my computer, will go to sleep, but wake itself up in a minute or two. It wont stay asleep (in standby mode). and I have it set to go into hibernation after about 45 minutes. But it wont do that, it will just stay awake. I have SBC Yahoo hooked up on this computer, and ever since then it started doing that. Yahoo says it is something with my system and not the dsl. I did go into the modem and clicked on do not disable standby mode or something like that already. It did not help. What can I do? thank you. Melissa

Does this help?

After you set the Power Options profile so that your computer enters Standby mode after 45 or more minutes, your computer may not enter Standby mode after 45 or more minutes.

This problem can occur when your computer is running on AC power and the standby time is set to 45 or more minutes. When your computer is running on AC power and is idle for approximately 30 minutes, the Windows XP Idle Task Scheduler service runs the system maintenance tasks, and it resets the System Idle counter while it is running these tasks.
If you set the system standby time to 45 or more minutes, the Idle Task Scheduler service starts every 30 minutes, and resets the system idle counter. Because of this, your computer cannot enter Standby mode.

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct this problem and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp

If you have a retail version of Windows XP Home Edition or Professional, you are eligible for unlimited no-charge Installation Support and 2 no-charge Personal support incidents by phone or online. Personal Support is designed to provide support for everyday product usage to help U.S. consumers, home users and home office customers using Microsoft consumer products.

After you apply this hotfix, the first time you let your computer stay idle (if the time to Standby mode is greater than 15 minutes), Standby mode is delayed by approximately 15 minutes. After you resume from Standby mode, Standby mode works correctly.

Windows XP is designed to automatically complete maintenance tasks to improve performance and reliability. When our computer is on AC power and is idle, Windows XP does not immediately power down your computer, it provides a chance
for system maintenance tasks to run for a few minutes. These system maintenance tasks include disk layout optimization to improve performance (such as for fast boots) and preparing automatic system restore points to increase reliability.

These tasks do not delay the powering down (suspend) of your computer for more than 15 minutes. These tasks won't be run if your computer is running on battery power. Typically, these tasks are completed the first time your computer is left
idle after startup. These tasks ensure that your computer maintains its performance and reliability even after long use.

Info - Kellys-Korner-XP

Good luck,

LL

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Hello, I appreciate your help, but that link is just a contact us. do you have a direct link to the fix? thank you, Melissa

Hey Melissa,

Are you running Windows XP - Service Pack 2?

Yes I am. Melissa

I also changed my hibernation settings to go into hibernation after 25 minutes and it did not work. hibernation is enabled in my system. Melissa