Macbook won't go to sleep when plugged in

Hi,
Have looked at a few other issues people have had regarding this, and from them tried : Turning off printer sharing. Turning off all share options in the shared folder. And i am STILL having this issue.
When the power cable is not plugged in, it goes to sleep fine. But when it is plugged in, it just keeps running and running when closing the lid or trying to put to sleep.
One user said to help diagnose you can type pmset -g in terminal.
Having done this, i got :
Active Profiles:
Battery Power                    -1
AC Power                    -1*
Currently in use:
standbydelay          4200
standby          0
womp                    1
halfdim          1
panicrestart          157680000
hibernatefile          /var/vm/sleepimage
sms                    1
networkoversleep          0
disksleep          10
sleep                    0 (imposed by 19, 208)
hibernatemode          3
ttyskeepawake          1
displaysleep          10
acwake                    0
lidwake          1
When doing the command ps -ef |grep -e 19 the imposing "19" brought up LOADS of files, ranging from Word-related app files, google chrome.app, HP printer, lots of library folders, etc. i didnt really look that hard but recognised some words from all the gobbledy gook
and ps -ef |grep -e 208 brings up :
202   208     1   0 3:18pm ??         1:04.28 /usr/sbin/coreaudiod
501   512   477   0 4:42pm ttys000    0:00.00 grep -e 208
Any idea what any of this could mean, and how to fix this issue?

Hi.
I had the same problem not to long ago.
I did the following steps to fix the problem:
1. Download Smart Sleep preference pane, (install for ALL USERS), and change your computer's sleep mode to SMART SLEEP.
2. Download and install the latest Debug kit straight from Apple here: http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/download/usbdebug.html
(you may need to agree to terms or whatnot)
3. Once your computer restarts after a successful install of the debug kit, try closing your lid, and make sure you have no USB or other peripherals attached to your MacBook.
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