Re: TROUBLE WAKING UP COMPUTER AFTER UPDATE INSTALLED

Check the ReportingEvents.log located in
WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution

That will show all updates that were sucessfully installed automatically. However, I'm not certain if it will show a driver installation since I never allow the auto install of drivers.

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jbc.1953 wrote:

Peter, I did that when the problem first began, and it was a prioity update that automatically reinstalled after I shut down the next time. I realize that I can opt to not install it, but since I am not really on top of what is important and what is not, I have tended to let MS tell me what is priority or not.........really don't know if that is what is causing the problem, but that is the only change that has occurred........
will restore to prior date again and opt not to install the update, and see what happens then I guess! Thanks!!

"peter" wrote:


You need to uninstall the latest update...then you need to change your settings to let the automatic update NOTIFY you so that YOU can decide what to download....you should only download the priority ones for MS software....all hardware updates should come from the hardware manufacturer.
peter

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"jbc.1953" <jbc.1953@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:04C476F0-2537-412D-864E-D9B3D5080174@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My notebook has not acted properly since the latest automatic update from
windows was installed around the 13th of feb.....it acts like it doesn't want
to wake up. The lights come on, but the ones indicating cpu activity do not
come on. This appears to be more common when I forget to shut down and the
computer does it for me, but also has happened first thing in the morning
after a full shutdown the night before. Anyone else having these problems or
do I need to head to the repair shop?


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