Vista Hibernate And Monitor Problems

[64GBMemAwesome]

Hi

My PC spec:
OS- Vista 64 HP
PSU- Chieftec 750W
Motherboard- GA P35C-DS3R
Memory- Adata ddr2 800Mhz 4x 2GB
CPU- C2D e4500 2,2 GHz
GPU- nV GT 630 4GB
HDD- sata 4x 250GB Maxtor STM3250310AS, 1x 320GB USB WD 3200AAJ
Optical drive- sata LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S
Mouse- Logitech V550 nano


The backstory is that i made last clean Vista install in 2008.
Vista system HDD didn't boot up time to time, mostly not.
I replaced in 2013 the HDD and it boots up always.

As i was doing Vista install and updating 3 days, i turned off computer 2-3 times while it was updating because it was my sleep time.
Then i had many failed updates that i wasn't able to reinstall with Vista update. After that i installed SP1 and SP2, this worked. Then i had some more updates in online update, they went fine.

I installed all the latest drivers.

From that point Vista Hybrid sleep never works. Computer wont power off, only monitor doe's. Hybrid sleep file isn't even being written. Then i power off PC and back on, then i have start Windows in safe or normal mode. Nothing is resumed.

Vista hibernate works 50/50
And even when it works, the monitor doesn't turn on. It's black, not even "no signal screen". Then monitor power on (green) off (orange) stage lights doesn't even burn, even when monitor works the button stage lights doesn't work.

I don't have log what is going on with failed attempt of Hibernate.
I power off the PC and from that i only have Kernel power errror 41.

What can i do more do find out what is going on / broken?
I already tested stuff from http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-problems.html

Yesterday i had update in Vista Updates "Realtek driver update for Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller" it failed with error 800705B4.
Then i did that: http://www.ehow.com/how_6858603_install-failed-microsoft-updates.html
but the failed update is still not in Vista Updates.
How do i reinstall failed updates?

 

[pete1229]

There is a reason why Microsoft puts up the message "Do not power off your computer while windows updates" or something of that nature. You obviously decided to ignore that message which has created all sorts of problems. Now you are using Windows Vista which adds to the nightmare. I think your only solution is to start all over, wipe the drive and reinstall the OS. You may even consider upgrading to Windows 7 since your going through all of this again. And BTW, if your "sleep time" comes around during the update process, go to bed, leave the computer on and just let it do its thing.

 

[64GBMemAwesome]

I guess i can do that in weekend, start in morning, go from fresh install straight to SP1 and SP2.

I didn't think the cancellation of Update process can hurt that much, because even when i don't cancel myself the process then there are plenty of computer frozes while computer configures updates and the % status won't move and the spinning ring is frozen, one time i waited 3 hours behind this scary screen:

 

[64GBMemAwesome]

After that failed "Realtek driver update for Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller", hibernate has worked 2 days in a row, maybe it didn't really fail.

Anyways, today after failed use of HDMI port of GT 630, i replugged the DVI adapter to VGA cable to vga port of monitor, but this time into another video card port (lefty the 1'st DVI).

Now monitor power on / off button lighting works, and the monitor wakes up when turned on. I believe this to be latest driver issue (v310.90 released 2013.01.05 - Vista/7 64bit).

 

[Bubbaleone]

In the event you choose to do a fresh installation, and your Vista install media is an original non-service pack version, the following steps will insure a successfull installation of Service Packs 1 and 2 as well as all updates: After the initial Vista installation has completed; change Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates, so that you can manually review and select the updates and drivers to download and install.

The first time Windows Update runs, select all critical and important updates but be sure to manually uncheck Service Pack 1 if it's listed. Following the download and installation of the first set of updates, Windows will reboot then finish any final installation steps just prior to your desktop logon (it's important and must be performed after every set of updates have initially installed that when your desktop first opens you reboot the computer a second time). Now run Windows Update for the second time and again select all remaining critical and important updates as well as all optional drivers, and again uncheck Service Pack 1. As during the first set of updates; reboot the computer a second time.

Now go to Technet's site and download the standalone installer version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, and save them.

Next; install Service Pack 1, reboot, then go to Windows Update for the third time and again select all critical and important updates as well as all optional drivers, but this time uncheck Service Pack 2 if it's listed. After the third set of updates has installed, reboot, go to Windows Update a fourth time and again select all remaining critical and important updates as well as all optional drivers, and again uncheck Service Pack 2.

Following the installation of Service Pack 1 and the fourth set of updates; install Service Pack 2, reboot, then go to Windows Update for the fifth time and again select all critical and important updates as well as all optional drivers. As previously; install the fifth set of updates, reboot, go to Windows Update a sixth time and again select all remaining critical and important updates as well as all optional drivers (Microsoft drivers, such as your graphics card or NIC for example, can be updated to the specific manufacturer drivers afterward). Following the installation of the final set of updates; change Windows Update back to automatically download and install updates.

I realize this may seem like a lengthy procedure (and I've certainly tried all the standard methods) but, given Vista's problematic reputation, I've been successfully using this method for installing Vista with both Service Packs and all updates, on a wide variety of hardware, since shortly after Vista Service Pack 1 was first released.


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[64GBMemAwesome]

Thank you Bubbaleone for detailed info.

I did read the SP1 and SP2 include all the previews updates. Should be pretty safe to start with them especially because they seem to be more stable compared to online update which i had quite a lot trouble with waiting every time like 15 - 30 min behind the checking for updates screen (it's not like there is massive amount of data transferred over the internet, but more like 0 bite, HDD use 0, CPU use 0).

Last time the SP1 and SP2 were never in online update, it didn't even inform me that the SP1 and SP2 are out ("no new updates" ). I had to manually download them.