Re: Mouse does not work after resuming from Standby mode

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From: Dan Seur (click_at_casta.net)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:18:01 -0500

Seems to me you have a flaw in your custom code. Some process(es?) isn't
waking up, perhaps because it was killed at suspension time. Could be
some slight miscoding at an API. Try checking services' settings, too.

Sheri Sourbeck wrote:

> I have a laptop loaded with Win2K Pro, SP4. The startup Shell on this
> system has been changed from Explorer.exe to a custom application that I
> have written. The system has also been configured to go into standby mode
> after 30 minutes. When the system returns from standby the mouse no longer
> works. If I change my shell back to Explorer.exe I do not experience this
> problem.
>
> NOTE: I do not have the option of leaving Explorer.exe as the shell and
> placing my application in the starup group. This system is installed
> onboard aircraft and the FAA wants to ensure that there is no access to the
> OS. Access to TaskMgr.exe has also been disabled.
>
>