Windows XP laptop will not hibernate/ will stand by
I recently restored my computer to an earlier checkpoint because it was running very slow and I knew that was an easy way to fix the problem. However, several problems emerged from this system restore. One, when my computer restarted it was set to the classic theme and in the appearance window I could not change it. I patiently sifted through forums and finally figured out how to turn the xp theme back on with quite a bit of work and it still has to be reset occasionally when it's restarted. Two, my computer will go into standby but will not hibernate. As a result, the computer runs out of battery in standby and I lose all of my data. I never had this issue before the system restore. All of my power settings are set perfectly and it should be hibernating. When I set the sleep key to hibernate to see what was happening, I noticed the problem. It enters into the windows screen, preparing to hibernate, and then immediately switches back to the desktop or whatever I was running at the time. I have tried it multiple ways with no programs running right when I've restarted my computer and with firefox and thunderbird open. Nothing has worked. I really need to figure out what the problem is as I really can't keep losing data or have to worry about my computer running out of battery every time I put it into standby. Obviously something is running (possibly a virus?) that is preventing my computer from hibernating and running out the battery in standby (which was never an issue before).3 people need an answerI do too
May 29th, 2010 7:57pm

something to keep in mind s that if you utilized a system restore point, then there may have been a number of microsoft updates released / installed since you created a restore point.also, when the system goes into hibernation it creates a file where the contents of the memory is stored on the disk. it is called hiberfil.sysif there is no hiberfil.sys then hibernation cannot occur.so double check your root directory for the above system file.if you cannot find a hiberfil.sys file the you can create one.open notepad and save a blank text file called hiberfil.txtthen close and open the explorerthen rename that hiberfil.txt to hibefil.sys and reboot the system.afterwards see if you can hibernate.another thing you can try is to create a desktop short cut and copy it into the quick launch bar.copy and paste the following line into the blank field of the shortcut:%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState m2then call it something like hibernation and save.perhaps, clicking on it will also execute the hibernation power mode.db`...> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >
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May 29th, 2010 9:47pm

I am having a similar problem with hibernation in Windows XP. Suddenly a couple of weeks ago, my laptop would not go into hibernation. I have the buttons and hibernation is enabled in control panel. I also tired a restore and reinstalling service pack 3. Both did not help.When I click on hibernate, system begins to hibernate, but beeps and comes back to operation. NO ERROR MESSAGES. Standby works OK. I searched for hibefil.sys (including hidden files,) but search could not find. When I tried to create a hibefil.sys I got an error telling me that the file already existed. on the root C drive???? Again, I cannot find.I tried your shortcut suggestion, and system begins the process but beeps back on.I have used Norton to scan for viruses and a couple of anti-malware programs. At this point I am at a loss how to fix this.
June 8th, 2010 3:19pm

"Ken Lid" wrote in message news:e70da247-842e-4470-9a42-0c781fb6c69a...I am having a similar problem with hibernation in Windows XP. Suddenly a couple of weeks ago, my laptop would not go into hibernation. I have the buttons and hibernation is enabled in control panel. I also tired a restore and reinstalling service pack 3. Both did not help.When I click on hibernate, system begins to hibernate, but beeps and comes back to operation. NO ERROR MESSAGES. Standby works OK. I searched for hibefil.sys (including hidden files,) but search could not find. When I tried to create a hibefil.sys I got an error telling me that the file already existed. on the root C drive???? Again, I cannot find.I tried your shortcut suggestion, and system begins the process but beeps back on.I have used Norton to scan for viruses and a couple of anti-malware programs. At this point I am at a loss how to fix this.The filename is HIBERFIL.SYS - not hibefil.sys - it should be in the root directory of the system drive (c:\hiberfil.sys in most systems); it may be hiddenOpen Windows Explorer - go to Tools >Folder Options. In the View tab, UNcheck 'Hide protected Operating System files'Check 'Show hidden files and folders'Uncheck 'Hide extensions for known file type'OK out - now you should be able to find and see hiberfil.sys. -- Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC
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June 10th, 2010 5:34am

