Power down via keyboard

[Yoda Knight]

I changed keyboards recently. The new "better" keyboard came with drivers etc, but now the power & sleep buttons don't work. I get a message about "A device driver or program won't allow it".
Any ideas ????

Thanx in advance.

[JungleMan1]

Do you mean the power/sleep buttons on your computer, or power/sleep buttons on the keyboard (some of em have specialized buttons)?

[Yoda Knight]

I was unaware that any boxes have sleep/power buttons !
I am talking about on my keyboard (BTC Multimedia 9000)

[Vette]

Do you have sleep mode disabled on your computer either in the BIOS on in Windows? You might check your settings both under system / properties and in control panel / power. ... ;)

[Darren Wilson]

Unplug any USB devices then try, as USB devices are notorious for stopping sleep/standby/hibernation actions. If the Keyboard is USB, try it with a PS/2 convertor (if available)

[ClickHere2Surf.com]

it must be the keyboard's drivers preventing stand by. My wireless 900mhz keyboard does the same.