# Computer auto turn off

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-auto-turn-off/131779>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 19, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-auto-turn-off/131779 "2004-12-19T19:52:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-auto-turn-off/131779/1 "2004-12-19T19:52:07Z")

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How do you tell Windows XP not to go into standby only when you’re rendering some 3D, exporting Flash, sending a file over AIM, etc…?

Just recently, I got cut off on AIM when I left the house. And I wasted an hour trying to send a file.