Just restored my system with XP after my old hard drive crashed with restore discs. Computer will not go into stand by mode or hibernate, its just shuts down. Then when I hit the keyboard it take about 4-5 minutes to get the desktop up. I even have my hard drive set to never shut down only the monitor with standby and hibernate off and it still shuts off. When I restart, it takes just as long. Any suggestions? A few times I tried to open up internet explorer and all my icons disappeared as well as my task bar. Is this my computer or my OS? Thanks, CHEETAH.

I would think your OS . Try repair . http://sft-cyber.com/Re%20Win.htm Sometimes a program, bad driver or conflicts that destroy or corrupt files will necessitate a reinstallation. WinXP will replace damaged or corrupted files without disturbing your data or registry settings so that these will still be available to you. 1. Boot from the WinXP CD 2. Select set up WinXP(ENTER) 3. Windows will find an existing copy of itself and give you the option to repair the highlighted installation 4. WinXP will copy the necessary files to your HD and install ============================== http://rogier.xszone.nl/windows/wintricks.html http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/winnt32.asp http://www.labmice.net/articles/winntcmd.htm • Reinstall XP and keep all your current installed applications and settings . Go to the location of your source files {could be a copy of the I386 folder on your hard disk or the Windows XP CD} .

Check your power settings in the BIOS, what's it called, ACPI I'm sure, make sure it is disabled, the two could be conflicting.