Problem recovering from sleep mode

Hello,

This is weird. I have a brand new Dell PC with Vista Ultimate loaded. Last
night (like every other night I've had the machine over the past month or so)
I put the machine into sleep mode. This morning I can get nothing but the
following DOS-type message on screen:

The last attempt to resume the system from its previous location failed.
Attempt to resume again?
1. Continue with system restore.
2. Delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu.

I have only chosen option #1 since I am unsure of what option #2 actually
does. When choosing option #1, the machine does nothing but go to a black
screen with a blinking underscore in the upper lefthand corner.

The only thing I can think that has changed is that I loaded some HP imaging
software for my printer yesterday that had a compatability issue with Vista.
I would love to remove the software to see if that is the culprit, but I
can't get the OS to load.

Any thoughts?

Particularly...I'm looking for anyone know might know what happens if I were
to choose option #2? I get antsy when dealing with the word 'delete'.

Thanks.



"fruitticher" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> This is weird. I have a brand new Dell PC with Vista Ultimate loaded. Last
> night (like every other night I've had the machine over the past month or so)
> I put the machine into sleep mode. This morning I can get nothing but the
> following DOS-type message on screen:
>
> The last attempt to resume the system from its previous location failed.
> Attempt to resume again?
> 1. Continue with system restore.
> 2. Delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu.
>
> I have only chosen option #1 since I am unsure of what option #2 actually
> does. When choosing option #1, the machine does nothing but go to a black
> screen with a blinking underscore in the upper lefthand corner.
>
> The only thing I can think that has changed is that I loaded some HP imaging
> software for my printer yesterday that had a compatability issue with Vista.
> I would love to remove the software to see if that is the culprit, but I
> can't get the OS to load.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>

It sounds like you are actually using Hibernation mode. You can usually,
safely use Option 2 - it just deletes the hybernation file and starts a
fresh boot sequence. As long as you didn't leave any programs (like
Word or Excel) in the middle of a document, you should be fine.


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That's good to know.

Thanks a bunch.



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> It sounds like you are actually using Hibernation mode. You can usually,
> safely use Option 2 - it just deletes the hybernation file and starts a
> fresh boot sequence. As long as you didn't leave any programs (like
> Word or Excel) in the middle of a document, you should be fine.
>
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