Gads, Windows is broken.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;810719&spid=1173&sid=255
> 
> SYMPTOMS
> Your computer may unexpectedly resume from standby or hibernation and
> then automatically return to standby or hibernation after two minutes.
> 
(sound familiar?)
> 
> STATUS
> This behavior is by design.
> 

...

It appears that 'drivers' can periodically kick some timers in Windows
to reset the "yes, I'm busy, please don't go back to sleeeeep!"

I don't know if 'applications' can or can't.  (Slimserver would have to
be able to call the DontGoBackToSleep() system call, assuming such a
thing exists, every X minutes if any of the clients was still in play
mode.)

I don't think the 'keep sql in ram' thing will help.  If the activity
timer is based on 'driver' level things (ie, keyboard, mouse, etc) then
it will still go back to sleep.  If it's based on 'disk activity' then
it won't go to sleep.

My guess is that for Windows, you'll have to manually sleep your
computer with a keyboard button, and that it won't be able to go back
to sleep on a timer -- that's what that knowledgebase article implies
to me.

And, yes, I think that's broken, too, but... I don't use Windows, just
got curious at how broken it is. :)


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