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Keep having a problem if PC left on for a length of time. 'Preparing to
stand by...." shows on the screen and the only way out is to reboot. Any
reason why ?

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 04:47:01 GMT, "JDRAGO2000" <>
wrote:

>Keep having a problem if PC left on for a length of time. 'Preparing to
>stand by...." shows on the screen and the only way out is to reboot. Any
>reason why ?
>

Shutdown troubleshooter for Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php#powerdown

Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308029

If no help there, disable it for now.

Start, Settings, Control Panel; Power Management.
Power Scheme: Always On
System Standby: Never
Turn Off Monitor: Never
Turn Off hard drives: Never
"Apply", "OK"

Look for a setting in the BIOS too. Disable it.


On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 00:55:35 -0400, Unk <> wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 04:47:01 GMT, "JDRAGO2000" <>
>wrote:
>
>>Keep having a problem if PC left on for a length of time. 'Preparing to
>>stand by...." shows on the screen and the only way out is to reboot. Any
>>reason why ?
>>
>
>Shutdown troubleshooter for Windows XP
>http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php#powerdown
>
>Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308029
>

JDRAGO2000 wrote:

> Keep having a problem if PC left on for a length of time. 'Preparing to
> stand by...." shows on the screen and the only way out is to reboot. Any
> reason why ?


Turn off power manglement in control panel and BIOS.