My system is a Dell Dimension 9200 running Vista Ultimate.

For an unknown reason my desktop computer does not go to the sleep mode. I
did set the power options settings for the computer to go to sleep after 30
minutes.

One odd thing is that the display does not turn off either. I set the screen
saver to turn on after 15 minutes - which it does. I also set the display to
turn off after 20 minutes - but it never turns itself off.



Any idea what could be wrong?

Franz

Franz

Go to Advance Power Settings.
Set hard drive to turn off a minute or 2 before sleep.
Set Hybrid and Hibernate modes to "Off"
Under USB settings select "Disable"
Under Multimedia select "Allow ....."

<Franz> wrote in message
news:58BE01D1-4AB4-42B2-AA0B-F24C9BD247FB@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> My system is a Dell Dimension 9200 running Vista Ultimate.
>
> For an unknown reason my desktop computer does not go to the sleep mode. I
> did set the power options settings for the computer to go to sleep after
> 30
> minutes.
>
> One odd thing is that the display does not turn off either. I set the
> screen
> saver to turn on after 15 minutes - which it does. I also set the display
> to
> turn off after 20 minutes - but it never turns itself off.
>
>
>
> Any idea what could be wrong?
>
> Franz
>
> Franz[/color]

The hybrid sleep feature and the hibernation feature in Windows Vista may
become unavailable after you use the Disk Cleanup Tool :
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928897[/url]

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<Franz> wrote in message
news:58BE01D1-4AB4-42B2-AA0B-F24C9BD247FB@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> My system is a Dell Dimension 9200 running Vista Ultimate.
>
> For an unknown reason my desktop computer does not go to the sleep mode. I
> did set the power options settings for the computer to go to sleep after
> 30
> minutes.
>
> One odd thing is that the display does not turn off either. I set the
> screen
> saver to turn on after 15 minutes - which it does. I also set the display
> to
> turn off after 20 minutes - but it never turns itself off.
>
>
>
> Any idea what could be wrong?
>
> Franz
>
> Franz[/color]

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it did not solve the problem. I also
checked Bob's suggestion with no success. A note - I suspect it may have
something to do with the monitor because it does not turn off. I set the
screensaver to start after 10 minutes and to shut down after 15 minutes. The
screensaver starts as set but the monitor never turns off.

Franz


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
[color=blue]
> The hybrid sleep feature and the hibernation feature in Windows Vista may
> become unavailable after you use the Disk Cleanup Tool :
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928897[/url]
>
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>
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> .
> <Franz> wrote in message
> news:58BE01D1-4AB4-42B2-AA0B-F24C9BD247FB@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > My system is a Dell Dimension 9200 running Vista Ultimate.
> >
> > For an unknown reason my desktop computer does not go to the sleep mode. I
> > did set the power options settings for the computer to go to sleep after
> > 30
> > minutes.
> >
> > One odd thing is that the display does not turn off either. I set the
> > screen
> > saver to turn on after 15 minutes - which it does. I also set the display
> > to
> > turn off after 20 minutes - but it never turns itself off.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any idea what could be wrong?
> >
> > Franz
> >
> > Franz[/color]
>[/color]

How to Troubleshoot a Vista Sleep Mode Problem and Find a Solution

[url]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-problems.html[/url]

<Franz> wrote in message
news:053A669B-8975-4C16-835E-FDAA82893078@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it did not solve the problem. I
> also
> checked Bob's suggestion with no success. A note - I suspect it may have
> something to do with the monitor because it does not turn off. I set the
> screensaver to start after 10 minutes and to shut down after 15 minutes.
> The
> screensaver starts as set but the monitor never turns off.
>
> Franz
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> The hybrid sleep feature and the hibernation feature in Windows Vista may
>> become unavailable after you use the Disk Cleanup Tool :
>> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928897[/url]
>>
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>> Was this helpful? Then click the "Yes" Ratings button. Voting helps the
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>>
>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>> .
>> <Franz> wrote in message
>> news:58BE01D1-4AB4-42B2-AA0B-F24C9BD247FB@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > My system is a Dell Dimension 9200 running Vista Ultimate.
>> >
>> > For an unknown reason my desktop computer does not go to the sleep
>> > mode. I
>> > did set the power options settings for the computer to go to sleep
>> > after
>> > 30
>> > minutes.
>> >
>> > One odd thing is that the display does not turn off either. I set the
>> > screen
>> > saver to turn on after 15 minutes - which it does. I also set the
>> > display
>> > to
>> > turn off after 20 minutes - but it never turns itself off.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Any idea what could be wrong?
>> >
>> > Franz
>> >
>> > Franz[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

This helped! Finally! Like having a new computer.

"Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> The hybrid sleep feature and the hibernation feature in Windows Vista may
> become unavailable after you use the Disk Cleanup Tool :
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928897[/url]
>
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> Was this helpful? Then click the "Yes" Ratings button. Voting helps the
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>
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> .
> <Franz> wrote in message
> news:58BE01D1-4AB4-42B2-AA0B-F24C9BD247FB@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> My system is a Dell Dimension 9200 running Vista Ultimate.
>>
>> For an unknown reason my desktop computer does not go to the sleep mode.
>> I
>> did set the power options settings for the computer to go to sleep after
>> 30
>> minutes.
>>
>> One odd thing is that the display does not turn off either. I set the
>> screen
>> saver to turn on after 15 minutes - which it does. I also set the display
>> to
>> turn off after 20 minutes - but it never turns itself off.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any idea what could be wrong?
>>
>> Franz
>>
>> Franz[/color]
>[/color]