I have mine set to 30 minutes as well and have had no problems. What exactly is happening? Nothing happens when you press the power button in for a second and then release?

If I hit the power button, move the mouse, type anything on the keyboard, nothing happens. The whole computer seems to freeze. So I have to hit the restart button, and the computer cold re-boots. Any suggestions?

johnalilly,

Standby has been known for a long time to be an unreliable setting for Windows 98. It is a port from laptop systems which has never worked on desktops. If it ever works, it eventually fails.

When Windows ME came out with the hibernate feature there was apparently the hope that it would be more successful than standby, but I have seen numerous posts from ME users which indicate that it isn't.

That being the case, the best advice seems to be the same as for standby with Windows 98 on desktop--simply don't use it.

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Unfortunately, I haven't run into that problem, I wish I could help. I would call tech support for something like this. I did all my tech support calls late at night and was able to get the problem resolved (be prepared to be on the phone for hours, though) without being on hold too long. If you know how to do an fdisk and format, I would recommend it, as you'll probably end up having to do it sooner or later and I've found it has saved me time. Troubleshooting ME on anything but the simplest problems is an exercise in frustration; it's just a totally corrupt program. Good luck.