I have a Windows XP Home installed on drive E: where I cannot turn hibernation on.It turns out the file E:\hiberfil.sys cannot be created with error Access Denied.I have full permissions on the drive and there is no any *.sys files there.Here is what I have:E:\>dir /A *.sys Volume in drive E is SYSTEM Volume Serial Number is 42D8-420F Directory of E:\File Not FoundE:\>echo >pagefile.sysE:\>echo >hiberfil.sysAccess is denied.E:\>dir /A *.sys Volume in drive E is SYSTEM Volume Serial Number is 42D8-420F Directory of E:\10/02/10 10:34 AM 13 pagefile.sys 1 File(s) 13 bytes 0 Dir(s) 56,433,004,544 bytes freeE:\>del pagefile.sysE:\>del hiberfil.sysCould Not Find E:\hiberfil.sysE:\>dir /A *.sys Volume in drive E is SYSTEM Volume Serial Number is 42D8-420F Directory of E:\File Not FoundE:\>How could this happen? 1 person needs an answerI do too

In addition, there is no problem creating the hiberfil.sys on other hard drives attached.

On 10/2/2010 11:38 AM, vvv555 wrote:I have a Windows XP Home installed on drive E: where I cannot turn hibernation on.It turns out the file E:\hiberfil.sys cannot be created with error Access Denied.I have full permissions on the drive and there is no any *.sys files there.Here is what I have:E:\>dir /A *.sys Volume in drive E is SYSTEM Volume Serial Number is 42D8-420F Directory of E:\File Not FoundE:\>echo>pagefile.sysE:\>echo>hiberfil.sysAccess is denied.E:\>dir /A *.sys Volume in drive E is SYSTEM Volume Serial Number is 42D8-420F Directory of E:\10/02/10 10:34 AM 13 pagefile.sys 1 File(s) 13 bytes 0 Dir(s) 56,433,004,544 bytes freeE:\>del pagefile.sysE:\>del hiberfil.sysCould Not Find E:\hiberfil.sysE:\>dir /A *.sys Volume in drive E is SYSTEM Volume Serial Number is 42D8-420F Directory of E:\File Not FoundE:\>How could this happen?Is this a multi-boot system? You also need to be able to create an hyberfil.sys file in the root of the System drive, alongside NTDETECT.COM, boot.ini and ntldr.John

If your XP is booting on the E drive and if you have not tampered too much with the XP settings, your first command:echo > pagefile.sys Should fail with a message:"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."That would be because if your boot drive is E, the pagefile.sys file should generally exist there, it should be in use and you should not be able to "echo" into it.You should also not be able to delete pagefile.sys using the method illustrated.So something else is wrong somewhere or there is a misunderstanding.Please do this:Since most configurations would have XP typically installled on drive C, describe how your system came to have XP installed on drive E.If you have some time, search all drives on your system for pagefile.sys (be sure to search for hidden and system files) and find where it/the pagefile.sys really is or if you even have one at all. Pay attention to the date/time stamp of the found pagefile.sys - it should be current or recent.Click Start Run and in the box enter:cmdClick OK and a Command Prompt window should open.What does the prompt say exactly? What is your system make and model?What is your XP Version and Service Pack?Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation: McAfee, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc. Click Start, Run and in the box enter:msinfo32Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All, Copy and then paste the information back here.There will be some personal information (like System Name and User Name), and whatever appears to be private information to you, just delete it from the pasted information.This will minimize back and forth Q&A and eliminate guesswork. Don't guess what the problem might be - figure it out and fix it. I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Propose as Answers. I am saving up for a pony!