On Tue, 06 May 2008 14:44:31 -0700, Dan Musicant )
wrote:

:I got a great tip at techsupportforums.com to try a free tool called MSC
:Standby Tool:
:
:http://slicksolutions.eu/mst.shtml
:
:It was originally for MSC but works for several OS's and can do a lot to
:resolve the evidently very prevalent problems encountered with reduced
ower states.
:
:It can be run as an exe or installed from the exe's GUI, for expanded
:control. I haven't installed it yet, but ran it and went into S3 Standby
:and successfully woke the system up after 49 minutes, which I think is a
:record. I don't feel so bad now that I realize that the problems I've
:been having are commonplace and that there are things I can do to
:resolve the difficulties. This tool looks terrific.


Correction, that tool, called MST was originally for MCE. The GUI has a
whole lot to do with MCE but its capabilities extend much beyond it. The
last couple of S3 restarts I have done have succeeded! 2 hours and 5
hours!