Re: resources?? cause computer to go slow??

On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 22:07:41 -0400, Chuck & Karen wrote:

> I went into the control panel,,,power options,,,and then to hibernate tab
> and unclicked the enable hibernation...is this ok?? is that the same as
> standby??? and then I went to power schemes and click "never" on the turn
> off monitor... will this help...I already have updated all my drivers about
> a month ago...I have had this problems for a while....computer store said
> they couldnt find anything wrong ...until I just mentioned this about
> slowing of the computer after being on all day long....he then said
> resources,,, also stating what you did about older windows 9x having the
> problems not xp...
>
> so far nothing has came up with all the scans I have done for viruses or
> anything else...the only thing I havent done and am a little worried about
> is that memory test??? on jones web site....looks more advance than I feel!!
> any suggestion on that...

The memory test is easier than you think. Just follow the directions. Tip:
Set it to run when you're not going to be at the computer for a bit so it
can do its thing unencumbered.

Hibernate and standby are two different things. Standby the system kicks
back - some devices are "disengaged" (if you will) to allow lower power
consumption. When you wake the computer up, the devices and drivers don't
always kick back in 100%.

Hibernate stores a system state in a special and shuts the computer down.
When you start back up, there is a semi-normal load of Windows and then the
saved system state is restored. You can still get into trouble with
hibernate though as most systems are set to standby before proceeding to
hibernate. It's really standby that's the kicker though.

Spend some time on the "msconfig" section of Jupiter Jones' page. Trim down
start up to items necessary for your hardware devices and a few
applications that you use everyday.

Also, a little oddball of a setting but it might help is to uncheck the
option to search for network drives at startup. You'll find this in Folder
Options> View. It's one of the very first options that can be selected.

WIA service - for cameras and scanners - can also cause an overall
slowdown. You can try disabling this in Administrative tools> services.
Right click on it and select Properties. Change startup type to disabled.
Restart system and test. If you find this is detrimental to your use of
camera or scanner (usually isn't), then step the startup type up to manual.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Power issues (Standby and Hibernate)
    ... Is there possibly an issue with the SATA connection on that motherboard/BIOS combo? ... Resources to help troubleshoot shutdown problems in Windows XP ... not enter standby or hibernate correctly. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Resume after Hibernate difficulty
    ... When I choose to Hibernate instead of StandBy the close-down ... Following the suggestion of another contributor at a different Windows XP ... more error lines from MsiInstaller. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • issue with xp & hibernate/standby
    ... windows xp pro. ... recently, but after I was done cleaning the machine back up, hibernate ... didn't work, and neither did standby. ... cleanup type things (scandisk, defrag, disk cleanup, virus scans, ...
    (alt.os.windows-xp)
  • Kill a driver before shutdown, standby, or hibernation?
    ... running under Windows 2000. ... Anyway that MOH driver ... I shutdown, standby, or hibernate. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: lost hibernate / stadby function please help
    ... Did it your fast way and I still had hibernate and standby functions... ... unchecked (all drivers / services except basic and hardware ones are ... "Tinkerer" wrote: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Loading