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StandBy mode

when i installed windows98 i used to have four options when shuttind down: StandBy, Shutdown, Restart, Restart in msdos mode.

After a few days, while i installed some other programs the Stand By option disappeared from the menu, and also from the control panel - Power configuration.
I tryed to reinstall everything and the problem happened again: right after installing win98 i had the StandBy mode, and after installing some other things it disappeared.

when i had this option i used it and it worked, how can i restore it, without need to reinstall win98.

thanks.

Boondocker

Brain,

Try this, click Start/settings/control panel/system/device manager. Click on the plus sign to the left of system devices. The first thing on the drop down menu should be "advanced power management". If it is missing close system properties and double click on add new hardware. Let windows search. If it finds something click detail to be sure it's the APM. Then finish installing it.

I am of course assuming that power management is enabled in the Bios since this feature used to work.

I hope this helps,

Brad

LostMyBrain

ASKER

Hi
Brad,

I checked your comment, but i see that i have an apv driver already installed, and the bios setting is enabled.

what's wrong here?

kschang

Do you have a POWER applet in the control panel? If so, is that enabled?

LostMyBrain

ASKER

I have the power icon in control panel, It looks like that:
it has two tabs:
1. Power Schemes, where i have 3 power schemes:
- Home/Office desk
- Portable/Laptop.
- Always on.

and then I have the place where i used to have the setting of the time before standby mode, but now there is nothing there.
and there is the Turn off monitor/harddisk lines.

2. Advanced: only a check box to show the power meter.

Where the standby settings disappeared?

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Another thing: in the APM support properties, i have 3 tabs:
1. General, saying the device is working properly.
2. Settings, saying APM version is 1.2, and i have checkboxes to force 1.0 mode/disable power status polling.
3. Driver: 2 drivers under windows/system: vpowerd.vxd and power.drv.

thanks.

Pasci

Check this out to see if it helps:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/tshoot/apm98/?SS=sam

LostMyBrain

ASKER

Hi,
Pasci.

Yes, it worked out. now i have again the StandBy mode.
One more question: when my computer goes to that state i see a blank screen and no HD work. but when I try to press something on keyboard nothing happens.
How do i get out of standby mode? Is the only way is to use reset button?

thanks.

P.S. porpose your answer to get the points.

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