Standby option gone from laptop

[dataside]

The standby option has disappeared from Windows 98 on my laptop.

I received a message stating that the last few times the op system tried to go into standby mode the system stopped responding and I think I responded that the system should not go into standby again. Now I don't seet the the standby option on the shut down menu nor does the laptop g into shutdown using the laptop keys (except in dos before windows is loaded)

I have searched the site for similar questions but can't see any response sthat helped resolve the situation.

For those who say that standby is a waste of time as I have read in similar quetions... I need to use it to to put the laptop away quickly and start up aain when on the move. Going through the complete shutdown and startup takes too long.

 

[dataside]

Since posting this, I have found a potential solution

See Microsoft Support Document

"Standby Missing From Windows Shutdown Dialog Box" (Q188134)

I'll give this a try.

Peter

 

[dataside]

To make life easier I have posted the text from the Microsoft site. Copyright is with microsoft etc and the original reference is above.

Peter

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SYMPTOMS
When you click Start, and then click Shut Down, the Standby option may be missing from the Shut Down Windows dialog box.



CAUSE
This issue can occur for any of the following reasons:


When you received the following message, you clicked Yes:

The last few times your computer went on standby it stopped responding. Would you like to prevent your computer from going on standby in the future?


Your computer stopped responding while in standby mode two times consecutively.


Advanced Power Management (APM) is not configured properly in your computer's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).





RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the following steps:


Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System


Click the Device Manager tab, and then double-click the System Devices branch to expand it.


Verify that there is an Advanced Power Management Support entry under the System Devices branch. If this entry is present, click it, click Remove, restart your computer, and then skip to step 4. If this entry is not present, use the following steps:


Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add New Hardware.


Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the Add New Hardware wizard. If this wizard successfully detects and installs support for APM, do not continue with the remaining steps in this article. If this wizard does not successfully detect and install support for APM, your issue may be related to problems with your hardware, and Microsoft recommends you contact your hardware manufacturer for further assistance.





Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add New Hardware.


Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the Add New Hardware wizard. If this wizard successfully detects and installs support for APM, continue to step 6. If this wizard does not successfully detect and install support for APM, your issue may be related to problems with your hardware, and Microsoft recommends you contact your hardware manufacturer for further assistance.


Restart your computer, and then test to determine if the issue is resolved by clicking Start, and then clicking Shut Down. If the issue is resolved, do not continue with the remaining steps in this article. If the issue is not resolved, continue to step 7.


Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.


Click the Device Manager tab, double-click the Floppy Disk Controllers branch to expand it, click Standard Floppy Disk Controller, and then click Remove.


Restart your computer. Note that when you do so, Windows automatically detects your floppy disk controller, and the SuspendFlag entries in the registry are reset.


Test to determine if the issue is resolved by clicking Start, and then clicking Shut Down. If the issue is resolved, do not continue with the remaining steps in this article. If the issue is not resolved, continue to step 11.


If you are on a network, contact your network administrator before performing this step.

NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 98. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Use Registry Editor to view the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VXD\VPOWERD

Verify that there is a "Flags" value and a "SuspendFlag" value. If these values do not exist, quit Registry Editor, and contact your hardware manufacturer for further assistance. If these values exist, verify that the data value of the "Flags" value is greater than or equal to 200. If it is, modify the data value of the "Flags" value by subtracting 200 from the current value. For example, if the value is currently 310, change it to 110. Change the data value of the "SuspendFlag" value to 0 if it is not already 0.


Restart your computer.

 

[Jakespeare]

You know, if your going to be MOVING your computer, it should ALWAYS be turned off.
Hard drives are more fragile than raw eggs.... and I would NEVER want my hard drive to be "woken up" as I'm moving my computer.

 

[dataside]

THanks for your comments- they belong in the 1980s. Do you have an answer for this question or do you just add unhelpful comments to questions.