Problem after shutting lid

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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
 
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
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> 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
>
 
"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.
 
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.
 
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)
 
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