power on system by keyboard or mouse instead of power button

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I was running 98se before and I could turn on my computer
by pressing the mouse or space bar but now since I changed
to XP that function doesn't seem to work. Does anyone
know how I can reset the system so that function will work
again?
 
cee said:
I was running 98se before and I could turn on my computer
by pressing the mouse or space bar but now since I changed
to XP that function doesn't seem to work. Does anyone
know how I can reset the system so that function will work
again?
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You could go into the Device Manager to check the Properties\ power
management settings for your keyboard and mouse. Expand the
categories, then right-click to see Properties, right-click.
(Control Panel \ System \ Hardware to get to DM.)
 
cee said:
I was running 98se before and I could turn on my computer
by pressing the mouse or space bar but now since I changed
to XP that function doesn't seem to work. Does anyone
know how I can reset the system so that function will work
again?
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If you mean it's not starting from a powered-off state, that's a bios issue,
not Windows, as the HD isn't even active at that point.

Or are you trying to come out of standby or hibernation?
 
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