Why is my desktop PC Window’s XP ‘Standby Mode’ inactive and faded out? Should I do a system restore point under System Tools on the Start Menu first, <before> doing a Windows XP Repair from CD? Because my PC has been slowing down quite a bit, taking a long time to open applications, and my Window’s XP ‘Standby Mode’ is faded out and unclickable, could there be a system file that is corrupted for Standby Mode that needs to be repaired from the Window’s XP Home installation disk? Thanks.
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Standby & Hibernate Issues in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_…
http://www.rickrogers.org/standby.htm
Enable advanced power management
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show…
1. Restart the computer, and press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Use the arrow keys to navigate. Go to either Advanced or Power, depending on which BIOS is installed, and locate the Power Management setting.
2. Set Power Management to Enabled. Press F10, and then press ENTER to exit and save the changes. The computer restarts.
3. Allow Windows to open. On your screen, locate and click the Start button. From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
4. In Control Panel, double-click the Add New Hardware icon.
5. In the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box, click Next.
6. Let Windows search for the new hardware. Click Next twice.
7. Detection starts.
8. Advanced Power Management Support is detected. Click Finish.
9. When detection is finished, click Details to verify that Advanced Power Management Support has been added.
Slowness, make sure you are not in PIO mode.
How to enable DMA in Windows XP (with pictures)
http://club.cdfreaks.com/1712829-po…
http://www.cdrlabs.com/forum/viewto…
Problems enabling DMA on IDE drives
http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.co…
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f61/troubl…
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/tm.asp…
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/tm.asp…
http://www.burstcopy.com/dma/xp/