Ah,ha!  I figured nothing ventured -nothing gained, so I finally just 
sucked up and downloaded the TPMU and told it to "install". It 
automatically removed the "corrupt" one and re-installed the new one and 
solved all my problems!!

bj


Big John wrote:
> Hmmmm. Well, I find the "Toshiba Power Management Utility" in my 
> "Add/Remove Programs" also. Interestingly enough, however it is the 
> identical version that's available for download. I thought that perhaps 
> the version to download might be a newer version. Maybe I just should 
> remove the one on my computer and download and reinstall and perhaps 
> that will clean it up.
> 
> Appreciate your help.
> 
> bj
> 
> tc wrote:
> 
>> I can't say for sure but I see a program in Add/Remove programs on my 
>> 5200 called Toshiba Power Saver. I would guess you could remove that 
>> and then do the install.
>> Terry
>>
>> "Big John" <watson6918@invalid.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message 
>> news:%ET4g.10184$Lm5.6715@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>>
>>> OK, I've located the correct "Power Management Utility" for my 
>>> computer,(thanks to tc)but if I download it and install it will it 
>>> automatically replace my old one which is apparently corrupt, or do I 
>>> need to do something to get rid of the old one?
>>>
>>> I've never done this sort of thing and don't want to screw it up.
>>>
>>> Big John
>>>
>>> tc wrote:
>>>
>>>> Check this Toshiba US page
>>>> http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modItemList.jsp?moid=835427&ct=DL&BV_SessionID=@@@@0403362800.1145930946@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciaddhijlhkdecgfkceghdgngdgmm.0 
>>>>
>>>> Terry
>>>>
>>>> "Big John" <watson6918@invalid.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message 
>>>> news:yka3g.63589$F_3.6262@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> For the year I have had my M35X-S329 I have it set to hibernate 
>>>>> when I closed the lid and re-start when I opened the lid. Last week 
>>>>> it stopped hibernating and now goes into stand-by when I close the 
>>>>> lid. In fact it I can't get it to go into hibernation at all no 
>>>>> matter what I do.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been told that I can download the "Toshiba Power Management" 
>>>>> file(that controls this function) and reinstall it, but I can't 
>>>>> find it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Will appreciate any help anyone can give me!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Big John
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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