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Cannot Enter Standby Mode During a Critical Process

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This article was previously published under Q302517

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Symptoms

If you are working in the console of a Windows Windows Server 2003-based computer while someone is logged into a remote desktop session at the same time and you attempt to enter Standby mode, you computer may not enter Standby mode. Instead, you may receive a "preparing for standby" message for a few seconds, and then the log on screen may return.

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Cause

This behavior can occur if your computer is currently occupied with a sensitive or critical activity such as creating (burning) a CD-ROM. As a safety feature, Windows Windows Server 2003 prevents the use of Standby mode if it will interrupt a critical process.

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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Keywords: KB302517, kbui, kbnofix, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 302517
Revision : 4
Created on : 3/2/2007
Published on : 3/2/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 406