Standby icon in XP is grayed out what do i do

XpUser4Real January 9, 2011 at 07:16:21

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Desktop

Dude375 January 10, 2011 at 18:25:42

Bring "Task Manager" up by right-clicking taskbar>Task Manager>Shut down (in toolbar) > stand by

Dude375 January 10, 2011 at 18:26:24

Oops, mine is grayed out also

XpUser4Real January 11, 2011 at 09:06:12

standby and hiberanation are not recommended for desktops. Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions Cheers

Well I want to do it so that I can turn off my hdd and stuff without turning the whole PC off...

THX 1138 January 11, 2011 at 09:37:01

You set those under Power Options in Control Panel.

Already tried power options. nothing there

Dude375 January 11, 2011 at 16:40:51

Why not use 'Hibernate' mode instead?

mickliq January 11, 2011 at 17:44:44

As was already stated, Standby & Hibernate are power saving features for mobile devices, not desktops. If you're trying to be "green" or if turning your machine on & off is too much of a chore, right click on the desktop screen, click Properties, click the Screen Saver tab, click the Power button - you can then adjust your Power Scheme settings to your heart's content.

Dude375: I have neither hibernate or standby...

XpUser4Real January 12, 2011 at 07:58:24

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/... The link above should help you. On further research it could be a vga driver problem http://techdows.com/2008/05/solutio... Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions Cheers