Problem after shutting lid

[Guest sambrea]

Hi,

 

I have recently encountered a problem with my system, where after shutting

the lid of my laptop to rest for a period of time because i have to go away,

it no longer is able to encounter my family's wireless network, so i have to

shut the computer completely off and restart it. It's a pain in the neck and

has just recently started doing this, starting after 3 or 4 shuts, but now

it's down to one. It's just plain annoying because I might have things I'm

doing online that I don't want to lose the place of. Any help would be

greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

[Guest George]

Re: Problem after shutting lid

 

Try: Control Panel > Power Options > Advanced tab > Power button

> When I close the lid . . . > select "Do nothing".

 

Hth,

 

George

 

 

"sambrea" <sambrea@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2F37A614-1217-4F6E-9D80-CEB178946122@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> I have recently encountered a problem with my system, where

> after shutting

> the lid of my laptop to rest for a period of time because i have

> to go away,

> it no longer is able to encounter my family's wireless network,

> so i have to

> shut the computer completely off and restart it. It's a pain in

> the neck and

> has just recently started doing this, starting after 3 or 4

> shuts, but now

> it's down to one. It's just plain annoying because I might have

> things I'm

> doing online that I don't want to lose the place of. Any help

> would be

> greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest - Bobb -]

Re: Problem after shutting lid

 

 

"sambrea" <sambrea@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2F37A614-1217-4F6E-9D80-CEB178946122@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> I have recently encountered a problem with my system, where after

> shutting

> the lid of my laptop to rest for a period of time because i have to go

> away,

 

Might it be going into Standby ? or does it happen if you just close lid /

then reopen it right away ?

What model laptop - how do you " wake it up "?

I've had some PC's where it would only 'wake up' br pressing .. the power

button, or the space bar .

 

can you put it INTO standby and wake it up if you try ?

> it no longer is able to encounter my family's wireless network, so i

> have to

> shut the computer completely off and restart it. It's a pain in the

> neck and

> has just recently started doing this, starting after 3 or 4 shuts, but

> now

> it's down to one.

 

What does that mean ? you USED to close it 3 or 4 times and it was OK

until recently ?

If it was ok after the first 2 times you closed it, then it's not the lid

switch.

Is the power light blinking ?

Again - standby ? what is your current selection ? in power - Home ?

Portable ? Times on each and AGAIN check "how to wake it up "

 

> It's just plain annoying because I might have things I'm

> doing online that I don't want to lose the place of. Any help would be

> greatly appreciated.

[Guest Gurney]

Re: Problem after shutting lid

 

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:56:01 -0700, sambrea

<sambrea@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi,

>

>I have recently encountered a problem with my system, where after shutting

>the lid of my laptop to rest for a period of time because i have to go away,

>it no longer is able to encounter my family's wireless network, so i have to

>shut the computer completely off and restart it. It's a pain in the neck and

>has just recently started doing this, starting after 3 or 4 shuts, but now

>it's down to one. It's just plain annoying because I might have things I'm

>doing online that I don't want to lose the place of. Any help would be

>greatly appreciated.

>

>Thanks

Everybody heard you when asked this 14 hours ago.

 

Impatience is neither well regarded nor rewarded in these groups.

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Problem after shutting lid

 

sambrea wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I have recently encountered a problem with my system, where after shutting

> the lid of my laptop to rest for a period of time because I have to go away,

> it no longer is able to encounter my family's wireless network, so I have to

> shut the computer completely off and restart it. It's a pain in the neck and

> has just recently started doing this, starting after 3 or 4 shuts, but now

> it's down to one. It's just plain annoying because I might have things I'm

> doing online that I don't want to lose the place of. Any help would be

> greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks

 

Open Device Manager, open the properties on your ethernet card, click

the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the computer to turn off this device

to save power".

 

--

Joe =o)