Bald Eagle
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I have read about this problem in one of your earlier threads. It was quite a detailed thread and very instructive, but never gave me sufficient clues to solve my own problem. Some of the suggestions were extremely complex, involving reinstalling Windows etc. - I am not prepared to go that far.
My Standby stopped working recently for no reason that I can understand. When engaging Standby, which I do all the time, it shuts down my computer. This is a big pain, as it means I have to reinvent the wheel and start up all over again and it is disruptive and takes too long.
However, Hibernate still works perfectly, so I am using that at present. The only problem with Hibernate is that it takes 448 MB of hard disk space and hogs my VM to the bone.
As the problem was sudden, I can only assume that it was a function of some other sudden event like updates or new programs etc. causing a conflict. In other words it looks a simple but as yet unknown matter which caused the trouble, therefore it must be equally simple to restore it.
Question :-
I suspect a good start is to establish the technical reason why Hibernate still works and Standby does not. Can anybody explain this ?
I do not wish to repeat all the complexities of the previous thread, since my entire system works perfectly and I have no wish to upset it - "If it works OK, don`t fix it".
Your comments will be very much appreciated.
Many thanks
PC data :-
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 5200B, x86 Family 15 Model 107 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 447 Mb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430, 256 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 78528 MB, Free - 52986 MB;
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd., M61PME-S2P
Antivirus: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled
My Standby stopped working recently for no reason that I can understand. When engaging Standby, which I do all the time, it shuts down my computer. This is a big pain, as it means I have to reinvent the wheel and start up all over again and it is disruptive and takes too long.
However, Hibernate still works perfectly, so I am using that at present. The only problem with Hibernate is that it takes 448 MB of hard disk space and hogs my VM to the bone.
As the problem was sudden, I can only assume that it was a function of some other sudden event like updates or new programs etc. causing a conflict. In other words it looks a simple but as yet unknown matter which caused the trouble, therefore it must be equally simple to restore it.
Question :-
I suspect a good start is to establish the technical reason why Hibernate still works and Standby does not. Can anybody explain this ?
I do not wish to repeat all the complexities of the previous thread, since my entire system works perfectly and I have no wish to upset it - "If it works OK, don`t fix it".
Your comments will be very much appreciated.
Many thanks
PC data :-
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 5200B, x86 Family 15 Model 107 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 447 Mb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430, 256 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 78528 MB, Free - 52986 MB;
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd., M61PME-S2P
Antivirus: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled