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Yes, in XP it is in Control Panel - Power Options.
It makes a file called hiberfil.sys on your system partition which is the same size as the amount of RAM Windows detects you have.
I have set it to hibernate when I press my power button once. The shutdown takes a while, but startup is fast once you get past the BIOS. The system can be completely powered off when you hibernate, you can turn of any powerstrips or you can unplug the system. When you start up, the system actually starts like regular, but when Windows starts just loads the hiberfil.sys and you log on and everything is as you left it.
Nice makes sense. Thanks much for the explanation.
Blazkowicz
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that ancient XP shutdowns fast, and boots really fast for me (faster than resuming from hibernation, though obviously slower than resuming from sleep). So I'm fine, as the feature is not a deal-breaker for me.
I get an extra 1% of HDD storage from disabling hiberfil.sys
I get an extra 1% of HDD storage from disabling hiberfil.sys
I don't want to use sleep because I want to turn my computer off fully, but it is nice to see Win7 coming with hybrid sleep.
Silent_Buddha
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Aye, one site did an informal test of 25 different activities, ranging from program startup, games running, windows startup, etc...
And found that it was pretty evenly split between XP, Vista, and Win7 as to which was the fastest in those 25 scenarios.
Regards,
SB
Kyyla
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Any reasons for this? The difference in power draw is negligible.
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1181320&postcount=12
I have a power strip with a power switch which has a light in it. It is annoying when it is on and I am trying to sleep.
I also don't like standby functions in general. I like to be able to completely power down appliances and the like. Hibernation is good enough for me.
before MS marketing makes everyone believe that all good comes from Windows 7 (as to counter the irrational hatred of Vista):
hybrid sleep is a windows feature starting from Vista
What genius at MS decided to drop Vista's folder sort header row? Now you have to either right click or access the hidden-by-default menu. Why can't I get in on these special anti-intuitive UI meetings with highly paid MS engineers?
http://social.technet.microsoft.com...i/thread/eaed7f8b-9011-41ae-97cf-23135a045888
http://social.technet.microsoft.com...i/thread/eaed7f8b-9011-41ae-97cf-23135a045888
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Just view by Details and it's there.
Kyyla
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Yeah it keeps things in RAM, but also writes them to the disk, just in case. And yes, I too have used this since Vista.
I reported this on connect right after installing the beta and they closed it with "Won't fix". This is one of the few major problems I have with 7 as it represents a serious loss in productivity for me having to constantly change view type or right-click, select > select.
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