How to fix an internet hibernation bug
When I place my
Windows
XP Professional computer into
hibernation
and then switch on again, I am unable to gain access to the internet or
Outlook
Express. Sometimes there is an error message. The only guaranteed way to
access the internet is to restart the computer.
John Zeal
You don’t say how you connect to the internet but the most likely cause of the problem is that the computer connects to the internet with a modem, either dial-up or broadband. The solution is to disconnect from the internet before putting the computer in hibernation or sleep mode. The computer expects to find everything in the same state on starting as it was when it shut down.
If the computer is connected with a modem, the connection is broken when the computer hibernates but the PC doesn’t know this. The computer can be disconnected from the internet by left-clicking on the icon in the Notification Area with two small computers connected with a wire. Select disconnect and you can hibernate the computer safely.
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