Now my remaining problem is speed. The disk light flashes constantly when I
run something, so I think my 512kb memory is not enuf - I probably should
got to 1gb, the max this laptop will tolerate. Any other ideas. Once upon
a time this laptop ran fine with 512.
"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message
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>
> Rey, you were right! A driver re-install and a re-boot, and the "standby"
> is back. And another problem - my IE "rippled" when scrolling down now
> scrolls smooth.
> Thank you!
> Paul (an incorrigible top-poster)
>
Which indicates that XP was using a generic driver that was unable to
exploit the acceleration features of the graphics processor.
>
> "Rey Santos" <ReySantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Check your Device Manager if your video controller is not marked with red
> or
> yellow exclamation mark. A greyed out Standby button is usually indicative
> of
> a video driver problem. Reinstall or update your video driver and see if
> that
> solves the problem.
>
> --
> Rey
>
>
> "Paul H" wrote:
>
>>
>> I installed a fresh copy of XP Pro on an old (2002) HP laptop, from the
>> same
>> upgrade CD that was originally installed on it. I've run all of the
>> Windows
>> Updates. Now I have a strange symptom. When I click Start, then "turn
>> off
>> computer", the small box that appears has "standby" dimmed out (not
>> available). So my choices are shut down or restart. How do I fix this?
>> TIA, Paul
>>
>> .
>>
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