Disable usb devices bring out of standby

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My USB mouse and printer bring the computer out of standby. Where do I find
the setting(s) to disable this? I've checked in my BIOS settings, XP Power
Management, My Computer Properties, Device Manager: Mouse. I know I've seen
it in my travels but I can't remember.
 
That's my problem. There is no Power Management tab for the mouse. It is an
optical mouse in the PS2 port.
 
Anando- let me ask you this: I recently had a mainboard die and replaced it
with another brand/chipset board. All ACPI functions worked flawlessly with
the old board. The old XP installation remains on the old HD with a repair
install done for the new board. This problem is one of a long list of minor
irritants resulting from the event. I had lost my network connection due to
a phantom NIC claiming the IP address. I spent a half day deleting phantom
devices from the system but I would guess that there are many more useless
drivers and settings lying about causing trouble.
Perhaps if I reinstalled the mouse? Got a step by step for that?
Also: each of my 5 USB Root Hubs has a option to "Allow computer to turn off
this device to save power". Have you ever turned that feature on?
Thanks for your help.
 
Hi,

If you are having numerous problems after replacing the motherboard and "repair installing" windows
xp, you might want to look into backing up your data and doing a clean install. This way, all the
drivers would be installed correctly and you will have a fresh system.

No, i have never tried using the "allow computer to turn off..." option.

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