I seem to be having the same (or a very similiar) problem. I am able to go to sleep properly. However, when I wake up, if I try to immediately launch a program there is a 2-3 minute pause. After the pause everything works great (including sound, video, etc). Here's my system config: Vista x64 SP-1 (fresh install with all updates) AMD Phenom X3 ECS GeForce7050M-M V2 motherboard (latest BIOS and Nvidia drivers) ATI 4850 Video Card (latest driver) I've updated a 7zip'd trace file here: http://www.adrive.com/public/5360bc2e4fe80...e414d0d71a.html Any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated. -Sharkus