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Windows Forum / Windows Me / General Topics / July 2005shutdown/start up
I reinstalled Win ME and am having a problem. My computer turns on by itself at 2:00 am. I have done on line scans for viruses, malware, etc. I went thru every program and changed everything that says automatic update, even my AV. It is still turning on. Had a tech in 2 days laterto install a wireless network (couldn't keep a connection) . Don't know if this caused my problem. Could it be my sound card? I can do a system restore to the day I reinstalled windows and reinstall printers, etc. but don't know if this will help. would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks >I reinstalled Win ME and am having a problem. My computer turns on by > itself at 2:00 am. I have done on line scans for viruses, malware, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > appreciate > any suggestions. Thanks I would say it's impossible for a computer to turn itself on assuming it's properly turned off, i.e. not in Standby or Hibernate mode. Maybe there's a ghost in the machine. Look in the BIOS for a possible WOL/WOW/WOA (Wake On ...) setting - that's the most likely problem.  SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's >I reinstalled Win ME and am having a problem. My computer turns on by > itself at 2:00 am. I have done on line scans for viruses, malware, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > appreciate > any suggestions. Thanks Noel thanks for the information. I went into the BIOS after finding a copy of the BIOS in one of my manuals, which showed the settings I should have, and changed "auto power on" to disable. When I went to change it, a 2 line pop up appeared, one line said "2:00 am". My computer did not come on this morning. thanks again. > Look in the BIOS for a possible WOL/WOW/WOA (Wake On ...) setting - that's > the most likely problem. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > appreciate > > any suggestions. Thanks Glad you got it fixed! - these things can sometimes hide a while before you get them<g> SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > Noel thanks for the information. I went into the BIOS after finding a > copy [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> > appreciate >> > any suggestions. Thanks |
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