I would like to be able to keep my computer in a sleeping state and THEN be able to access it using remote desktop. Will RD wake the sleeping computer? I know there are options for wake on land etc. but does this work? Is it a feature of Windows 7?Jimmy Fallon Computer Assistance www.mainstreetchatham.com

As far as I know, currently the answer is No.However, you maytryfirst waking the computer on LAN, then using Remote Desktop to access the sleeping computer. Best RegardsDale

RD will not wakeup ur network card butyou can use this solution Wake On LAN from hibernate or off mode One way to do this is the following. Check whether the network adapter on the target computer supports Wake On LAN. Enable the function in the network adapter settings or in any special management program that came with it. If the network adapter is integrated on the motherboard, enable Wake On LAN in the motherboard BIOS. Download and install WakeOnLanGui from www.depicus.com. On the target computer, i.e. the one to be woken up, open a command line window and enter the command: ipconfig /all Note the physical address (sometimes called MAC = Media Access Control address) of your Ethernet adapter from the ipconfig output. Example: 00-E0-18-90-A5-44 Run WakeOnLanGui on the computer from which you want to wake the other computer and type the physical address into the proper field in WakeOnLanGui. The other two fields are filled with 255.255.255.255, and the port is 7 or actually any other port. Port 9 is sometimes used. Shut down the computer to be waked. Test WakeOnLanGui.