CC.
Until someone else comes up with a reason/fix here is a way of getting your system to shutdown after a suitable interval. (Sorry..it doesn't appear to support going to standby)
on the Start menu use run and enter
shutdown /s /f /t 3600
where the 3600 is the time in seconds (3600 = 1 hr)
IF you find that you need to cancel the shutdown just run
shutdown /a
Now...what is on your play list
.. a little Bolero,...
Any suggestions anyone???
PS make sure that you DO NOT have a sound associated with the windows shutdown or you will find the soothing music is terminated by that horrible windows TADA
MAx