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To: Patricia Meaney who wrote (41411)	5/27/2004 11:59:02 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110653

Patricia, I had an older computer turn itself on twice. First time I didn't believe it, but the second time I was certain it happened. It hasn't happened again and I have no explanation. Gottfried

To: Patricia Meaney who wrote (41411)	5/27/2004 12:16:20 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Is it a laptop? If you have settings on hibernate or standby when you close the cover, it may do that before executing the shut down command and it's easy to think that it is "off."

To: Patricia Meaney who wrote (41411)	5/27/2004 12:22:40 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110653

Patricia, PCs turning themselves on or off are common... arizonasportsfans.com According to one poster the remedy is... >I think it's possessed. Unplug it, take it outside & hit it with a baseball bat. Run it over a few times with your car for good measure< Gottfried :)

To: Patricia Meaney who wrote (41411)	6/1/2004 8:54:10 AM
From: SI Dave	Respond to of 110653

I missed most of this conversation, but for those experiencing unexpected on/off/standby status changes with their computers and monitors, one place to look is the Control Panel/Power Options. Another would be the Control Panel/Network Connections and check the configuration on the enabled and connected network adapters. They can be set to wake up the computer if there is activity. Wake-up options often exist for other devices such as modems and other peripherals. More often than not, the unexpected behavior turns out to be exactly what was supposed to happen based on various device configuration settings.