Add /remove programs found in Control panel is the safest way to get rid. There is likely to be one or two Registry entries from installing the program that won't be removed by this procedure. The only thing I can recommend is RegSupreme to find and remove these. Or if you are confident enough...manually search out these entries and delete them...best back up the Registry b4 tinkering as one wrong move could render the machine unusable and a reinstall of the OS will have to be done!
As far as the Suspend/hibernate function being U/S then take a trip to the Control panel and under the 'Hibernate' tab in Power options tick the box enabling Hibernation. Whilst in there check that all the other settings are to your liking. If you use Dell's Quickset check in there too, ensure everything is set as you would like.
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Message Edited by bluetracker on 02-01-2004 07:10 PM
I did try removing Yahoo Messenger, but that didn't have any effect. (I didn't expect it to, since it had been installed before the problem occured).
I don't have any problem editing the registry - the problem is knowing what to remove. It's not clear what's causing suspend/hibernate to not appear.
The options you speak of on the control panel aren't there, as far as I can tell. The advanced tab only lets me choose between "do nothing" and "hibernate" for closing the lid and pressing the power button. However, if I choose hibernate, then apply or OK, hibernate doesn't stick. It's reset to "do nothing" when I come back after an apply or an OK.
I don't have a "hibernate" tab at all on the power control panel. There's power schemes, alarms, power meter, and advanced.
bluetracker
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February 1st, 2004 17:00
Add /remove programs found in Control panel is the safest way to get rid. There is likely to be one or two Registry entries from installing the program that won't be removed by this procedure. The only thing I can recommend is RegSupreme to find and remove these. Or if you are confident enough...manually search out these entries and delete them...best back up the Registry b4 tinkering as one wrong move could render the machine unusable and a reinstall of the OS will have to be done!
As far as the Suspend/hibernate function being U/S then take a trip to the Control panel and under the 'Hibernate' tab in Power options tick the box enabling Hibernation. Whilst in there check that all the other settings are to your liking. If you use Dell's Quickset check in there too, ensure everything is set as you would like.
edit for typo
Message Edited by bluetracker on 02-01-2004 07:10 PM
banshee10
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February 1st, 2004 20:00
Thanks for the help.
I did try removing Yahoo Messenger, but that didn't have any effect. (I didn't expect it to, since it had been installed before the problem occured).
I don't have any problem editing the registry - the problem is knowing what to remove. It's not clear what's causing suspend/hibernate to not appear.
The options you speak of on the control panel aren't there, as far as I can tell. The advanced tab only lets me choose between "do nothing" and "hibernate" for closing the lid and pressing the power button. However, if I choose hibernate, then apply or OK, hibernate doesn't stick. It's reset to "do nothing" when I come back after an apply or an OK.
I don't have a "hibernate" tab at all on the power control panel. There's power schemes, alarms, power meter, and advanced.
- James
jeffyen
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February 2nd, 2004 01:00
On my laptop, I need to install Dell's Quickset (you can find this in your Downloads section) to see the whole works...
Chuck Dunn
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February 7th, 2004 22:00
I had this problem and reinstalling the Video drivers fixed it for me...
Chuck.