An application to report events

[nima]

Hi all,

I have a Dell studio XPS 1640, with windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.
I have this problem that My laptop turn on automatically!
I posted my problem in this topic, but didn't find any solutions.
Now I want to know, if there is an application that report me, for example why system turned on, meaning says to me what was it's cause?

Best regards,
Nima

 

[Maguscreed]

Well windows keeps an event log, it can be found in the management console that can be reached by right clicking my computer and choosing manage.
There you can expand event viewer and then windows logs. It will help if you know the exact time the laptop last turned itself on, as there will be a lot of events listed in those various categories.

 

[nima]

Thank you Maguscreed,

But how I found which events is refer to turning on my system?
I filtered events by "Last 24 hours" options, because system turned on last night.
But I couldn't find correct event.

 

[Maguscreed]

it will take some digging around, like I said it's best to know exactly when it happened so you can use the times as a kind of reference point.
System and application might help narrow that down. If you have an idea of when you last turned it off. Just look for where the log starts back up after that time.

 

[nima]

Thanks alot for your helps,
Ok, tonight I try discover the time of turning on.
Is there any way that I can delete all events to searching events easiy?
Because there is very old events that confuse me, Can I remove all events? Or removing may be dangure for system?

 

[nima]

Dear Maguscreed,

I found events belong to automatically wake up system.
Last night, I cleared all events, and my lap top, waked up at 4:02 AM. There for I could find it's events.
Because of this problem,in battery option, I set "put the computer to sleep" after 1 min, and hibernate after 1 min on battery, there for system hibernated very soon.

This is link of system events pictures. I couldn't find what is the problem cause.
Can you pls look this pictures, perhaps you find.

Thanks a lot,
Nima

 

[Maguscreed]

Is there anything else plugged into the laptop?
A printer?
A mouse?
anything at all?
you may want to try disconnecting the external devices when you sleep next.

I would also pick either sleep or hibernate and disable the other. They aren't supposed to be working at the same time.

 

[nima]

Thanks for your reply.
Yes, I use a external wired mouse. I will disconnect it in next hibernate.

 

[wilywombat]

Unless your computer has been hijacked?? I believe that there are malwares out there that enable a hijacker to remotely start your computer. Try checking your services by entering "services.msc" in the run box and check for anyway it can be accessed remotely. I would also do a FULL anti-virus with MSE and FULL anti malware check with Malwarebytes anti malware.

 

[GEWB]

This sounds like a BIOS setting commonly referred to as "wake on demand" - the actual wording is different from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some BIOS have settings that instruct the computer to "wake up" from sleep/hybernate mode based on a setting such as a set day and time, mouse movement, keyboard input or remote signal over the network.

Reboot the computer and enter the BIOS set up. Search for settings related to power management or device management then turn off those that may cause the event. For example, one of my laptops has a setting to turn the system on based on day and time - I turned that setting off.

Easiest solution is to power down the system when not in use.

Regards,
GEWB

 

[nima]

I out the mouse, but unfortunately my laptop woke up last night again
I'm really confused!

Thanks you wilywombat for your reply.
But I don't think that my computer be hijacked.
I have this problem about 1 year! And several times I installed fresh windows.
But I try what you said, maybe you're right.


Please tell me for check, if you found any possible reasons that maybe cause this problem.
Thanks again.

 

[GEWB]

Try this and see if it works (another place to check in Windows 7):

1. Open the Control Panel then All Control Panel Items.
2. Open Power Options.
3. Your selected power plan is a radio button under Preferred plans. To the right of your selected plan click on the text link Change plan settings.
4. The Change settings window opens. Click on the text link Change advanced power settings - the Power Options window opens.
5. In the list box click the + symbol next to Sleep then click the + symbol next to Allow wake timers.
6. If the Setting: is Enable, click on the word Enable - it turns into a drop list.
7. Click the Enable drop list down arrow then click on Disable.
8. Click the Apply button in the lower right corner.
9. Click the OK button.

Done - you can close the Control Panel. I hope this works for you.

Regards,
GEWB

 

[nima]

Dear GEWB, thanks for your reply.
I checked BIOS, there was only one option about wake up, and it was disabled. I attached it's picture.
I had Vista on my computer, later I installed Seven. I feel after installing Seven, this problem stared. When I have Vista, there was any problem. I don't no, maybe this is irrelevant sense!

 

[nima]

Dear GEWB,
I did this settings in Power Options later, but didn't help

 

[GEWB]

Dear GEWB,
I did this settings in Power Options later, but didn't help

Well, it was worth the try - I'll keep thinking about this problem. If I have any other ideas I'll post in this thread.

Regards,
GEWB

 

[nima]

Hi all,

There is 3 nights that my laptop didn't wake up!
Last thing I do was cleaning system by Anti-virus and Anti Malware that wilywombat introduced.I use Kasper Internet Security, and is always update and clean my system, but that Anti-virus and Anti Malware found a remote program that I installed myself. I don't know why this remote application cause this problem, because I had that always on my system and used it.
But since that, by cleaning this remote application, my computer didn't wake up, I think that was the main problem.
I hope my computer doesn't wake up again and this problem be solved by removing that remote program and this topic be closed and I don't post again in this topic! LOL

Thanks again for your replies and your useful helps.
Also a special thank to wilywombat for his great help.

Best regards,
Nima

 

[wilywombat]

Hi Nima, Glad to hear you got your problem sorted out. Don't be a stranger and come back to the forums...there's always something interesting to read!

 

[nima]

Thank wilywombat,
Yeah, sure. Always I will visit this great forum. There is very good and useful informationwith professional users.