I hope you are right, don't get my aditude wrong with my last message.
On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 22:41:53 -0500, you wrote: >Hello Joan, > >I'm a bit confused when you say that the computer is turned off when it goes >into sleep mode. > >It sounds like you're placing your computer on stand by, then, after 30 >minutes or so, the computer goes directly into hibernate status. > >This is the default reaction for a computer that is just sitting there doing >nothing, unless you turn this feature off in the power options. > >First and foremost, are you saying that if you come back to the computer >within the 30 minutes, you simply have to press a key on the computer, and >the computer will come alive again? > >If this is the case, then you are most definitely not turning your computer >off, you are placing the computer in stand by mode, which means that it uses >less power than if it was fully turned off, and places everything you were >doing in a temporary folder so that you can access it quickly when you come >back to it. > >I don't know whether you wanted your computer to do this or not, but if you >didn't, I'll give instructions on how to turn it off below. > >If you did want it to be like this, then you have nothing more to do, in >which case, you simply have to turn off the hibernate mode on your computer, >and that will be in the explanation below also. > >At this point, I need you to detail how exactly you're turning the computer >on and off. > >What I mean is, do you go into the start menu, select turn off computer... >and arrow down to turn computer off or what ever, or do you simply press and >hold the power button until it turns off? > >Or, do you simply tap the power button and let it go, then the computer >shuts down? > >The reason I ask is because the computer will do certain things, if set that >way, when you close the lid of your computer, or when you press the power >button. > >You can essentially set it to stand by, hibernate, shut down, or do nothing. > >This goes for both the lid of the computer and the power button. > >both these items can be set to those four scenarios. To get there, I'll >explain in my message on how to turn off the hibernation mode in the next >paragraph. > >So, to turn off hibernation mode, and set the computer to never sleep or >something like that, first you have to open up the power options in your >control panel. Since you've previously done this, I won't mention it here >for room's sake. > >Once the dialog box is open, you should land on the combo box that outlines >your choices for the power scheme you wish to use. > >I believe you want always on, so arrow up or down to that choice and you're >done with this tab. > >You will need to go to three tabs over, so press control+tab three times >until you reach the advanced tab. > >In this tab, you'll find the options for what your computer should do when >you shut the lid and press the power button. > >As a rule, all my computers are set to do nothing when I do these two >things, as I prefer to have full control of my equipment. Either way, you >can set it to what ever you wish. Your options are: > >Do nothing; >stand by; >hibernate; > >In the case of the power button, you have two additional options, those >being to ask me what to do and to fully shut down. > >Like I said, I usually tell it to do nothing, that way I can set it to what >ever I want to do so that I inadvertently don't close the lid of my computer >when I've got a download running all night or something like that. > >Either way, it's up to your personal preferences. > >Once you've selected your options for this tab, move once to the next tab >with control+tab, and you should land on the hibernation page. If >hibernation is turned on, you'll find the check box on this page to be >checked, with the phrase being, "Enable hibernation". > >If you should wish to turn off hibernation mode, simply press the spacebar >to uncheck the box and that's it. > >Once you've done this, tab down to apply, then shift+tab back to the ok >button, and you'll have full control of your computer again. > >If you need any other help, let me know and I'll try to answer your >questions, if any. > > >Victor >Co-moderator >Blind Movie Buffs List >Guidedogs List > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com >Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following address in order to contact the management team >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
