Cannot find Hibernate and Lock Computer option-Windows XP Pro

[edison]

I have installed Windows XP Pro on a FAT32 partition.I have an Intel 845 GEBV2 motherboard.After installation I find that the Standby/Hibernate option is disabled in the shutdown dialog and there is no Hibernate option in Power Options setting in the control panel.What could be the reason.The installation was purely successful.

One more question..Does the Lock Computer option come with NTFS partition alone..Because I do not find that option either...

I have not installed any sound or video drivers till now.Could that be the reason why the hibernate option is not appearing properly.Please update me.

Thanks,
Ed.

[Statica]

Originally Posted by edison I have installed Windows XP Pro on a FAT32 partition.I have an Intel 845 GEBV2 motherboard.After installation I find that the Standby/Hibernate option is disabled in the shutdown dialog and there is no Hibernate option in Power Options setting in the control panel.What could be the reason.The installation was purely successful.

Usually the standby/hibernate options missing could be as a result of XP not having found a compatible ACPI bios. The first thing I would suggest is that ensuring you are using SP2. SP2 contains a number of fixes to power management as well. Secondly, make sure that you are running on the latest BIOS available from your manufacturer, and that you have installed any motherboard drivers that are available to you.
If it still does not get ACPI recognized, go to the control panel >power options, and you should see a tab for APM (Advanced power management), enable it.

One more question..Does the Lock Computer option come with NTFS partition alone..Because I do not find that option either... I have not installed any sound or video drivers till now.Could that be the reason why the hibernate option is not appearing properly.Please update me. Thanks, Ed.

Re: Lock option .. are you thinking of the 'lock computer' from WinNT or 2000? If so it has changed; with XP, go to the log off screen, you should see the option to switch user .. this is essentially the same as locking your user account by taking you to the welcome screen .. however the difference is that now another user (if present on your system) can use their own username to work, while your account remains locked. The keyboard shortcut Winkey+L still works.

[edison]

Thanks for your suggestion.Even I had the feeling that it could be a BIOS problem. Actually there is no APM tab in Power Options (in Control Panel).So what else could be the reason..and the Winkey+L shortcut does not work either.Is there any other option which i need to cross-check?

[Statica]

Do you have a password established for your login?
Go to Start > Run > control userpasswords and click on "Change the way users log in" Make sure that you check mark both options. (This should not be the case, as you should be able to lock your computer even if you dont have user switching / welcome screen turned on .. but it's worth a try)
You could also see if there's some other error .. try going to START > RUN > rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation and see if it does lock?

[edison]

Hi Statica...I really appreciate all your help.You answered my questions. Thanks.

Take care

[Statica]

You're welcome! Good luck with the BIOS upgrade and/or XP updates