power management for each device, in device manager.
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    Posted June 28th, 2007 01:00

    As you can see there are many, many sleep issues, some so elusive that turning sleep Off is the only resolution.
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    Posted June 28th, 2007 01:00

    Thanks for the link.
    It is a very long list with most items about problems with programs or devices,
    I have not had any problems returning to a user window,
    only from the initial window showing my users.
    I will look through the list again to see if there is something for my case.
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    Posted June 28th, 2007 01:00

    The Dimensions is a desktop machine.  It does not have a Hibernation mode.
    The only  Power Switch Options are "Shut Down" or "Sleep"
    Neither are what I want when trying to get it to wake up; however,
    maybe  a gracefully "Shut Down" is better that a hard  power off.

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