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How To Configure Hibernate Option In Windows XP

April 11, 2009 by Gautam

Have you ever wondered why most of the PCs are ON even when nobody is present in the whole wing?

Most of us hurry from our workplace during the last minute to board the shuttle and don’t find sufficient time to shut down the PC. There is an easier way to resolve this problem. ‘Hibernate’ option provides you the solution. Just switch your system to hibernate mode before you leave, and the state of all the applications running will be stored and once you switch ON your pc again, the previous session is restored.

Please find below the steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users.

1) Right click on any empty area in your desktop and click New -> Shortcut

2) Paste the following into the text box and click on Next.

rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState

steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users

3) Give a suitable name for this shortcut and click Finish.

steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users

4) Now you would like to change the icon for this shortcut to be more appropriate.

5) Right click the shortcut -> Properties

steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users

6) Now click on Change Icon button and click on Browse. You will be taken to the C:\sysroot\System32 folder.

7) Select the file powrprof.dll as shown

steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users

8) You will see an alert as shown below. Click OK.

steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users

9) Now you will see a list of icons displayed. Select the power icon or any other icon of your choice as shown.

steps to configure this Hibernate option for WINDOWS XP users

10) Now you will see the shortcut on your desktop.

All you need to do is that, just double-click this icon before leaving for the day and don’t forget to switch off your monitor.

The next day you switch ON your pc, all your work will be restored.

Recommended Reading: Windows Server Remote Desktop Client For Macbook Pro / Mac OS

Filed Under: How To's, Microsoft Windows Tips And Tricks

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  1. Manoj Garg says

    June 7, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Thanx Yaar…

  2. Fizeen says

    April 19, 2010 at 11:06 am

    @Gautam
    Ya Gautam.Sometimes its difficult to predict where the problem lies when we are hurry in getting it solved:-).Cheers.

  3. arulmurugan says

    December 24, 2009 at 11:36 am

    very nice.this is simple and very good solution for hypernet problem
    …thank u friend….

  4. Gautam says

    December 17, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    @Amit – Thanks for heads up – But I’d want you to go through SuspendState codes here :

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa373201(VS.85).aspx

    Hope that clears the doubt you have about hibernate and other parameters.

    Best,

  5. Amit says

    December 17, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Guys, this is not hibernate, this stand by!!

  6. Shane says

    November 19, 2009 at 2:58 am

    oops…. hibernate wasn’t enabled

  7. Shane says

    November 19, 2009 at 2:53 am

    This does not create a hibernate shortcut, it creates a standby shortcut.

  8. Gautam says

    October 24, 2009 at 10:09 am

    @Fizeen – Thanks for the tip. I hope it helps those who’ve had problems so far.

  9. Fizeen says

    October 23, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    Thanks man.It worked.A small addition to your post.We need to install the VGA drivers before doing this.Or else the methodology followed may not work…

  10. Hg says

    October 22, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    Works fine! THANKS!!!

  11. Fizeen says

    September 14, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Great Work…It works for me..

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