computer won't sleep


  1. Wicca
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    computer won't sleep


    my friends computer will not sleep when firefox or internet explorer is opened
    i have it set to go off in 3 mins but does not when they are opened
    in media sharing i have allow computer to sleep so what is wrong
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  3. HQuest
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 | OSX Lion 10.7 x64
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    Although Intel dislikes upgrading the INF files, I was able to fix my computer not sleeping problems by forcing a reinstall of Intel INF files (using -overall command line parameter & reboot).

    Other than that, maybe you have some application running which is blocking the sleep feature.
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