Hi dbtmellis,

Click on Start->Right click on "My computer" and select "Manage"->Select "Device manager"->Expand "Network adapters"->Right click on your network card and choose "properties"->Click on "Power management"-tab and uncheck "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby".

Hopes this helps!

I've found that if you do that with Windows XP, you must reboot to reconnect to the network and wake the card. It's better to leave it selected. There must be some other program or utility waking the computer or Hibernate is not working properly--often the case. IMO, turning the computer off would be a better solution. It would clear the memory and clutter to start fresh in the am.

SeULaN, I went to that menu and the check was NOT checked. I do belive its something that i am running. I am looking to find out how to see what software or programs could be capbale of doing this.

MaryG, Yes i do that probably shutting down the system might be best. I guess i am just too lazy to just manually do it, so i just let the system do it itself.

I do reboot the system at least once daily.

I went through the whole list on the Device manger, and i found that the check box, as you stated, was Checked for my mouse and keyboard. I uncheck those. I think probabaly my cats could be messing with them at night. I have my computer to go to standby first, and then hibernate.

But then again, if the mouse was moved, or the keyboard pressed, it would return from standby, and go back to the state it was. I do know that the computer was hibernated, since the only way to get back to the True Crypt Password screen is to eitehr reboot or shut down the system.