T Blake wrote, On 5/21/2014 1:46 PM:
Have windows XP and since it usually takes a bit of time to start up,
sometimes I exit Outlook Express and then exit Firefox, close any other
programs then put it into *standby* mode, since it starts up again more
quickly from there.
Now sometimes for some reason the pc starts up again *by itself*. What might
be the reason for that please?
Do you have cats or any other pets that walk on your keyboard? Is there
anything, e.g., a virus scan regularly scheduled and marked to wake the
computer if necessary, do you live on a noisy street with big truck
traffic that rattles your desk and vibrates the mouse, have you ran your
anti virus and malware solutions lately to see if they can explain the
problem?
Basically there isn't anything necessarily wrong with your computer: it
might be an environmental issue. The bigger problem is when you move
your mouse, tap your keyboard, then push the power button and nothing
wakes the computer.
The device manager offers options (to administrative users) to inhibit
certain devices from being able to wake the computer. You should explore
those settings if you haven't already. By the way, Logitech and some
others have over road your capabilities to set certain device wake up
conditions: Logitech has a new multi device wireless receiver that if
you could turn it off for one device it would be off for all. Instead of
providing a controlled interface to deal with the problem, they just
turn wake up on even if you turn it off. Mother knows best.
In any event snoop around the device manager and the scheduler. Further,
if you have a cat you must entertain it anytime you are not on your
computer. If you don't have a cat, you should adopt one immediately or a
dog if you prefer.
Jeff Barnett
