turning off after hibernating?

[bill]

how do i make my computer turn its self off when i put it into hibernate?

it used to do until a mate of mine pissed around with it, now i have to do it manually, any help much appreciated, but please bear in mind i'm not very clued up with pc's

ta

 

[Darren S]

You actually use the Hibernate function? It's one of the first things I switch off!

If you click on Start, then go into Control Panel you should see a list of options - including one called Power Options. If you don't see it there, you may have to click on 'Switch to Classic View' on the left-hand side.

In the Power Options tab, you'll see various settings - including a tab for the Hibernation options.

D.

 

[bill]

tried in there but no options to do it, how come you switch it off?

 

[Darren S]

It's one of the most annoying settings on a PC. They are either On or they are Off. Failing that, they are Restarting. All this Standby and Hibernating nonsense just confuses things - espeically the calls I get when people accidentally put the bloody things in Standby and don't know what to do next .

If you're using a laptop for its proper use (and not sat on a desk 99% of the time!) then I can see the benefit. Otherwise, it's just Microsoft options-junk.

D.