Standby

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When I put the computer into standby and wake it up
again, it then goes through the whole boot up process
instead of just returning to where it had left off. Any
advice on how I could solve this problem would be really
appreciated. I'm running windows xp pro.

Brian
 
When I put the computer into standby and wake it up
again, it then goes through the whole boot up process
instead of just returning to where it had left off. Any
advice on how I could solve this problem would be really
appreciated. I'm running windows xp pro.

Brian
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Is this a desktop or a laptop? Some laptops will progress to hibernate
after they've been in standby for x amount of minutes. Check settings in
Control Panel> Power Options.
 
Hi Sharon,

It's a desktop, and I've checked all the settings under
control panel. Do you have any further suggestions?

Brian
 
Hi Sharon,

It's a desktop, and I've checked all the settings under
control panel. Do you have any further suggestions?

Brian
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What power scheme are you using in Control Panel> Power Options?


When you say that it goes through the whole boot process again, is it
starting over from POST or just from the welcome screen?

If just from the welcome screen, uncheck the box next to Prompt for
password when computer resumes..." If using a screensaver, uncheck a
similar box in the screensaver settings as well.

If it's going through the entire boot process (POST, loading Windows and so
on) then you'll need to dig deeper. Look in Event Viewer for any errors
noted at the time the system goes into standby or when you try to resume.
Am hoping you can find a clue referencing a driver or a program here.

If no luck, try disabling all running programs including those that run in
the background. Put the system into standby and try a resume. If
successful, then there is a program incompatibility that you will need to
track down.

If not successful then a driver or device is not complying with the rigors
of standby and resume. What drivers were updated recently? What hardware
was added since the machine hibernated correctly? May need to check with
the hardware manufacturer for a newer driver that is more standby-friendly.
 
I've done everything you suggest but it still hasn't
solved the problem so it must be something to do with a
driver or device which is really too complicated for me,
so I'll have to just put up with it!

However I wonder if you can advise me why the option
to "Turn off the hard disc after 20 minutes" is also not
working. The monitor turns off OK and my screensaver is
working fine.

Also I cannot manually put my computer into hibernation.
I have selected enable hibernation under power options
but when I press my power button and it asks me what I
want to do, hibernation is not included as one of the
options.

If you do have any ideas here I would really appreciate
it.

Many thanks,

Brian
 
However I wonder if you can advise me why the option
to "Turn off the hard disc after 20 minutes" is also not
working.
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How many physical hard drives does the computer have? If only one, that
cuts down the chances for it to be turned off. How many background tasks
are configured to run when the system is idle (virus scans, software
updates, etc)? Is the Index service implemented on this system?
 
Also I cannot manually put my computer into hibernation.
I have selected enable hibernation under power options
but when I press my power button and it asks me what I
want to do, hibernation is not included as one of the
options.
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After clucking Start> Turn Off, press and hold the Shift key. The Standby
button will change to Hibernate.
 
The computer only has 1 hard drive (40 meg) and Index
Service is implemented. I have reduced one of the virus
scans from every 5 minuted to every 30 minutes. This
might help?

Brian
 
The computer only has 1 hard drive (40 meg) and Index
Service is implemented. I have reduced one of the virus
scans from every 5 minuted to every 30 minutes. This
might help?
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Both Index service and virus scans ever 30 minutes are going to keep the
drive busy. Once the search index is built, that activity should die down
and only reappear for short periods of time when there are new additions to
your files. Changing antivirus to every 30 minutes... to examine files,
requires hard drive activity. So I'm not sure how much benefit you're going
to see by having changed that setting.

I use Standby and Hibernate regularly on my tablet PC. On a rare occasion I
use Hibernate on the desktop - standby not at all. Personally, I don't like
placing the drives into standy on a desktop. I get more irritated waiting
for drives to spin back up than I get about no standby - but that's my
preference, not yours.
 
Hi Sharon,

Thank you so much for your kind help. Are you suggesting
I should disable the Index Service, would this help?

If not, I think I'll simply take your advice and forget
about standby and hibernation! How often do you switch
your desktop computer off? I've heard that it is better
to leave it on 24/7. What's your view?

Brian
 
Hi Sharon,

Thank you so much for your kind help. Are you suggesting
I should disable the Index Service, would this help?

If not, I think I'll simply take your advice and forget
about standby and hibernation! How often do you switch
your desktop computer off? I've heard that it is better
to leave it on 24/7. What's your view?
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Indexing service is slick if you're on a huge network. There is little
benefit for the average home user. Turning it off may help. Your antivirus
program is set to scan every 30 minutes. That may still interfere with
Standby. It may not. Depends on how "quietly" your program performs this
background scanning.

If it interferes with standby and this is something that you really want to
utilize, consider changing that schedule. You probably have auto-protection
enabled which is constant protection but doesn't go to the same deep levels
as a thorough scan. A thorough scan could be done on a schedule: daily,
every few days or weekly. I don't think I would go longer than a week
considering the number of viruses flying around on the internet.

There are good arguments for and against leaving the computer on for
extended periods of time. Personally, I power down every evening. Unplug if
I'm going to be gone for an extended amount of time (days or more). Once in
a while, I'll leave the system on for a few nights in a row but these are
exceptions and not the norm. The power supply can be iffy out here in the
rural areas and I like small electric bills. ;)
 
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