Stand By mode

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Andy

After installing Windows XP Upgrade over Win 98SE,
the "Stand By" option on the shut down screen is dimmed
and will not function. The Power Options no longer list
stand by controls or hibernation. How do I restore the
Stand By mode? Thank you in advance.
 
Visit the support website of the manufacturer of your video card,
search for Windows XP drivers, download and install them. Once
this is accomplished, the Standby button will become enabled.

If you have a notebook PC, then visit the notebook manufacturer's
support website and download the Windows XP video adapter drivers.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| After installing Windows XP Upgrade over Win 98SE,
| the "Stand By" option on the shut down screen is dimmed
| and will not function. The Power Options no longer list
| stand by controls or hibernation. How do I restore the
| Stand By mode? Thank you in advance.
 
Your problem might be that if ACPI is not enabled in the BIOS settings of the PC then Power Management functions will not be enabled under Windows. If you want to read about ACPI & Power Management for Windows, click on Help in the Start Menu and type in ACPI. Under Windows 2000 ACPI needed to be enabled PRIOR to installation of the software. I'm not sure if this is still the case with Windows XP. During the Install process Windows 2000 would install a different HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) for the OS to allow it to control power functions. This could not be changed after installation.

To see if Windows is installed with ACPI support you can either Right click on "My Computer" to display "System Properties" or go into the Control Panel and click on the System icon. On the "System Properites" menu click on the Hardware tab at the top. On the Hardware page click on the Device Manager button. This will display all the hardware devices in your PC. Click on the +plus sign next to the Computer Icon. If it shows Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI) PC then Windows was installed with ACPI support. If this is not shown then this is probably your problem.
 
I sincerely appreciate you response and will keep it for
future reference. Carey Frisch solved my present
problem. Still I thank you for offering help.
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Your problem might be that if ACPI is not enabled in the
Click to expand...
BIOS settings of the PC then Power Management functions
will not be enabled under Windows. If you want to read
about ACPI & Power Management for Windows, click on Help
in the Start Menu and type in ACPI. Under Windows 2000
ACPI needed to be enabled PRIOR to installation of the
software. I'm not sure if this is still the case with
Windows XP. During the Install process Windows 2000
would install a different HAL (Hardware Abstraction
Layer) for the OS to allow it to control power
functions. This could not be changed after installation.
To see if Windows is installed with ACPI support you can
Click to expand...
either Right click on "My Computer" to display "System
Properties" or go into the Control Panel and click on the
System icon. On the "System Properites" menu click on
the Hardware tab at the top. On the Hardware page click
on the Device Manager button. This will display all the
hardware devices in your PC. Click on the +plus sign
next to the Computer Icon. If it shows Advanced
Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI) PC then Windows
was installed with ACPI support. If this is not shown
then this is probably your problem.
 
Carey, Thank you very much and a hundred hugs for you.
Immediately, when I read your post I thought, "Of course,
why didn't I think of that.". I installed Nvidia's XP
driver and everything magically appeared. Another puzzle
I have is when I installed a boot version of XP Home for
a friend, the "My Briefcase" did not appear and I can't
find it in the Windows Components Wizard. Is it not
available in the boot Home version?
 
Carey,

Never mind about the My Briefcase. I right clicked the
wallpaper and made a "new" one. Thanks anyway.
 
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