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172619 2003-09-02 23:24:00 Hi folks. Have a small prob which has just started in the last few days. My screensaver won't activate after the pre-set time and also when I put the computer into sleep mode in won't wake up. Power light comes back on but nothing appears on monitor. Running win 2000 Professional. Help appreciated. Tony S. (450)
172620 2003-09-02 23:32:00 I would suggest your try updating drivers for certain parts of your PC... Check in your Device Manager and make sure there's nothing in there with Warnings for starters, because that could be causing trouble with it trying to come out of Sleep mode.

Things I've had trouble with in the past are:
Display Drivers,
NIC Drivers
Modem's

Hope this helps at least point you in the right direction

Cheers


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
172621 2003-09-03 20:45:00 Thanks Chill, but there are no warnings in device manager. Your mention of modems brings to mind another prob I have been having with severe disconnection probs. Have updated the drivers for the modem.
Also rang xtra, who said to unplug the cordless phone, which made no difference at all. This machine is bugging me, as just about every time I turn it on, something has changed.
Cheers
Tony S. (450)
172622 2003-09-03 22:54:00 Hmm... What about Display drivers, as that'd be my next idea.

If you check into Windows Update, it may let you download updated drivers from there for certain pieces of hardware!
Chilling_Silently (228)
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