Quote Originally Posted by ~aoe~ View Post
I know this may be a stupid question, but are you actually using the 'Shut Down' option in Vista or the button that looks like a broken circle with the vertical line at the top (same icon as the WinXP shut down icon)?

I ask because the first few times I used vista, I thought this icon was the shut down (the WinXP shut down icon is the same), but it's actually a hibernate function that saves your session and puts the PC into a low power state.

If you're hibernating, then mouse movement will reactivate the PC. I've started using this option as startup is much quicker, and I will now only 'Shut Down' around once a week.
haha same here i thought that was the power off button in vista. but i never shut my pc off anyways unless im installing new hardware, power failure or restarts for updates.