Hi, Marcus.
I'm running WinXP SP2 and Standby works fine for me.
You can see your computer; we can't, so you'll have to tell us about it:
Make and model (or mobo/CPU/RAM, etc., if you built it yourself)? How many
HDs, and what interface (SCSI, SATA, IDE)? WinXP Pro or Home? SP2
installed? On a network? Stuff that makes a difference between our being
able to offer you intelligent advice versus just shooting blindly in the
dark, hoping we can guess what will help you.
HOW are you trying to enter Standby? Start | Turn off computer | Standby?
Then what happens next? Does your computer hang? Do you get any error
messages? Does it reboot? Does it hibernate instead of Standby?
RC