laptop won't sleep

spotsanddots

i have gotten into a bad habit of watch friends dvds at night and falling asleep watching them but i wake up because of the light of the laptop screen..i have the laptop set to go to sleep after 2hrs but it wont do it..is it because window media player is running?

consultech

spotsanddots wrote: »

i have gotten into a bad habit of watch friends dvds at night and falling asleep watching them but i wake up because of the light of the laptop screen..i have the laptop set to go to sleep after 2hrs but it wont do it..is it because window media player is running?

Yes. Plug it out from the mains and it'll turn itself off after the battery runs out.

That, or give it dozol.

spotsanddots

but my laptop battery is so useless it lasts only 5min ( ive had it less than 2 yrs) so i wudnt even be able to hear a full episode

Yawns

Have you tried Milk or Hot chocolate?

Yawns

Also google switchoff

If I remember right it's free. Just set it at a countdown and tick force applications to close. Works a treat.

hucklebuck

Set it to autoshutdown:):

Step 1:
Start >> Program >> Accessories >> System Tools >> Scheduled Tasks

Step 2:
File >> New >> Sheduled Task and call it shutdown with the time you want it to shutdown

Step 3:
Double click the task, and go to the task tab.

Step 4:
Under "run" paste C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 50
Under "start in" paste C:\WINDOWS\system32

Step 5:
Under "Schedule" tab, set the time and frequency.
Set daily under Scheduled Tasks and set the time under Start Time.

Step 6:
click ok.


All done . The 50 in step 4 gives you 50 seconds to save your work, if you need longer then increase this.

spotsanddots

Yawns wrote: »

Have you tried Milk or Hot chocolate?

yes!lol

consultech

Can't believe for all m years of 'puters that I actually suggested just unplugging it. I've also used vista shutdown timer or somethin similar in the past too.