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Member 9629-Jul-07 20:42

29-Jul-07 20:42

I can't get it to work properly with vista and dont' care enough to find out why, when I attempt to use it the computer just comes out of hibernation immediately after going into it on it's own. My quad core boots so fast that it's just as easy to shut it down anyway.

"I don't want more choice. I just want better things!" - Edina Monsoon

Re: Hibernate or Suspend

kaptaintens29-Jul-07 20:52

kaptaintens

29-Jul-07 20:52

its probably your mouse/keyboard. in device manager make sure in the mouse and keyboard properties the checkbox saying "allow this device to bring the computer out of standby mode" is NOT checked. Smile | :)

Re: Hibernate or Suspend

Member 9630-Jul-07 6:34

Member 96

30-Jul-07 6:34

Hmm..well not both though right? Smile | :)

I'll try it with the mouse, it's always had a mind of it's own.

Thanks for the suggestion.

"I don't want more choice. I just want better things!" - Edina Monsoon

Re: Hibernate or Suspend

Dario Solera29-Jul-07 21:45

Dario Solera

29-Jul-07 21:45

I use hibernation (on Vista) and it works well.

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Re: Hibernate or Suspend

Steven J Jowett29-Jul-07 22:30

Steven J Jowett

29-Jul-07 22:30

I hibernate my laptop, with WinXP, but needed to patch it first as I have 2Gb RAM.

Works well.

Steve Jowett
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Re: Hibernate or Suspend

Nirosh30-Jul-07 4:36

Nirosh

30-Jul-07 4:36

By the time you hibernate the machine, if you have Visual Studio open via source safe.. then it tend to act weird this is true for VSS and Vault

L.W.C. Nirosh.
Colombo,
Sri Lanka.

S3 Standby...

kaptaintens29-Jul-07 20:32

kaptaintens

29-Jul-07 20:32

I just put my PC into S3 standby mode - it gives you the best of both worlds! Resumes in under 3 seconds and uses barely any power Smile | :)

Re: S3 Standby...

Paul Watson29-Jul-07 20:36

Paul Watson

29-Jul-07 20:36

dannyres wrote:
and uses barely any power

Just like those millions of "barely power consuming" TVs, HiFis, DVD players etc. Smile | :)

Shut if off mate.

regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

One more alternative

Jonas Hammarberg29-Jul-07 19:53

Jonas Hammarberg

29-Jul-07 19:53

As I do shut down my computers more than during weekends/holidays but not every day, a fifth alternative - Most of the times would've been my choice [if available].

rgds /Jonas

Re: One more alternative

bytor211230-Jul-07 4:48

bytor2112

30-Jul-07 4:48

I work from home and have dev boxes, a linux server, a 2k server (glorified pc's really) and my primary workstation that has its own db's running on it not to mention it does its backups, vscans, etc... nightly while I am sleeping so it doesn't bog me down during the work day.

However, all 3 pc's are running off a KVM on one of my monitors, I use 3-19" flat panels on my primary w/s, and I do turn the monitors off every night.

And being a developer working from home, my wife and kids are all computer junkies! Laugh | :laugh:

So add 4 more computers to the mix for the family. But they all get shut down when not in use.

So I guess I would fall into the Most of the times category seeing the majority of my pc's get shut down nightly if not longer! Wink | ;)

"Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Richard Andrew x6429-Jul-07 18:24

Richard Andrew x64

29-Jul-07 18:24

The single word form is a noun: "Please start the shutdown of the computer."

The separate word form is the verb: "I will shut down the computer."

Same goes for "Log in" versus "Login", and "Back up" versus "Backup".

So the survey question should read:

"Do you shut down your computer overnight?"

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Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Paul Watson29-Jul-07 20:33

Paul Watson

29-Jul-07 20:33

Oh, shutup.

Poke tongue | ;-P

regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

raphael_kc29-Jul-07 21:32

raphael_kc

29-Jul-07 21:32

or should that be shut up

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Jecc29-Jul-07 22:30

Jecc

29-Jul-07 22:30

That was the wholepoint. He was using sar casm.

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

monkeylover230-Jul-07 4:57

monkeylover2

30-Jul-07 4:57

What about shut-up (with a hyphen)? Or, if you are text messaging can you use…"su" or "stfu"?

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar30-Jul-07 17:59

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

30-Jul-07 17:59

Wouldn't this argument to the original thread apply to this also?

http://www.codeproject.com/script/survey/detail.asp?msg=2158847&survey=698&err_txt=You+have+already+voted+%2D+please+vote+only+once%21#xx2158847xx[^]

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Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar30-Jul-07 17:58

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

30-Jul-07 17:58

Paul Watson wrote:
up

Good antonym of down. Big Grin | :-D

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Re: &quot;Shut Down&quot; not &quot;Shutdown&quot;

imperial00129-Jul-07 22:05

imperial001

29-Jul-07 22:05

Well, I'd love to answer it, but im awake overnight - so I shut it down over-morning, Wink | ;)

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Jay B.30-Jul-07 2:33

Jay B.

30-Jul-07 2:33

I maintain about 30 PC's a a private school and I try to have the staff shut douwn in the evenings. In a dusty environment having then run 24/7 sucks in a lot more dust into the cases than running 8/5.

Jay
Springfield, IL

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

sacoskun30-Jul-07 2:37

sacoskun

30-Jul-07 2:37

Nice info

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

V.30-Jul-07 2:43

30-Jul-07 2:43

to shutdown
I shutdown
you shutdown
he shutdowns
we shutdown
you shutdown
they shutdown

Works perfectly no ? Poke tongue | ;-P

V.
If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... And don't be late. (Jimi Hendrix)

Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar30-Jul-07 17:58

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

30-Jul-07 17:58

A Noun Vs. Verb clash?

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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Re: "Shut Down" not "Shutdown"

Paul Watson1-Aug-07 23:21

Paul Watson

1-Aug-07 23:21

Welcome to english.

regards,
Paul Watson
Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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Option	Votes	%
Always	804	51.84
Only on weekends and/or holidays	157	10.12
Sometimes	260	16.76
Never	330	21.28
Total	1,551	100%

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