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andygrif · 03-05-2005, 17:12

I've searched high and low around the net for a re-occouring problem with my ageing laptop:

I had a similar problem last year which I traced back to Avast antivirus software, so I unintalled it and installed AVG instead, and that cured the problem straight away. Until last week!

The problem is when you put the computer into standby mode. Before anyone says not to bother with standby mode, please don't! I want a computer that sits next to my sofa and is online within seconds, so that's why I have this PC in that mode!

As soon as the PC goes into standby, it immidiately starts up again most times. Sometimes it will go for a couple of hours, sometimes 30 mins before restarting, but it will restart without anyone touching it.

It's a Vaio laptop, 256mb RAM, Windows XP SP2. AVG Free A/V, all the usual Sony crappy software like jogdial malarky. Office 2003. That's about it...it's really just a convenient internet PC, nothing else is on it. Running a Linksys wireless G PCMCIA card. No other harware connected.

Some people have mentioned power management, but I've tried disabling all that, and even with the wireless card removed it still restarts itself.

It really does seem to be down to the antivirus software - only removing it stops the problem, which isn't ideal.

I would rather not format the beasty, it took three days of loading up the ruddy Sony software last time!

So...any ideas? All help greatly appreciated.

03-05-2005, 17:12	#1
andygrif Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,820	Problem with XP Standby Mode I've searched high and low around the net for a re-occouring problem with my ageing laptop: I had a similar problem last year which I traced back to Avast antivirus software, so I unintalled it and installed AVG instead, and that cured the problem straight away. Until last week! The problem is when you put the computer into standby mode. Before anyone says not to bother with standby mode, please don't! I want a computer that sits next to my sofa and is online within seconds, so that's why I have this PC in that mode! As soon as the PC goes into standby, it immidiately starts up again most times. Sometimes it will go for a couple of hours, sometimes 30 mins before restarting, but it will restart without anyone touching it. It's a Vaio laptop, 256mb RAM, Windows XP SP2. AVG Free A/V, all the usual Sony crappy software like jogdial malarky. Office 2003. That's about it...it's really just a convenient internet PC, nothing else is on it. Running a Linksys wireless G PCMCIA card. No other harware connected. Some people have mentioned power management, but I've tried disabling all that, and even with the wireless card removed it still restarts itself. It really does seem to be down to the antivirus software - only removing it stops the problem, which isn't ideal. I would rather not format the beasty, it took three days of loading up the ruddy Sony software last time! So...any ideas? All help greatly appreciated.