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Thread ID: 30342	2003-02-16 22:08:00	Hibernation in XP	Chilling_Silence (9)	Press F1

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121808	2003-02-16 22:08:00	Can I make WinXP Hibernate, and then restart rather than pwer-down, as I usually hibernate it and then reboot into Linux. Thanks Chilling_Silence BTW - Im using GRUB, with Linux and DOS as my options, and then once that's timed out, it goes to "DOS" which comes up with the doze BL (2K and XP), just in case it makes a difference!	Chilling_Silence (9)
121809	2003-02-16 22:12:00	That would defeat the purpose of hibernate. TO rephrase your question. Q: How can i get my computer to shutdown instead of going into standby? Does this sound better?	roofus (483)
121810	2003-02-16 22:19:00	Try putting the PC into hibernate mode, letting it shut down, then from the boot menu selecting linux. XP should allow this, but remember that on your XP partition you will find a relatively large file. Don't delete this if you want to recover the data that you were working on before you put the PC into hibernate mode. Hopefully this will be of some use. Wintertide	wintertide (1306)
121811	2003-02-16 22:20:00	And adding to Roofus's reply ... From Microsoft... "You should NEVER boot into another operating system while your computer is hibernating. That is, if your computer is set up so that it can boot into an operating system other than Windows XP, do not hibernate Windows XP and then boot into another operating system. Doing so can corrupt or destroy your stored data. When Windows hibernates, it stores the contents of RAM—which usually includes part of the hard disk’s MFT (master file table). If you boot to another file system, make some changes to the data on disk, and then resume from hibernation, Windows restores the MFT from the stored hibernation file—which likely means your changes will be overwritten. If you want to boot to another operating system, be sure you shut down or restart your computer rather than hibernating. When you hibernate, Windows stores the contents of memory on your computer’s boot partition in a file named Hiberfil.sys. As long as hibernation is enabled, you can’t delete it, rename it, or move it to another disk or partition. That’s because of its integral role in the boot process. When you turn on the power, Ntldr (the bootstrap loader program for Windows XP) looks for the existence of Hiberfil.sys on the boot partition. (At that point in the boot process, no other programs or drivers are running and the registry isn’t accessible—so it’s not possible to specify another location.) If the file exists, Ntldr then checks to see whether a flag is set to indicate that the computer is in hibernation. If so, its contents are restored to memory. (If the file doesn’t exist or the hibernation flag isn’t set, Ntldr then proceeds to run the normal boot sequence.) If you need the space occupied by Hiberfil.sys, you must disable hibernation by clearing the check box on the Hibernate tab. Babe.	Babe Ruth (416)
121812	2003-02-17 00:35:00	Okay - I do it by hibernating anyways. It shuts-down, and I have to turn it back on. Basically, that HDD that has XP on it isnt touched when I boot into Linux, I dont even mount the partition. I just wanna know if it can reboot so that GRUB will come up. When GRUB comes up if I select DOS, then it'll go into XP (As its been hibernated). Im just asking if its possible to set it to reset after hibernation rather than powering down?!	Chilling_Silence (9)
121813	2003-02-17 00:38:00	Yes,wintertide, you're on the right track here. That does work, but I want XP to reset after its hibernated rather than powering down! It does work, as I can hibernate and then turn the PC on again, only thing is I sometimes cant be stuffed getting off my lazy butt and turning it on when I wanna go into Linux, which is the reason Im hibernating in the first place!	Chilling_Silence (9)
121814	2003-02-17 02:09:00	its not likely given Babe Ruths comments, to much of a possibility for things to go wrong. And again i reiterate that it defeats the purpose of hibernating.	roofus (483)
121815	2003-02-17 04:54:00	My purpose for Hibernaiton is that it leaves everything as is in windows, all programs open etc. Is it simply not possible?	Chilling_Silence (9)
121816	2003-02-17 10:20:00	BabeRuth, so could I take it that one should not change hardware under hibernation? Like RAM, HDD or something.	-=JM=- (16)
121817	2003-02-17 22:23:00	Yep, RAM throws up a good error or two (Seen a friend do it.. not clever, een though i advised not to). I wouldnt change any hardware, maybe USB devices are okay.. but that's about it!	Chilling_Silence (9)
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