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disable standby in the power options of the control panel.
worked on my little brothers computer.
used to have to turn it off by holding the power button when it showed that "you can now turn off your computer" screen.
but all works fine with hibernation/standby turned off...plus, who really uses that anyways? 
-DAvid
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