WOW I thought Vista was OK but it goes to sleep? 1

[DarkConsultant]

Hi all,

I use a vista machine for final checks on my software and hate it. I thought it was just me but it seems you all hate it.

My problem is I cannot stop it going to sleep, i.e. I have to press the power button to wake it up. I have checked my power policies and even created a new one but it still goes to sleep. It seems to be random and can go for several days before zzzzzzz and once it even went to sleep while I was typing!! I know coding is boring but ....

Past problems include 'elevation', boy that was a nightmare where no VB apps would run on this PC. A driver used by Vista was deleted by Vista and a replacement was not available yet 'under development'. The first installation of VS2005 took 3 hours and then went splat!. Re-install worked after one hour uninstalling and 2 hours re-installing (didnt go for full install second time).

Waffle over, does anyone know how to stop Vista sleeping.

DarkConsultant

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Live long and prosper \\//

 

[linney]

Shutdowns of that type (ordered by the System) can usually be aborted by using the command Shutdown /a in the Start Run box, or from a Command Prompt.
Might have to be an Administrator or Elevated to work in Vista?

I wish you luck (and peace of mind) with SP1.

 

[DarkConsultant]

Linney,

Smooth upgrade, no hassle but dont know if it has cured the problem yet...