windows standby question.. help!

[dmw319]

The way my computer is set up, i can't put it into standby mode.. or sleep (like idle or whatever you call it). It has windows XP professional on it. but when i click "start/turn off computer/try to put it to standby, its not an option. the button is there but its like hazed over, so that i wont be able to click it. how do i go and switch my settings so that i can put it into standby mode?? thanks!

[Tyler]

right click on your desktop.. go to properties.. then go to the screen saver tab.. then click on POWER under the MONITOR POWER space...

then go around i think its in advanced. u can se it up and whatnot

[95Batmobile]

I think you can push Left Shift and the shut down options will change to show "Hibernate".

[dmw319]

Originally posted by 95Batmobile:
I think you can push Left Shift and the shut down options will change to show "Hibernate".

uh what? haha

[Big Tymer]

u may have an "AT" case or power supplly and not an "ATX"

[L32Projekt]

Check your BIOS settings.

[dmw319]

ive checked bios. anybody have any ideas??

[98Camaro3.8]

First check to make sure ACPI/APM is enabled in BIOS. Then:

Start button -> Control Panel -> Power Options -> Hibernate tab -> check Enable hibernate support box -> Apply/OK -> reboot.

[dmw319]

ok just doubled checked bios. everything is enabled as it should be. but i dont have a hibernate tab in my power options window.

[kristen]

something needs to be done. but that was so wrong!

[teal99camaro]

How old is your computer. Is this a laptop or a Desktop?
If its a Laptop, odds are the company that made the laptop have their own software managing your power settings.. This could be possible for some desktops too (sony).. Try looking in your taskbar for power management.. If nothing is there look in your programs.

[dmw319]

its a desktop and its roughly a year old. my friend who is a huge computer geek put it together for me all customized and everything. its a beast of a computer but i just cant get it to fall asleep haha.

ive checked everywhere i think it just cant do it.. *shrug*

[LD]

Mine is doing that too, but only after they changed the hard drive and mother board
laptop btw

[Dojo2000]

Hibernate and Standby are two different things.

Why do you want it to Standby so bad?

[shock_core]

standby and hibernate are worthless, leave it on :D