MLD wrote:
>
> "Dave T." <davey@MyPlace.net> wrote in message
> news:1Hbfk.12528$LG4.817@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> When my computer goes to sleep, I can wake it up by pressing a mapped
>> key on my keyboard. The problem is that sometimes I have to press the
>> key 5 or 6 times before vista will wake up. This also shows up when it
>> is time for a scheduled task to take place, such as backup. I
>> scheduled a wake-up in task scheduler, but sometimes it fails. Can
>> someone clue me how to trouble-shoot this problem?
>>
>> Dave T.
>
> Try holding the key down for several seconds---In my system it's the
> Space key (holding for several seconds) that wakes my computer out of
> sleep.
> MLD

Thanks MLD, that does seem to work, but it doesn't solve the problem
with the scheduled wake-up. I have task scheduler set to try the wake-up
once per minute for 20 minutes. It works occasionally, but fails more
often than that.
Dave