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    Hibernation in Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Marcham93, Apr 19, 2009.

  1. Marcham93

    Marcham93 Notebook Evangelist

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    I know how to enable hibernation in vista, but my question is:

    "Why did Microsoft disable hibernation in vista?"

    Thanks
     
    Marcham93, Apr 19, 2009
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  2. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    There's an option called "sleep" It's a combination of standby and hibernate. I believe the developers for windows Vista prefer people to use the sleep mode instead of the hibernate mode.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 19, 2009
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  3. booboo12

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    In Vista, Sleep sort of* replaces hibernation. You can click the arrow beside the "power" button on the start menu to access hibernation or change the action that said button does in Control Panel

    *What sleep does depends on your specific setup. On a desktop equipped with Windows Vista, placing it to sleep also saves your work to the hard disk like hibernation does in order to protect you in case the computer loses power. (ex: power outage or the cord being pulled) This is called "Hybrid Sleep" and is disabled by default on notebooks, as usually, you have a battery in.

    On notebooks, sleep just does what "standby" did in previous versions of Windows. Except that the system will enter Hibernation automatically, if (for example) the battery charge drops below a certain level. You can optionally enable Hybrid Sleep like on desktops in Advanced Power Options from Control Panel.

    In Windows 7, sleep is enhanced where a laptop will enter hibernation from sleep automatically, often within a few hours of entering sleep. The battery doesn't have to reach a critically low level of charge for this to occur.

    A good resource to understand the changes Vista introduced in an easy FAQ format: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/335c6a5d-0304-4af1-b135-6bf6c124dc111033.mspx
     
    booboo12, Apr 19, 2009
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  4. beige

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    good information booboo
     
    beige, Apr 19, 2009
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    i.like.pie Notebook Consultant

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    This post just made me realize that hibernation was gone.
    Well, it was useless anyway. It took up more than 2 gigs!
     
    i.like.pie, Apr 19, 2009
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  6. Marcham93

    Marcham93 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thank you!
     
    Marcham93, Apr 19, 2009
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  7. booboo12

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    No prob :D
     
    booboo12, Apr 19, 2009
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    Hibernation is disabled in desktops, not notebooks.
    Click the Vista orb, type "powercfg -h on" without the quotes and click enter under an administrator account to enable hibernation.
     
    coolguy, Apr 20, 2009
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  9. davidfor

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    This happens in Vista as well. On the Power Options you define how long the notebook is idle before it goes to Sleep and then how long until it goes into hibernate. When it does this, the notebook actually turns on (without turning the screen on) and does the write to the disk. Both times can be set differently for running on AC or battery.

    David
     
    davidfor, Apr 20, 2009
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  10. booboo12

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    Thanks for confirming that. :) I thought my laptop entered hibernation after a while in Vista as well but not having it with me right now I wasn't sure. I do know that the default time period that this happens is far longer than in Windows 7, which turns off the laptop after it's been sleeping for mere hours.

    Also, your correct that, while you may think the computer's sleeping (screen blank) it'll wake up and do things occasionally like download windows updates.
     
    booboo12, Apr 20, 2009
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  11. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    That is "Hybrid Sleep" and is an OPTION for sleeping. Vista can be set to use the traditional "sleep" mode without the hibernation part. I think the hybrid version is MUCH preferable though.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 20, 2009
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