Standby not selectable

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If I click start, then Turn off computer... the standy button is not
selectable. Why is that, and what can I do about it?
 
The lack of a Standby button indicates you are using XP's
generic VGA drivers.

Your video adapter drivers probably need to be reinstalled.
Visit the support web site of the manufacturer of your video
card adapter and download the latest drivers.

Before installing them, uninstall the old drivers. In your
Control Panel, open the Add or Remove Programs applet
and look for your video drivers to uninstall.

If you happen to have a notebook computer, visit the notebook
manufacturer's support website to download the correct video
adapter drivers for your specific notebook model.

After installing a fresh set of drivers, right-click on your
desktop and select Properties > Settings, change the Color
Quality to "Highest (32 bit), then adjust your Screen Resolution
to your liking, then click on Apply.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| If I click start, then Turn off computer... the standy button is not
| selectable. Why is that, and what can I do about it?
 
You might also check the power manegment settings. see if you have an APM
tab then make sure you have enabled advanced power management support. if it
is enabled or you dont have that tab then you should check the power schemes
tab to make sure that you have the option to set a time for standby mode. If
not then you should follow Carey's directions above
 
Another possibility might be that Hibernation is not enabled. To check this
go to:
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Power Options. Click on the tab that says
"Hibernation" and make sure that the box that enables hibernation is checked.

Good Luck,
Mack
 
You must also install the INF drivers from your Motherboard CD. Check that
APM is enable from BIOS settings.
 
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