How does windows decide when to go into standby mode?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:39 pm
Hi, haven't posted in a while (although I regularly look).
I'm running XP home (SP3) and recently activated standby mode (after 5 minutes of inactivity). To my surprise, doing a scan with KProbe2 or CD-Speed doesn't stop windows from going into standby. So accessing an optical drive doesn't count, neither does a screen update or sporadic hard drive access (test with a Perl script).
Just what are the criteria then? Can someone fill me in?
Thanks.
G
I'm running XP home (SP3) and recently activated standby mode (after 5 minutes of inactivity). To my surprise, doing a scan with KProbe2 or CD-Speed doesn't stop windows from going into standby. So accessing an optical drive doesn't count, neither does a screen update or sporadic hard drive access (test with a Perl script).
Just what are the criteria then? Can someone fill me in?
Thanks.
G