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Old 08-17-2007   #1 (permalink)
aac1989


 
 

Can't put computer to sleep

Ive had vista for months now and have never had any problems with the sleep
mode.. but after vista recently updated itself I can no longer put it into
sleep mode. When I expand the power button the "sleep" option is gray and
un-clickable. Help?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-17-2007   #2 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Can't put computer to sleep

Hi,

Go into the control panel/programs and features, and click the link on the
left to look at installed updates. See if one of those was a driver update,
as a driver update will frequently cause this problem. You may want to
uninstall this update (rollback to the previous driver) to resolve the
problem.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"aac1989" <aac1989@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BF5253A3-125D-43FF-B558-B78466BF9E11@microsoft.com...
> Ive had vista for months now and have never had any problems with the
> sleep
> mode.. but after vista recently updated itself I can no longer put it into
> sleep mode. When I expand the power button the "sleep" option is gray and
> un-clickable. Help?


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-17-2007   #3 (permalink)
aac1989


 
 

Re: Can't put computer to sleep

I uninstalled all of the updates that were dated 8/15 and the "sleep" option
is STILL gray and un-clickable.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Go into the control panel/programs and features, and click the link on the
> left to look at installed updates. See if one of those was a driver update,
> as a driver update will frequently cause this problem. You may want to
> uninstall this update (rollback to the previous driver) to resolve the
> problem.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "aac1989" <aac1989@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BF5253A3-125D-43FF-B558-B78466BF9E11@microsoft.com...
> > Ive had vista for months now and have never had any problems with the
> > sleep
> > mode.. but after vista recently updated itself I can no longer put it into
> > sleep mode. When I expand the power button the "sleep" option is gray and
> > un-clickable. Help?

>
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-17-2007   #4 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Can't put computer to sleep

Hi,

Were any of them driver updates?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"aac1989" <aac1989@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4AB3967A-A716-4A5A-9E2E-52D65F45FBCE@microsoft.com...
>I uninstalled all of the updates that were dated 8/15 and the "sleep"
>option
> is STILL gray and un-clickable.
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Go into the control panel/programs and features, and click the link on
>> the
>> left to look at installed updates. See if one of those was a driver
>> update,
>> as a driver update will frequently cause this problem. You may want to
>> uninstall this update (rollback to the previous driver) to resolve the
>> problem.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "aac1989" <aac1989@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BF5253A3-125D-43FF-B558-B78466BF9E11@microsoft.com...
>> > Ive had vista for months now and have never had any problems with the
>> > sleep
>> > mode.. but after vista recently updated itself I can no longer put it
>> > into
>> > sleep mode. When I expand the power button the "sleep" option is gray
>> > and
>> > un-clickable. Help?

>>
>>


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-17-2007   #5 (permalink)
aac1989


 
 

Re: Can't put computer to sleep

No they were all security updates.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Were any of them driver updates?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "aac1989" <aac1989@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4AB3967A-A716-4A5A-9E2E-52D65F45FBCE@microsoft.com...
> >I uninstalled all of the updates that were dated 8/15 and the "sleep"
> >option
> > is STILL gray and un-clickable.
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Go into the control panel/programs and features, and click the link on
> >> the
> >> left to look at installed updates. See if one of those was a driver
> >> update,
> >> as a driver update will frequently cause this problem. You may want to
> >> uninstall this update (rollback to the previous driver) to resolve the
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> "aac1989" <aac1989@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BF5253A3-125D-43FF-B558-B78466BF9E11@microsoft.com...
> >> > Ive had vista for months now and have never had any problems with the
> >> > sleep
> >> > mode.. but after vista recently updated itself I can no longer put it
> >> > into
> >> > sleep mode. When I expand the power button the "sleep" option is gray
> >> > and
> >> > un-clickable. Help?
> >>
> >>

>
>

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