"Ken Lid" wrote in message news:e70da247-842e-4470-9a42-0c781fb6c69a ...I am having a similar problem with hibernation in Windows XP. Suddenly a couple of weeks ago, my laptop would not go into hibernation. I have the buttons and hibernation is enabled in control panel. I also tired a restore and reinstalling service pack 3. Both did not help.When I click on hibernate, system begins to hibernate, but beeps and comes back to operation. NO ERROR MESSAGES. Standby works OK. I searched for hibefil.sys (including hidden files,) but search could not find. When I tried to create a hibefil.sys I got an error telling me that the file already existed. on the root C drive???? Again, I cannot find.I tried your shortcut suggestion, and system begins the process but beeps back on.I have used Norton to scan for viruses and a couple of anti-malware programs. At this point I am at a loss how to fix this.The filename is HIBERFIL.SYS - not hibefil.sys - it should be in the root directory of the system drive (c:\hiberfil.sys in most systems); it may be hiddenOpen Windows Explorer - go to Tools >Folder Options. In the View tab, UNcheck 'Hide protected Operating System files'Check 'Show hidden files and folders'Uncheck 'Hide extensions for known file type'OK out - now you should be able to find and see hiberfil.sys. -- Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPCMy Dad is having the same problem, the standby mode works fine but hibernate does not. When he tries to hibernate the computer goes to a screen saying "Preparing to Hibernate" for a few seconds but returns to the desktop, no beeps and no error message. I've checked the Power Options in Control Panel and enable hibernate is selected. I've tried deselecting enable hibernate and rebooting and reenabling hibernate, did not fix the problem. The hiberfil.sys exists in the root directory. When I disabled the hibernate, hiberfil.sys disappeared, and when I reenabled hibernate it returned. I tried the creation of an empty hiberfil.sys and still did not fix the problem. I tried creating the shortcut as previously mentioned, same result... starts to hibernate and returns to desktop. I ran a full virus scan and found no problems. I'm at a loss of what to try next. Any suggestion would be very helpful. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide. Larry
July 29th, 2010 9:44pm

firstly ken,i made a mistake in a prior posting by jotting down that the filename shouild be hibefil.sys. instead the system file should be hiberfil.sys. it is the "r" that was missing in the filename.what i would first try is to initiate a clean boot. it may be that an a.v is preventing you and the machine from downloading and writing the contents from memory to the system file. so open/run msconfig then disable all the startups and jot down which ones they were. next go to the services tab, enable hide microsoft services and what remains can also be disabled.another i would look into is to ensure the disk has at least 25% free space.another i would try is to run a check disk to ensure the file system is reconciled to the master file table, ie mft. at least this step will ensure that the hiberfil.sys file is recorded in the mft.then i would run a defrag to ensure that the files and especialy the hiberfil.sys are not fragmented.another i would try is to delete the hiberfil.sys file thats on the disk, then recreate it. what you can do is to rename the hiberfil.sys to something like hiberfil.xxx. to rename it you may have to do it via the disk command prompt. you may have to execute the recovery console. then follow the steps in my prior posting to recreate that system file. lastly, i would look into the bios and ensure that the power setting is set to acpi.unfortunately, other than the above i don't have any more ideas. incidently although i have provided a number of steps to try out, execute them one by one. in otherwords, run one of the steps above then double check your hibernation feature. db`...> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >
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July 30th, 2010 12:03am

Well all I think I figured out the issue. I right clicked on "My Computer" then hit "Properties". Click the "Advanced" Tab. Click the "Settings" button in the "Performance" area of the "System Properties" menu. The "Performance Option" window then appears. Click the "Advanced" Tab. In the "Memory Usage" section of the window make sure your Memory Usage is set to "Programs" and not "System Cache". Not sure why this is but I tried all the suggestions in this thread without luck. Once I did what I said above Hibernate worked again properly. Hope this works for others. This has had me stumped for 2 days now......Someone suggested:another thing you can try is to create a desktop short cut and copy it into the quick launch bar.copy and paste the following line into the blank field of the shortcut:%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState m2then call it something like hibernation and save.perhaps, clicking on it will also execute the hibernation power mode.I tried this and it took me into standby, not hibernate. Once I changed what I said above, the shortcut now makes my laptop hibernate. I really like this shortcut. Sure beats Holding a shift button and all......What can I say, I'm lazy so thanx for the tip.
January 4th, 2011 5:38pm

Well all I think I figured out the issue. I right clicked on "My Computer" then hit "Properties". Click the "Advanced" Tab. Click the "Settings" button in the "Performance" area of the "System Properties" menu. The "Performance Option" window then appears. Click the "Advanced" Tab. In the "Memory Usage" section of the window make sure your Memory Usage is set to "Programs" and not "System Cache". Not sure why this is but I tried all the suggestions in this thread without luck. Once I did what I said above Hibernate worked again properly. Hope this works for others. This has had me stumped for 2 days now......Someone suggested:another thing you can try is to create a desktop short cut and copy it into the quick launch bar.copy and paste the following line into the blank field of the shortcut:%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState m2then call it something like hibernation and save.perhaps, clicking on it will also execute the hibernation power mode.I tried this and it took me into standby, not hibernate. Once I changed what I said above, the shortcut now makes my laptop hibernate. I really like this shortcut. Sure beats Holding a shift button and all......What can I say, I'm lazy so thanx for the tip. Yes, my little shortcut tip is pretty handy.You can also change the shortcut icon via its properties page. There is a red button that symbolizes "off" or "end" and choosing it makes it easier to spot the shortcut to hibernate.db·´¯`·...¸>-)))º> ·´¯`·...¸>-)))º> share the nirvana mann
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January 4th, 2011 6:08pm

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