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[XWrench3]

i guess tonight is the night. this is my 3rd post tonight. this one is about my (vista) desktop. it was running quite slow, even after maintenance, so i opened the task manager, and went looking. i have been to the processes tab many times, and closed one particular item, usually when it locks up for whatever reason. but this time, i made it into the services tab. i was amazed at how many things were there, and at how many were actually running. so, of course, i fiddled around and stopped several of them. none of them seemed to make much of a difference, but i now notice that one of them that i stopped, is making it so my computer will no longer go to sleep when it is scheduled to, or when i manually put it to sleep. i have to shut down the computer, or it stays running all the time. i looked to see if there was a spot to put things back by way of a default type button or default settings, but i could not find one in the task manager. any idea where i need to go to fix this, or am i going to have to keep shutting it down?

 

[carnageX]

Start -> type "Services" -> press Enter and it should bring up the Services manager window. There you can go through and re-enable services.

You can also look through the list of services by going to: Start -> type in "msconfig" -> Press Enter -> go to the Services tab -> check the "hide Microsoft services" checkbox and then you can look through the list and disable unnecessary items. Same goes for the Startup tab in msconfig.

 

[Trotter]

What was the guy's blog handle that had the list of needed services for Windows? It was "black" something. That would give you a list of what to re-enable.

 

[Joe C]

That would be Black Viper:
Black Viper | www.blackviper.com

Black Viper's Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Service Configurations
http://www.blackviper.com/service-c...-vista-service-pack-2-service-configurations/


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[XWrench3]

Thanks, especialy Joe C. for the link to the webpage. i am printing all 10 pages of the list out, and i should be able to fix what i did from that.

 

[XWrench3]

well, crud, that did not fix things. i reset everything according to list, and even enabled some things that had been disabled, that i know i did not touch. but when i try to put my computer to sleep, the screen goes dark, but the rest of it stays running like a trooper. at the slightest movement of the mouse, the screen comes back. i did restart my computer after making the changes, as i know many times that has to happen to make changes take effect. in fact, it has been shut down and started twice more since the first restart. and since i have a doctors apointment this morning, i guess it will get shut off again. actually, i won't. i will see if it will sleep after the time set in power management tells it to. if its running when i return home, i will know its not fixed at all.

 

[carnageX]

Double check your powermanagement settings to see what they're set at for the various actions (Sleep, Shutdown, etc.). May have to go into customize a power plan and go into the Advanced Settings as well.

 

[XWrench3]

ok,i changed a few things in advance, i hope it works.

 

[XWrench3]

nope. no such luck. it still will not sleep. i guess i need to activate one thing at a time, making notes, until i find which one will take care of the problem. and undo any changes that do not effect it. do you think i will need to restart the computer after each change?

 

[Joe C]

Did you make any changes in your bios?
Check to see if S3 is enabled