>> I always put my XP laptop to sleep rather than turning it off, from 
>> hitting the power button to windows unlock prompt is always under 5 
>> seconds - it would drive me mad if I had to shut it down and boot it up 
>> from cold each time I used it.
>
> Doesn't that mean that after X hours the battery runs flat and you need to 
> cold boot it anyway?

X is a very large number though, even after a weekend in standby the battery 
is still at 90-something %.

> (I guess it depends on exactly which "sleep mode" you mean...)

Start -> Shutdown -> Standby

AIUI it just supplies enough power to the RAM to keep its contents 
refreshed, everything else is turned off.

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