I got back to my compute a little later than expected. I am weary so will tackle this tomorrow. Thanks for the tips and suggestions. I will let you know how it goes. I guess I do have one question first. If I hit a snag while doing SFC how will I know which option to choose? Will it be obvious or should I plan on canceling the scan and checking with you before proceeding.? Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:32 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: More strange things happening to my computer > Right click on My Computer (anywhere you find it - Start Menu, Explorer, > Desktop, etc.) and select Properties. Click on the Advanced tab and then > on > the Error Reporting button. Check 'Disable', and then click 'But notify > ...'. Click OK to close that small window and then click on the Settings > button in the Startup & Recovery area. In the System Failure area, > uncheck > the 'Automatically Restart' box, but leave the other two checked. > Debugging > information should be set to 'small'. Click OK twice to close both > remaining windows. > > Go to Start > Run, type in 'powercfg.cpl' (without quotes) and press > Enter. > In the Power property sheet that opens, go to the Hibernate tab and > uncheck > 'Enable Hibernation'. Go back to Power Schemes and set the chosen scheme > to > 'Home/Office', 'Laptop' or 'Always On'. I prefer Always On for my desktop > systems, but a laptop will need it's own setting. The Laptop option is > the > only one that still allows the 'Standby' function, which may or may not be > part of the cause of your system's issues. > > After making the necessary mods, reboot and run the system for a while. > Then, leave the system alone (no mouse or keyboard movement/activity) for > at > least 20 minutes to make sure the monitor turns itself off (it will simply > go black when it happens). At that point, move your mouse to make sure it > comes right back up. If all goes well, you'll still be saving power, but > it > won't oversleep any longer. :) > > Peace, > Gman > > http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php > > "The entire future of humankind is yet to be written" --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------