How do I enable Sleep mode in Windows 7, 64-bit Home Edition?

I can't put my laptop to sleep mode, even though I'm able to hibernate it. Does anyone know how I can enable sleep mode on it? As you can see in the screen shot below, my laptop's sleep mode option in the start up menu is grey-out, so apparently it cannot be used.

http://i.imgur.com/duF6dVK.png

I want to activate sleep-mode, so that I can put my laptop to sleep. I don't want to put my computer in hibernation mode every time I leave it, because hibernation mode takes longer to activate and wake-up from than sleep mode.

I've searched for "how to enable sleep mode on Windows 7" for many hours, and I tried all of the recommended solutions online. And apparently none of them work. So does anyone on Wildersecurity have a suggestion on how I can enable sleep mode, so that I don't have to exclusively rely on hibernation mode for conserving my laptop's power?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely MilkyNine

 

Thanks for the link but it didn't really solve my problem. I know where to find the sleep mode button. I just can't activate it.

 

@MilkyNine

Can you check your graphic driver please in the device manager, if it's VGA standard, install the right one for your card (nvidia, ati, intel).

Rules.

 

I greatly appreciate your help, but it isn't working for me. That's because I know how to find the sleep mode button on Windows 7. But my sleep mode button isn't working. I need to find some way to make it work, and apparently the link you gave me doesn't teach me how to make my sleep mode button work.

Nonetheless, I really appreciate your help. Unfortunately, despite your good intentions, you weren't able to resolve the sleep mode issue for me.

 

ok so check this :

enter regedit in run command

go here :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\ACPI\Parameters

in the right pane have you got a value named "attributes" ?.

Rules.

 

What is VGA? How do I find my graphics driver on Windows 7?

Yes, I checked my power plan settings. I checked everywhere on my computer, but there was no option for sleep mode. I can hibernate my computer, however.

Let me show you this link, which contains a picture of my sleep mode button.

http://i.imgur.com/duF6dVK.png

Notice how the sleep mode button is greyed-out, meaning that I can't activate sleep mode from the Start menu.

 

Please elaborate. What do I do from this point on?

 

For Your Graphic Card clic Start go to control panel, found and clic device manager, localise graphic card double-click and you see if it's writing vga standard or model number and brand of the card.

Rules.

 

Do you see the key "attributes" in the right pane ?.

Rules.

 

I don't see the key "attributes" in the right pane.

 

I don't see where the """localize graphics card""" key is.

 

See here :

Rules.

 

Ok I found it. Now what do I do?

 

what is writing under graphic card ?

Rules.

 

Try method here "Power configuration report lists all of the devices that are causing problems with sleep mode": http://zeuzeu.livejournal.com/41638.html

 

MilkyNine.. have you fix ur problem ? if yes how did you do it ? because I have the same problem with you ?

Rules .. I checked mine and it says ..standard VGA graphics adapter then i double click on it on device status says this device cannot start (code 10)

what is next ? ... please

Ice

 

Hi Iceice and welcome at WildersSecurity.

Can we know more about your configuration, Brand, Card graphic driver, Operating System, a screenshot of the error.

Rules.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976877