In XP Home -- go to Control Panel, Power Options and input "never" for your standby mode. Judith I have been searching in the help section and find a standby and hibernate. I have not figured out which mine is doing but I think it is standby and that standby is synonymous with sleep. Is that right folks? Anyway I still don't know how to make it quit doing it. Joyce To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk