Comments on: System Control 1.2 Update

By: Bastek

Bastek — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:24:20 +0000

Hello again!

As you advised earlier I downloaded Vista SP1 (it arrived finally in my language version) and I retested the System Control Gadget Standby/Hibernate functionality.
Unfortunately the gadget button still only hibernates my PC and sleeping is only possible via Start Menu button and PC case button (both configured by Advanced Power Mgmt Settings in the Control Panel).
Maybe you have some other ideas what else I can try - I have got really used to Vista Stanby functionality and your gadget convenience…

Kind regards,
Bastek

By: Bastek

Bastek — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:40:59 +0000

Thank you for help and effort!
I will wait for SP1 - hope to see it soon on the Autoupdate list of my Vista…
BTW: thank you for a very useful gadget!

Bastek

By: The Staff

The Staff — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:04:17 +0000

Not sure. That was pretty much it. The power options commands are based on the software interracting with the hardware. Unfortunately, it’s not guaranteed to work with every setup (We wish Microsoft would have set it up like the XP power controls, but they didn’t). Since there is no specific sleep command, that may be as far as the gadget can go for you right now.

Quick question though: Do you have SP1 installed? If not, give that a try and maybe fiddle with the gadget afterwards, never know, it could help.

By: Bastek

Bastek — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:23:27 +0000

I’ve just switched the hybrid sleep off in Advanced Power Settings. Separate entities for Hibernate and Sleep appeared on the Start Menu, but the gadget button still only hibernates the PC.
What else shall I try?

Bastek

By: The Staff

The Staff — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:05:38 +0000

Bastek, the power options are based on the hardware, which makes it a pain to deal with. Have you tried turning hybrid sleep off?

By: Bastek

Bastek — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:22:27 +0000

Still the insomnia problem!

Well I’ve read carefully through this site and I still cannot make the gadget Sleep/Hibern. button to make my PC to sleep!
In Advanced Power Settings I have my hybrid sleep mode on thus I have no hibernation options in the Start Menu, my Vista goes to sleep by pickung Start Menu option, but the gadget button still Hibernates my PC.
Please advise what I can do to fix it….

Bastek

By: The Staff

The Staff — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:55:38 +0000

Not working? Hmm… Can you give us some more details like your OS version, language, etc.?

By: hitvthanh

hitvthanh — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:38:38 +0000

everything works fine except turn-off button does not work!!!!!!!!
please check or show us how to fix up this problem
thanks

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:48:34 +0000

Hope this is waht I am looking for .. if it starts to be downloaded …
thnx

By: Bloggit

Bloggit — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:30:30 +0000

Here’s the detail in C# to go to sleep rather than hibernate. I wrote it in two minutes and tested it; it works.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace Sleep
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
System.Windows.Forms.Application.SetSuspendState(System.Windows.Forms.PowerState.Suspend, false, false);
}
}
}