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Walter R.
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      4th May 2007
If I put my computer (Win XP SP2) in stand-by (sleep) mode, it takes 30
seconds before it wakes up again, after I hit a key or move the mouse.

That makes the stand-by mode almost worthless.

Anything I can do about this?

Thanks

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Uncle Grumpy
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      4th May 2007
"Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>If I put my computer (Win XP SP2) in stand-by (sleep) mode, it takes 30
>seconds before it wakes up again, after I hit a key or move the mouse.
>
>That makes the stand-by mode almost worthless.
>
>Anything I can do about this?


Go pour a cup of coffee while you wait that god-awful "30 seconds"??
 
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Richard
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      4th May 2007
Hi Walter,

I can't answer your question.

I really don't know the purpose of "standby". Instead, I use
Hibernate and it works beautifully for my purposes which are (1)
safety when I leave the computer unattended for a significant period;
and (2) to restore all my running applications to their pre-shutdown
state.

I suspect that my restoration from hibernation doesn't take much more
time than your recovery from standby, but that fact probably doesn't
really do anything to solve your problem.

Good luck,
Richard

On May 3, 9:07 pm, "Walter R." <w...@example.com> wrote:
> If I put my computer (Win XP SP2) in stand-by (sleep) mode, it takes 30
> seconds before it wakes up again, after I hit a key or move the mouse.
>
> That makes the stand-by mode almost worthless.
>
> Anything I can do about this?
>
> Thanks
>
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Walter R.
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      4th May 2007
Hello Grumpy

At my age, every 30 seconds counts!

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"Uncle Grumpy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>If I put my computer (Win XP SP2) in stand-by (sleep) mode, it takes 30
>>seconds before it wakes up again, after I hit a key or move the mouse.
>>
>>That makes the stand-by mode almost worthless.
>>
>>Anything I can do about this?

>
> Go pour a cup of coffee while you wait that god-awful "30 seconds"??



 
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who
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      4th May 2007
In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> If I put my computer (Win XP SP2) in stand-by (sleep) mode, it takes 30
> seconds before it wakes up again, after I hit a key or move the mouse.
>
> That makes the stand-by mode almost worthless.
>
> Anything I can do about this?
>
> Thanks

Probably due to your HD(s) being slow starting up.
I suggest only putting it to sleep if you are going to leave it for at
least an hour or so.
 
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Richard
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      4th May 2007
> I suggest only putting it to sleep if you are going to leave it for at
> least an hour or so.


Right on! I didn't have the wit to say that explicitly.
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On May 4, 3:38 am, who <i...@notaspammer.net> wrote:
> In article <u84HIiejHHA.4...@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>,
> "Walter R." <w...@example.com> wrote:
>
> > If I put my computer (Win XP SP2) in stand-by (sleep) mode, it takes 30
> > seconds before it wakes up again, after I hit a key or move the mouse.

>
> > That makes the stand-by mode almost worthless.

>
> > Anything I can do about this?

>
> > Thanks

>
> Probably due to your HD(s) being slow starting up.
> I suggest only putting it to sleep if you are going to leave it for at
> least an hour or so.



 
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