What is the proper way to open a laptop lid?

Is there a way to keep a laptop from coming out of sleep when lid is closed?

• I have a laptop with Windows 7.  I want it to go to sleep and stay asleep until I open the lid.  But it's always coming out of sleep. I know there are some apps that might wake the computer up sometimes.  Moving the mouse also wakes the computer up.  Why?  The lid is closed!  I can't use the computer with the lid closed!  Stay asleep! Yes, I could look for these issues but why should I?  Why the heck does the computer even wake up at all when when the lid is closed?  That's just dumb.  What on Earth can I do with the lid closed? Anyway.  How can I prevent this?  Basically, I only want one event to have the capability of waking the computer up: opening the lid.  Period.  Nothing should be able to wake it up.  What can I do to make this happen?  EDIT: Don't edit this question.  It's worded the way it is for a reason.  Someone removed something and now I have an answer that I was specifically trying to avoid.

• Answer:

  Customize your settings, check for softwares. Alarm clock or something like that is waking it up from sleep. Go to control panel & check for newly installed APPS and check thier settings. Try installing and uninstalling them to find out which application is causing you trouble. This will work. If it does not work then contact your Service provider.(there may be a defect in your hardware controls).