New Vista Home Prem 32 bit Install

[denmarfl]

Just started up a New Laptop that came with Vista Home Prem; 32 Bit OS

Questions:
When Vista was starting for the 1st time and going thru setup a Window
opened asking you to Select HOME, WORK or PUBLIC Network. I selected HOME.
I would like to know how I can change this to PUBLIC.

When the Laptop is operating off battery power and goes into sleep, I am
unable to wake it up by using mouse, striking a key, etc. Instead I must
close the Lid and re-open it, then I get a Window that shows my Window Signon
Image....below the image it reads LOCKED....when I click on the Image, it
goes to the Desktop. Any ideas what is going on?

 

[Paul Smith]

When Vista was starting for the 1st time and going thru setup a Window
opened asking you to Select HOME, WORK or PUBLIC Network. I selected
HOME.
I would like to know how I can change this to PUBLIC.

Hello.

You can change this in the Network and Sharing Center (search on the Start
Menu). Just click Customize on the right hand side of the page. However
you might want to read up the differences between the three options. Home
is probably best for a home environment, sharing is enabled between machine.
Public would lock basically all LAN functions out.

When the Laptop is operating off battery power and goes into sleep, I am
unable to wake it up by using mouse, striking a key, etc. Instead I must
close the Lid and re-open it,

If you've got a power button use that. You might not be able to change the
keyboard or mouse to wake the machine, you could try looking in Device
Manager and going into the Properties of the mouse or keyboard see if
there's options there to allow them to wake the machine. Otherwise it could
be machine specific, possibly an option on the BIOS.

then I get a Window that shows my Window Signon
Image....below the image it reads LOCKED....when I click on the Image, it
goes to the Desktop. Any ideas what is going on?

Default behavior. You can go into Power Options, and on the left hand side
is an option for 'Require a password on wakeup', you'll need to elevate by
pressing 'Change settings that are currently unavailable' before you can
make the change.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[denmarfl]

Thanks.... I had looked at the Network & Sharing Center...but when I saw
PUBLIC and PRIVATE (which is Marked) and not WORK, and, since I expected to
see all 3 choices, HOME, WORK, PUBLIC....I did not feel I was looking at the
right place. I fully expected to see a window with the 3 choices as I saw
during Windows Setup.

I do plan to travel with this Laptop, keeping it set to HOME (even though
the Network & Sharing Center shows it as PRIVATE (Private and Home are the
SAME?).....will I be able to access Hot spots in Cafe's.....on board Cruise
ships, etc?

I think the wake-up issue is a power saving issue.....