Hi Kevin, Thank you for this website - it looks like I have been able to fix the problem, fingers crossed, happy hunting, Annette At 04:48 AM 7/02/2014, you wrote: >Hi Annette, > >It may be that your computer is going into "Hibernate Mode" when you >leave it on, but don't touch it for a while. > >If you do not want this to happen, you can change the settings. > >Here is a document from Microsoft that explains things... > >http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows7/sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions > > >Regards, >Kevin. > > > > > > > >On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 12:45 AM, Annette Watson <annete@aapt.net.au> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > My PC which runs XP Home edition has been freezing when it is turned > > on but I am not using it - it is OK when I am using it. I turn > it off at the > > tower and then turn it back on and it is OK to use. > > > > I would appreciate advice re this problem, do I need to get a technician > > to look at it?. I am not very computer literate - I have done a > defrag and > > a disk scan which has not solved the problem. > > > > Hoping someone can advise me, > > > > happy hunting, > > > > Annette WATSON > > Lismore > > Australia > > > > > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing > prices on the list. You can buy/sell for free on the Genealogical > Materials lists. > > > > This list is for peer-to-peer support and discussion of computer > problems incurred in genealogy research. Use caution when > following any advice. > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >-- >-------- >K. Ross >kr5927@gmail.com > > > >:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > >Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing >prices on the list. You can buy/sell for free on the Genealogical >Materials lists. > >This list is for peer-to-peer support and discussion of computer >problems incurred in genealogy research. Use caution when following >any advice. > >:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message