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| 711938 | 2008-10-13 05:16:00 | In an attempt to save power and cut down on the amount of screen glare that shines from the computer room at night, I am considering activating Windows standby mode. If I place my PC into Standby mode, will MailWasher Pro still poll my emails every 5 minutes, will by Backup programme run successfully at 2.30 am and will Avast! still run at 4.30am?? Should I keep ICQ running or should I switch it off each night before I go to bed. I leave my PC switched on and connected to the internet 24/7 |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 711939 | 2008-10-13 05:36:00 | If it's mainly Screen glare you can simply turn off the monitor - that way the Pc will keep running as normal. Definition of: standby mode here (en.wikipedia.org) or basic definition: Standby mode conserves power by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of inactivity (a time-out). When the computer exits standby mode, it returns to the same operating state it was in before entering standby mode. Basically it turns off the PC - so none of the programs you mentioned will operate - Standby Mode or hibernation can cause all sort of problems as well, The PC not waking up as it should, programs or system crashes on wake up, usually requiring a reboot. |
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| 711940 | 2008-10-14 01:40:00 | The problem I have with 'standby mode' is that the mouse wouldn't move after coming out of standby, but I've had no problem with the 'hibernation mode'. | victorcharlie (442) | ||
| 711941 | 2008-10-14 01:59:00 | Ah yes, the ole standby mouse issue eh....You could try going to control panel>system>Hardware tab>device manager and selecting the HID device list (Human Interface Devices), on the properties power management tab of these device place a tick in 'allow this device to bring the computer out of standby" | SolMiester (139) | ||
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