Can't get Stand By to work

[Guest Shirley]

I'm using xp sp2 (I don't want sp3 as I've heard some horror stories about

it). My Stand By was working just fine, but all of a sudden I click it and

nothing happens. I'm able to shut down ok and even restart ok, but the

Stand By does not respond. I've changed nothing on my computer. I would

appreciate some input.

 

Thanks

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: Can't get Stand By to work

 

 

"Shirley" <gata@aol.com> wrote in message

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> I'm using xp sp2 (I don't want sp3 as I've heard some horror stories about

> it).

 

If you were to base your decision on the many problems that you have read on

just this forum alone, you could well be put off SP3 forever. However, it

should be remebered that the dozen or so incidents here should be considered

against the thousands of successful installations that nobody bothers to

mention precisely because they don't have a problem.

 

Yes there are a few people who have a problem (but then, equally there are

poeple who have problems that are nothing to do with SP3), but for most

people SP3 installs without any problems.

 

If you are that worried, then you should have a proper backup of you windows

installation before installing SP3, and that way, if it doesn't go acording

to plan, you can easily fall back to the original installation.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Can't get Stand By to work

 

Maybe the video driver is incorrect?

 

How to troubleshoot hibernation and standby issues in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907477/en-us

 

Shirley wrote:

> I'm using xp sp2 (I don't want sp3 as I've heard some horror stories

> about it). My Stand By was working just fine, but all of a sudden I

> click it and nothing happens. I'm able to shut down ok and even restart

> ok, but the Stand By does not respond. I've changed nothing on my

> computer. I would appreciate some input.

>

> Thanks