Monday, January 19, 2004
Gratifying!
So, ever since I went home over break, my laptop decided it no longer liked going into hibernation. Perhaps the warmer Western climes were making it feel more inclined to see the sunshine? Who knows. In any case, today managed to fix the problem. (Turns out that although the error messages variously identified the ethernet and wireless device drivers as the source of the problem, it was in fact a mysterious Third Driver I'd unknowingly installed. So I can have hibernation, but at the expense of not being able to check e-mail at my parents' place.) Yes, today I learned all about the Device Manager, sigverif, disabling drivers, etc. I know, I know, you Windows experts are laughing at my slow learning curve. Nonetheless, I feel pleased with myself. :-)
Update: Doh. It's back. :-(
So, ever since I went home over break, my laptop decided it no longer liked going into hibernation. Perhaps the warmer Western climes were making it feel more inclined to see the sunshine? Who knows. In any case, today managed to fix the problem. (Turns out that although the error messages variously identified the ethernet and wireless device drivers as the source of the problem, it was in fact a mysterious Third Driver I'd unknowingly installed. So I can have hibernation, but at the expense of not being able to check e-mail at my parents' place.) Yes, today I learned all about the Device Manager, sigverif, disabling drivers, etc. I know, I know, you Windows experts are laughing at my slow learning curve. Nonetheless, I feel pleased with myself. :-)
Update: Doh. It's back. :-(
