Hi Bill,

I do this all day long its my job.

Laptops get STUCK in hibernation and standby all the time. DonM is correct about removing the battery. Whenever that happens, hold the power button in until it ALL goes OFF and make sure the powercord is unplugged and remove the battery - wait 10 seconds then reboot. This will reset the laptop back to its original power on state. I also suggest you disable hibernation in your power settings in the control panel.

Unless, you use battery power often, charge the battery to full charge and remove it. It will last longer.

Regards,

-Linda