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Hi, I was wanting to get my win xp x64 OS to hybernate, but when I press the
shift key, hybernate does not show up on the shutdown screen. How do I get xp
x64 to hybernate? I have sp2 installed and all the other current updates.
Thanks
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Stuart

If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
option. You should be able to force it by using the shutdown command line:

shutdown /h

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"stuartray" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, I was wanting to get my win xp x64 OS to hybernate, but when I press
> the
> shift key, hybernate does not show up on the shutdown screen. How do I get
> xp
> x64 to hybernate? I have sp2 installed and all the other current updates.
> Thanks
> --
> Stuart

Now there's an idea, Charlie. Instead of counting sheep tonight I think
I'll try repeating "shutdown /h" a hundred times.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
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> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
> option. You should be able to force it by using the shutdown command line:
>
> shutdown /h
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "stuartray" <> wrote in message
> news:08A8B77E-8528-448F-BEC3-...
>> Hi, I was wanting to get my win xp x64 OS to hybernate, but when I press
>> the
>> shift key, hybernate does not show up on the shutdown screen. How do I
>> get xp
>> x64 to hybernate? I have sp2 installed and all the other current updates.
>> Thanks
>> --
>> Stuart
>

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
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> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
> option.

Just curious: How come?

The size of the hibernate file, I assume.

"DP" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:2C1598BF-D3A9-4179-8965-...
>> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
>> option.
>
> Just curious: How come?

Correct.

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Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
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"Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
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> The size of the hibernate file, I assume.
>
> "DP" <> wrote in message
> news:urr$...
>>
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
>> news:2C1598BF-D3A9-4179-8965-...
>>> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
>>> option.
>>
>> Just curious: How come?
>

<grin>

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"Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
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> Now there's an idea, Charlie. Instead of counting sheep tonight I think
> I'll try repeating "shutdown /h" a hundred times.
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:2C1598BF-D3A9-4179-8965-...
>> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
>> option. You should be able to force it by using the shutdown command
>> line:
>>
>> shutdown /h
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "stuartray" <> wrote in message
>> news:08A8B77E-8528-448F-BEC3-...
>>> Hi, I was wanting to get my win xp x64 OS to hybernate, but when I press
>>> the
>>> shift key, hybernate does not show up on the shutdown screen. How do I
>>> get xp
>>> x64 to hybernate? I have sp2 installed and all the other current
>>> updates.
>>> Thanks
>>> --
>>> Stuart
>>
>

> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
> option. You should be able to force it by using the shutdown command line:

I vaguely remember that my PC wouldn't always hibernate when I first doubled
my RAM from 1 to 2GB, but that eventually went away after a couple of
hotfixes--that was probably well over a year and a half ago, if not more,
and I put my machine into hibernation daily without any issue.

Can you imagine the potential size of the hibernate file on a system with
8GB of ram and a quad SLI video board setup? Do the math. Not pretty.

"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
>> option. You should be able to force it by using the shutdown command
>> line:
>
> I vaguely remember that my PC wouldn't always hibernate when I first
> doubled my RAM from 1 to 2GB, but that eventually went away after a couple
> of hotfixes--that was probably well over a year and a half ago, if not
> more, and I put my machine into hibernation daily without any issue.
>

Yes. not at all.

It's interesting. I can force hibernation on my Ferrari. And every once in a
while it decides to offer hibernation as an option in the gui. But usually
goes away these days. It used to be consistenly available as an option. I'm
not sure what has changed. But since it's easier and faster for me to type
shutdown /h that to click a few times to find out that hibernate isn't
offered, I no longer even think about it. I just do it.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Colin Barnhorst" <> wrote in message
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> Can you imagine the potential size of the hibernate file on a system with
> 8GB of ram and a quad SLI video board setup? Do the math. Not pretty.
>
> "Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> news:...
>>> If you have 2 GB of RAM or more, hibernate is usually not offered as an
>>> option. You should be able to force it by using the shutdown command
>>> line:
>>
>> I vaguely remember that my PC wouldn't always hibernate when I first
>> doubled my RAM from 1 to 2GB, but that eventually went away after a
>> couple of hotfixes--that was probably well over a year and a half ago, if
>> not more, and I put my machine into hibernation daily without any issue.
>>
>