- Power Options missing some options
- Posted by Bob Uva on November 6th, 2005
After re-installing Windows XP (with SP2), when I go to the Power Options
Properties from the Control Panel, on the Advanced tab, the dropdown list
for "When I close the lid of my portable computer:" only shows one choice:
"Do nothing". It used to have other selections such as, I think, Hibernate.
How do I get those other selections back?
Thanks,
Bob
- Posted by bumtracks on November 6th, 2005
After a fresh install from media other than the OEM restore disk I will need
to load Toshiba power management drivers for my power options which would
think you need to do too. Plus there are several other Toshiba laptop
specific drivers.
"Bob Uva" <bobu21@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uzpvnex4FHA.1864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> After re-installing Windows XP (with SP2), when I go to the Power Options
> Properties from the Control Panel, on the Advanced tab, the dropdown list
> for "When I close the lid of my portable computer:" only shows one choice:
> "Do nothing". It used to have other selections such as, I think,
> Hibernate. How do I get those other selections back?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
- Posted by Foxhole on November 6th, 2005
Bob
Kellys-Korner
Troubleshootng Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Number 204 on the right side of page: Restore Power Schemes/Configurations.
I hope this does what you need. Please post back and let us know
Foxhole
"Bob Uva" wrote:
> After re-installing Windows XP (with SP2), when I go to the Power Options
> Properties from the Control Panel, on the Advanced tab, the dropdown list
> for "When I close the lid of my portable computer:" only shows one choice:
> "Do nothing". It used to have other selections such as, I think, Hibernate.
> How do I get those other selections back?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>
>
- Posted by Bob Uva on November 7th, 2005
I ran the registry script that you pointed me to but it didn't have any
effect on the 'close the lid' options.
Bob
"Foxhole" <Foxhole@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Bob
>
> Kellys-Korner
>
> Troubleshootng Windows XP
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Number 204 on the right side of page: Restore Power
> Schemes/Configurations.
>
> I hope this does what you need. Please post back and let us know
>
> Foxhole
>
> "Bob Uva" wrote:
>
>> After re-installing Windows XP (with SP2), when I go to the Power Options
>> Properties from the Control Panel, on the Advanced tab, the dropdown list
>> for "When I close the lid of my portable computer:" only shows one
>> choice:
>> "Do nothing". It used to have other selections such as, I think,
>> Hibernate.
>> How do I get those other selections back?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
- Posted by Foxhole on November 7th, 2005
Bob
Sorry that didn't work.
Make sure that Hibernate is enabled. In the Power Options dialog, click the
Hibernate tab and check it there.
Hope that will help. Please post back and let us know
Foxhole
--
"Bob Uva" wrote:
> After re-installing Windows XP (with SP2), when I go to the Power Options
> Properties from the Control Panel, on the Advanced tab, the dropdown list
> for "When I close the lid of my portable computer:" only shows one choice:
> "Do nothing". It used to have other selections such as, I think, Hibernate.
> How do I get those other selections back?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>
>
- Posted by Bob Uva on November 8th, 2005
You know what, I don't have a Hibernate tab anymore! Somehow it just got
erased! There must be some registry setting to turn it on or something ???
"Foxhole" <Foxhole@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Bob
> Sorry that didn't work.
> Make sure that Hibernate is enabled. In the Power Options dialog, click
> the
> Hibernate tab and check it there.
> Hope that will help. Please post back and let us know
>
> Foxhole
> --
>
>
>
> "Bob Uva" wrote:
>
>> After re-installing Windows XP (with SP2), when I go to the Power Options
>> Properties from the Control Panel, on the Advanced tab, the dropdown list
>> for "When I close the lid of my portable computer:" only shows one
>> choice:
>> "Do nothing". It used to have other selections such as, I think,
>> Hibernate.
>> How do I get those other selections back?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
- Posted by Foxhole on November 8th, 2005
Bob
Sorry my suggestions haven't worked.
I have been researching this and it is not a very common problem.
I don't know why this would have anything to do with your problem but it seems
this is usually Graphics driver related. See the troubleshooter here:
http://www.rickrogers.org/standby.htm
Well give it a try and post back and let me know.
Foxhole
"Bob Uva" wrote:
> You know what, I don't have a Hibernate tab anymore! Somehow it just got
> erased! There must be some registry setting to turn it on or something ???
>
> "Foxhole" <Foxhole@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3BC28F2A-C0E3-4563-977F-E2BE59ACBF3F@microsoft.com...
> > Bob
> > Sorry that didn't work.
> > Make sure that Hibernate is enabled. In the Power Options dialog, click
> > the
> > Hibernate tab and check it there.
> > Hope that will help. Please post back and let us know
> >
> > Foxhole
> > --
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bob Uva" wrote:
> >
> >> After re-installing Windows XP (with SP2), when I go to the Power Options
> >> Properties from the Control Panel, on the Advanced tab, the dropdown list
> >> for "When I close the lid of my portable computer:" only shows one
> >> choice:
> >> "Do nothing". It used to have other selections such as, I think,
> >> Hibernate.
> >> How do I get those other selections back?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Bob
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
- Posted by Dietrich on November 20th, 2005
Try this hotfix,
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;893056 , it deals
with the problem of the disappearing hibernate option.
