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Sleep Mode

Started by snickers , Mar 25 2007 12:21 PM

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snickers

Posted 25 March 2007 - 12:21 PM

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If vista is in sleep mode, will it still perform virus scan, etc.??

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BluePoet

Posted 26 March 2007 - 11:57 AM

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If the hard drive is asleep, no. All programs stop, and a restore profile is made, allowing you to pick up where you left off. However, while the drive is asleep, it is effectively powered off, meaning no processes of any kind will be running.