Manually Put Your Computer Into Hibernation
Published: June 18, 2001
Submitted by Ryan J. Magyar, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional with Fast User Switching turned on, the Turn Off Computer menu will present the options to Stand By, Turn Off, or Restart your computer. You might want to put your computer into Hibernate mode, a cool feature in Windows XP that is hidden in the Turn Off Computer box. To manually place your computer into hibernation (after enabling hibernation on your computer) follow this tip:
1. | Click Start, and then click Turn off computer. |
2. | Press and hold the Shift key. The label under the first button on the left changes from Stand By to Hibernate. |
3. | Click the Hibernate button. |
To enable hibernation support on your computer:
You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators or Power Users group. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent this procedure.
1. | Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Power Options. |
2. | Click the Hibernate tab, and then select the Enable hibernate support check box. If the Hibernate tab is not available, your hardware does not support this feature. |
3. | Click OK to close the Power Options dialog box. |
Note: When you put your computer into hibernation, everything in computer memory is saved on your hard disk. When you turn the computer back on, all programs and documents that were open when you turned the computer off are restored on the desktop.
