Posted: 8/14/2002 8:46:54 AM EDT
| My computer keeps going into hibernation mode which I don't mind but sometimes I am trying to download something and it keeps on doing this is there anyway to turn the hibernation off? |
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Sorry to bring this up, [b]1911greg[/b], but I had Windows ME on my computer for about a year. It never did stop giving me big problems! Finally, the straw that broke the camel's back was when I got my DSL connection and had to install an ethernet card in the computer. Went to Best Buy for the card and installation, and when they were trying to get the card installed, the computer kept freezing up. At first they thought the ethernet card was flawed, so they tried another, and another, without success. They came to the conclusion that it was my ME program that was 'messed up' and needed to be reinstalled! 'Reinstalled' does that mean what I think it does? I would lose [u]all[/u] my files? sez I. Yes it does, sez they. Well, then I can't do it. I can't lose all my files, which are no backed up, etc. Is there any other way? Nope, sez they! So, as I stood there pondering my misfortune, it suddenly occurred to me - buy Windows XP! I asked them, if I install Windows XP as an upgrade, won't that new program 'adopt' all my old files in the new OS? Yes, sez they! (What idiots, they didn't think about that) So I bought the Windows XP Home version for $100.00 and had them install it - worked like a charm! That is my advice, pure and simple! Eric The(LongSuffering)Hun[>]:)] |
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There are two places you may have to go to fix it. In the control panel there should be a power or battery running configuration. You can disable it, but I don't think you can change teh time out. The other, if the first didn't work is in the bios setting for power saving mode. |
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When you say "hibernation", do you mean that the screen shuts off? Or do your hard disks actually power down, and your computer goes into standby mode? Go to your control panel, power options, and adjust the settings there. If this is a desktop computer, just set them all to "Never". If you're worried about your monitor health ("Burn In" really isn't an issue with today's monitors), change your "Turn off monitor" option to like 1 hour or 2 hours. But make sure that at the VERY least, "System Standby" is set to NEVER. You can change the settings to turn your hard disks off (I think) and they'll only turn off after your computer stops accessing them. Example being if you're downloading something, they won't shut off, and your download will complete. ETH, those Best Buy guys are morons. There are plenty of ways to reinstall Windows, without losing your data. Very FIRST thing to try, is to just run the setup program again, and have Windows "reinstall" itself over top of the current installation. It basically fixes any (Windows) files that have become corrupted or hosed. Next, if the tech is worth their salt, they can backup your files right then and there. Trust me, I do this stuff for a living, and have done this MANY times for my customers. It's not difficult at all. Granted, Windows ME has its problems (I think it's buggier than Windows 98SE), but I just can't see buying Windows XP, then having to ask Microsoft's permission to run it. That whole Product Activiation stuff just irks me. If I purchase a replacement computer for an XP machine, I have to re-contact Microsoft and ask their permission to us XP on the new machine. Fuck that. I'll just stick with Windows 2K. (BTW, I'm glad that everything worked out for you, ETH. Sorry to rant about your tech issue [:)]) -Gloftoe |
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Post from Gloftoe - ETH, those Best Buy guys are morons. Great, I must be a sub-moron, then! [:D] I was so eager to get my computer back and up and running with my files intact, I didn't care to get a second opinion! While I'm not fond of the Product Activation BS, either, 'cause it prevents me from installing XP on my other computer, but Windows ME is prolly the worst product that MicroSoft ever distributed! That's just my uneducated opinion, however! Eric The(ComputerIlliterate)Hun[>]:)] |
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Nah, you're not a sub-moron. Those Best Buy techs just don't know what they're doing. [:)] I understand wanting to get your computer back up. I've actually had to turn customers away, because I couldn't get it done fast enough. Being without your computer sucks. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. -Gloftoe |
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I'm not standing up in support of the Best Buy guys, but most places do not want to be responsible for doing backups. Unless you're a model user, what is considered worth keeping or irreplacable is not always in the My Documents folder, and some information can't be anticipated or imported. Anyways, moving away from WinME was a good move. I hated the way the Win9x family would get corrupted DLL files and how one program crashing would require a reboot to get other programs to work again. |
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Windows ME was by FAR the worst version of the modern Windows family. It has a bunch of major, well-known bugs that Microsoft has admitted to and won't fix. It was a rush-release to get something out in 2000, as XP wasn't ready. WinXP is far FAR better, but you will need a good amount of RAM. Win2000 is still a bit more stable, but WinXP has built-in drivers for damn-near everything, which is quite nice. And some of the interface improvements are certainly welcome. -Troy |
| My system came with Me. Yes, Me is very unstable. So I partitioned my hard drive and now have dual boot with Me and Win2K Pro. If me goes bad, I boot into Win2k and get my files from there. You can easily save your data by taking your hard drive to a friend or family and hook it up on their computer. Windows will support another HD on one system. However, is he sure about hibernation? It could be the screensaver that goes on after a time of inactivity. XP has a lot of security flaws. The idiots at MicroShit just can't seem to put out the patches in time. Win2k is pretty easy and very stable. |