W WinstonTJ Apr 30, 2012 #11 What brand of OS do you have? I may still have a few Dell OEM Vista DVDs laying around - if I can dig one up you are welcome to it - but you need a Dell machine for it to work.
What brand of OS do you have? I may still have a few Dell OEM Vista DVDs laying around - if I can dig one up you are welcome to it - but you need a Dell machine for it to work.
nursebee May 1, 2012 #12 Gateway computer. It is the Blue Screen of Death, did not realize this was so common. Sleep mode allows for fast restart in most cases, that is why I prefer it.
Gateway computer. It is the Blue Screen of Death, did not realize this was so common. Sleep mode allows for fast restart in most cases, that is why I prefer it.
W WinstonTJ May 1, 2012 #13 Quote from WinstonTJ:What brand of OS do you have? I may still have a few Dell OEM Vista DVDs laying around - if I can dig one up you are welcome to it - but you need a Dell machine for it to work. More... Didn't mean to say what brand of OS - meant to say what brand of computer (but i guess that was understood). What BSOD error are you getting? Can you take a picture or post up the error code?
Quote from WinstonTJ:What brand of OS do you have? I may still have a few Dell OEM Vista DVDs laying around - if I can dig one up you are welcome to it - but you need a Dell machine for it to work. More... Didn't mean to say what brand of OS - meant to say what brand of computer (but i guess that was understood). What BSOD error are you getting? Can you take a picture or post up the error code?
S sledgeyum May 2, 2012 #14 On my HP vista from 2008, I have hard disks on never. I always had problems that they would never wake back up and therefore Vista locks up. Quote from nkhoi: I use this setting to avoid a restart More...
On my HP vista from 2008, I have hard disks on never. I always had problems that they would never wake back up and therefore Vista locks up. Quote from nkhoi: I use this setting to avoid a restart More...
P pepper_john May 5, 2012 #15 one option is to get a better brand of business notebooks such as thinkpad with the much improved window 7
one option is to get a better brand of business notebooks such as thinkpad with the much improved window 7
nursebee May 5, 2012 #16 I restored my system to the original point and BSOD is gone after standby and it runs much quieter now. Now to reload one by one and see what the offender was...
I restored my system to the original point and BSOD is gone after standby and it runs much quieter now. Now to reload one by one and see what the offender was...
K KastyG May 5, 2012 #17 None of my computers ever go on "standby". Why do I need it? They are either all on, or off. Never in between.
None of my computers ever go on "standby". Why do I need it? They are either all on, or off. Never in between.
B brokerboy May 5, 2012 #18 Quote from KastyG: None of my computers ever go on "standby". Why do I need it? They are either all on, or off. Never in between. More... you save on electricity believe it not about 20 bucks a month and its less time to start it up again.
Quote from KastyG: None of my computers ever go on "standby". Why do I need it? They are either all on, or off. Never in between. More... you save on electricity believe it not about 20 bucks a month and its less time to start it up again.
K KastyG May 5, 2012 #19 Quote from brokerboy: you save on electricity believe it not about 20 bucks a month and its less time to start it up again. More... Who cares about boot time? That's least of my worries with my hardware.
Quote from brokerboy: you save on electricity believe it not about 20 bucks a month and its less time to start it up again. More... Who cares about boot time? That's least of my worries with my hardware.
B brokerboy May 5, 2012 #20 Quote from KastyG: Who cares about boot time? That's least of my worries with my hardware. More... i gave you an answer i don't care about your worries haha people use it because you save money and boot time.
Quote from KastyG: Who cares about boot time? That's least of my worries with my hardware. More... i gave you an answer i don't care about your worries haha people use it because you save money and boot time.
