text: computer stand-bys for no reason? i have wondows 2000 and sometimes when im playing a game or just surfing the web my computer will go into stand-by and most of the time crash my games, if this happens to any of you or you know how i might be able to fix it please post your answer. go to... start... control panel... power options... check your settings on power schemes, hibernate and advanced to make sure none of them say to go in to standby mode or to hibernate...reset them to your preferences then remember to click on "apply" and then on "ok"...