Can't get Stand By to work

[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

 

[M.I.5¾]

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.

 

[Bob I]

Maybe the video driver is incorrect?

How to troubleshoot hibernation and standby issues in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907477/en-us