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re: Can't get computer to "sleep" in Windows XP Professional Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 2:10 pm Posted by Ricer46 (22014 messages posted) Most likely you have some process running in the background that's causing the problem. Begin by looking in the Task Manager, try to determine which processes are not system processes, and shut those down until you find the culprit. On Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 11:20 am, Sara wrote: >I can not select 'Stand By' or 'Hibernate' anywhere. I have tried the %windir% shortcut, >only to get nowhere. With the heat of the summer, I would rather not leave my computer >on all day, but I need it for work, so I come back often. It would be much more convenient >for me to not have to turn it on and off. > > >Thanks in advance. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Can't get computer to "sleep" in Windows XP Professional Friday, July 3, 2009 at 7:55 pm Posted by NigelHH (1176 messages posted) Do you mean when you click Start > Power Off Computer, you do not get a Standby option? If so, that may mean that it is disabled in the BIOS... [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum