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How to Put Your Laptop into Sleep Mode

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">All laptops have a special low-power mode, called Stand By mode or Sleep mode.  </h1>In this mode, the computer is still on but power to certain areas is shut off. That way, you can keep the laptop ready for an extended period without wasting a lot of battery juice. Your laptop can slumber in Sleep mode for quite some time, much longer than it would otherwise stay alive when it's turned on. The amount of time the laptop stays in Sleep mode depends on various power settings in Windows. You can direct Windows to sleep for maybe 30 minutes and then have the laptop automatically turn itself off or switch into Hibernation mode. The method for putting your laptop to sleep varies, depending on whether your laptop has a sleep button and which version of Windows you're using. Keep in mind that you should always save your work before your laptop enters Sleep mode. <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Putting your laptop to sleep by using the sleep button</h2> When your laptop is blessed with a sleep button, pressing it puts the laptop to sleep instantly. But, hang on! The sleep button's function can be changed, so pressing that button may not always put the laptop to sleep. <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Putting your laptop to sleep (Stand By) in Windows Vista</h2> To "sleep" your laptop when Windows Vista is the operating system, heed these steps:<ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Click the Start button.</li><li> Click the triangle next to the Padlock icon.</li><li>Choose Sleep from the pop-upmenu.<img alt="image0.jpg" height="279" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/40/79040.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="374"></li> </ol>Putting your laptop to sleep (Stand By) in Windows XP To put your laptop to sleep in Windows XP, follow these steps:<ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Click the Start button.</li><li>Click the Turn Off Computer button.</li></ol>

How to Put Your Laptop into Sleep Mode

All laptops have a special low-power mode, called Stand By mode or Sleep mode. In this mode, the computer is still on but power t...

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How to Put Your Laptop into Sleep Mode

How to Put Your Laptop into Sleep Mode

All laptops have a special low-power mode, called Stand By mode or Sleep mode. In this mode, the computer is still on but power t...

6:47 am

How to Wake Up Your Sleeping Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When there hasn't been anykeyboard or mouse activity for a set amount of time, Windows may go into Stand By mode when you're using battery power.</h1> <h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The idea here is to save power; when the computer thinks that you're distracted or off for a walk, it slips off to sleep to conserve power. </h1>To revive a snoozing laptop, simply press a key on the keyboard or tap on the mouse pad. That wakes the sucker up, bringing it back to active duty. After waking up the laptop, you may have to log in to Windows again. That's okay — in fact, it's what you want; it's very insecure not to have the Windows logon appear when the laptop wakes up from Sleepmode. <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> If your laptop doesn't wake up after you press a key, press the power or sleep button to wake it up again.</li><li> If you closed the lid to put the laptop into Stand By mode, opening the lid wakes it up.</li><li>The key you press to wake up the laptop isn't passed along to whatever program is running. So, if the screen says "Destroy all your data files? Y/N" and you press the Y key to wake up the laptop, nothing dastardly happens. Even so, you may want to push the Ctrl key on the keyboard to wake up your sleeping laptop. </li><li>One reason a laptop may not wake up is that the battery is probably dead. Check the laptop's power-on lights. If they're off, the battery is dead. </li><li>If the laptop still doesn't wake up, you may have a problem with the system's power management software. Try pressing (and holding) the power button until the unit turns either off or on again. Then try starting up the laptop as you normally would. Ask your dealer or laptop manufacturer for updated power management software. </li></ul>

How to Wake Up Your Sleeping Laptop

When there hasn't been anykeyboard or mouse activity for a set amount of time, Windows may go into Stand By mode when you'...

6:45 am

How to Wake Up Your Sleeping Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When there hasn't been anykeyboard or mouse activity for a set amount of time, Windows may go into Stand By mode when you're using battery power.</h1> <h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The idea here is to save power; when the computer thinks that you're distracted or off for a walk, it slips off to sleep to conserve power. </h1>To revive a snoozing laptop, simply press a key on the keyboard or tap on the mouse pad. That wakes the sucker up, bringing it back to active duty. After waking up the laptop, you may have to log in to Windows again. That's okay — in fact, it's what you want; it's very insecure not to have the Windows logon appear when the laptop wakes up from Sleepmode. <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> If your laptop doesn't wake up after you press a key, press the power or sleep button to wake it up again.</li><li> If you closed the lid to put the laptop into Stand By mode, opening the lid wakes it up.</li><li>The key you press to wake up the laptop isn't passed along to whatever program is running. So, if the screen says "Destroy all your data files? Y/N" and you press the Y key to wake up the laptop, nothing dastardly happens. Even so, you may want to push the Ctrl key on the keyboard to wake up your sleeping laptop. </li><li>One reason a laptop may not wake up is that the battery is probably dead. Check the laptop's power-on lights. If they're off, the battery is dead. </li><li>If the laptop still doesn't wake up, you may have a problem with the system's power management software. Try pressing (and holding) the power button until the unit turns either off or on again. Then try starting up the laptop as you normally would. Ask your dealer or laptop manufacturer for updated power management software. </li></ul>

How to Wake Up Your Sleeping Laptop

When there hasn't been anykeyboard or mouse activity for a set amount of time, Windows may go into Stand By mode when you'...

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How to Connect a USB Printer to Your Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Because most laptops lack a printerport, USB printers are the way to go. You can connect your USB printer by following a few easy steps: </h1><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Plug in the printer, and ensure that it's turned off.Also, set up the printer with ink and paper and all that other good stuff, according to the directions that came with the printer. </li><li>Connect a USB cable to the printer and to your laptop.</li><li> Turn on the printer.Because you're using a USB printer, it knows the printer's name and brand, and it even completely installs software for you, setting everything up just so. </li></ol>After the printer has been set up and recognized by Windows, you can either print or save some energy and turn the printer off. You can even disconnect it when you don't need it. Reconnecting the printer simply reactivates its support in Windows. <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Leave your printer turned off when you're not using it.</li><li>You can unplug the printer's USB cable without having to use the Safely RemoveHardware icon on the system tray. Just unplug the cable, and Windows bids adieu to your printer. </li><li>No, it's not a good idea to unplug or turn off your printer while it's printing.</li><li> If you're having trouble adding your printer, open the Control Panel and double-click the Printers or Printers and Faxes icon to display the list of printers available to your computer. The Add a Printer or Add Printer task can be clicked to run the Add Printer Wizard, which helps you complete the printer setup task. </li></ul>

How to Connect a USB Printer to Your Laptop

Because most laptops lack a printerport, USB printers are the way to go. You can connect your USB printer by following a few easy ...

6:43 am

How to Connect a USB Printer to Your Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Because most laptops lack a printerport, USB printers are the way to go. You can connect your USB printer by following a few easy steps: </h1><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Plug in the printer, and ensure that it's turned off.Also, set up the printer with ink and paper and all that other good stuff, according to the directions that came with the printer. </li><li>Connect a USB cable to the printer and to your laptop.</li><li> Turn on the printer.Because you're using a USB printer, it knows the printer's name and brand, and it even completely installs software for you, setting everything up just so. </li></ol>After the printer has been set up and recognized by Windows, you can either print or save some energy and turn the printer off. You can even disconnect it when you don't need it. Reconnecting the printer simply reactivates its support in Windows. <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Leave your printer turned off when you're not using it.</li><li>You can unplug the printer's USB cable without having to use the Safely RemoveHardware icon on the system tray. Just unplug the cable, and Windows bids adieu to your printer. </li><li>No, it's not a good idea to unplug or turn off your printer while it's printing.</li><li> If you're having trouble adding your printer, open the Control Panel and double-click the Printers or Printers and Faxes icon to display the list of printers available to your computer. The Add a Printer or Add Printer task can be clicked to run the Add Printer Wizard, which helps you complete the printer setup task. </li></ul>

How to Connect a USB Printer to Your Laptop

Because most laptops lack a printerport, USB printers are the way to go. You can connect your USB printer by following a few easy ...

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How to Connect Your Laptop to a Peer-to-Peer Workgroup

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">For small networking operations, you can connect your laptop to apeer-to-peer network. This includes everything from a home office that has only one other computer to a smaller company that doesn't need a large network setup. In that case, it helps to add your laptop to a specific workgroup. This stuff is cinchy. </h1>The key to joining a specific workgroup is to supply your laptop with the workgroup's name. That way, your laptop appears on a list with other computers in the workgroup, and it makes workgroupresources (printers and hard drives) easier to locate. The secret? Nope, don't bother looking in any of the networking icons in the Control Panel. For this task, you need to use the Control Panel's System icon, like so: <ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Choose Control Panel from the Start menu, and then select System.</li><li>In Windows Vista, click the Change settings link in the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup Settings area. In Windows XP, click the Computer Name tab. <img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/54/79154.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="534"> If you're asked for permission here, click the Continue button.</li><li>Click the Change button.<img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/55/79155.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="356"></li> <li>In the Workgroup text box, type the name of the computer workgroup.<img alt="image2.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/56/79156.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="341"> Unless you messed with things, the name is WORKGROUP, and that's okay. If you chose something else for your local workgroup, put that name into the box.</li><li> Click OK to close the various dialog boxes, and close up any windows you opened as well.At this point, you may have to restart your laptop for the changes to take effect. Do so when prompted. </li></ol>Your laptop is now a part of the named workgroup and can more easily access other computers and system resources attached to that workgroup.

How to Connect Your Laptop to a Peer-to-Peer Workgroup

For small networking operations, you can connect your laptop to apeer-to-peer network. This includes everything from a home office...

6:42 am

How to Connect Your Laptop to a Peer-to-Peer Workgroup

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">For small networking operations, you can connect your laptop to apeer-to-peer network. This includes everything from a home office that has only one other computer to a smaller company that doesn't need a large network setup. In that case, it helps to add your laptop to a specific workgroup. This stuff is cinchy. </h1>The key to joining a specific workgroup is to supply your laptop with the workgroup's name. That way, your laptop appears on a list with other computers in the workgroup, and it makes workgroupresources (printers and hard drives) easier to locate. The secret? Nope, don't bother looking in any of the networking icons in the Control Panel. For this task, you need to use the Control Panel's System icon, like so: <ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li> Choose Control Panel from the Start menu, and then select System.</li><li>In Windows Vista, click the Change settings link in the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup Settings area. In Windows XP, click the Computer Name tab. <img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/54/79154.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="534"> If you're asked for permission here, click the Continue button.</li><li>Click the Change button.<img alt="image1.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/55/79155.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="356"></li> <li>In the Workgroup text box, type the name of the computer workgroup.<img alt="image2.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/56/79156.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="341"> Unless you messed with things, the name is WORKGROUP, and that's okay. If you chose something else for your local workgroup, put that name into the box.</li><li> Click OK to close the various dialog boxes, and close up any windows you opened as well.At this point, you may have to restart your laptop for the changes to take effect. Do so when prompted. </li></ol>Your laptop is now a part of the named workgroup and can more easily access other computers and system resources attached to that workgroup.

How to Connect Your Laptop to a Peer-to-Peer Workgroup

For small networking operations, you can connect your laptop to apeer-to-peer network. This includes everything from a home office...

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