On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:05:26 -0500, Hoda Somsternom wrote:
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> I'm not so comp-savvy, nor do I know this forum very well.
>
>
> I have vista home basic. I'm having trouble with the sleep function on
> my laptop.
>
> When I click the little power button above the built in keyboard,
> instead of going to sleep, it locks the computer (asks you to type in
> the password again) and turns the screen off. Nothing more happens.
> Normally, I hear some noisy fan and stuff, and then it goes pretty much
> silent. Now, the screen turns black and it responds to keystrokes, which
> it then responds by asking me for my password. After a while when its
> screen shuts off, you can still hear inside stuff wizzing around.
>
> I have gone and checked the power options. It says that when I click
> the button, it should go to sleep. I've also manually selected the
> "sleep" icon/tab/thingy from the menu, and it has the same result.
>
> I'd like the sleep function on my vista back, its rather annoying to
> have to restart my comp every time its near overheating.
>
> Anything else I should have tried?
>
> Also, I've been ignoring those update thingies. Would updating or w/e
> help?[/color]

IIRC, there is a sleep option to require a password on waking up. You seem
to have that one selected. If I'm correct, you need to find it and unselect
it.

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