Shut Down Question

[Robert Liggett]

What are the pro' & cons' ' as relate to periods of non use of the computer
ie "turn off", "standby" or "hibernate" It appears that "coming out" of
hibernation eliminates the normally long intial boot time. I don't
understand the difference between 'hibernate" and 'standby'.... Thanks

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Bob L

[S.Sengupta]

Hi,
While the computer is on standby, information in computer memory is not
saved to your hard disk. If there is an interruption in power,
information in memory is lost.
Whereas When you put your computer into hibernation, everything in
computer memory is saved on your hard disk, and your computer is
switched off. When you turn the computer back on, all programs and
documents that were open when you turned the computer off are restored
on the desktop.
To know more :-
'Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries'
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/security/hibernate.asp
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

Robert Liggett wrote:
> What are the pro' & cons' ' as relate to periods of non use of the computer
> ie "turn off", "standby" or "hibernate" It appears that "coming out" of
> hibernation eliminates the normally long intial boot time. I don't
> understand the difference between 'hibernate" and 'standby'.... Thanks
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Standby simply powers down various components of your computer, to save =
electricity.

Hibernate saves the contents of the system memory to a file called =
Hiberfil.sys. The system is then shutdown. When you power it back up, =
it knows that it was shutdown in a hibernate state, so it automatically =
loads what was in memory, back into memory.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Robert Liggett" > wrote in message =
...
> What are the pro' & cons' ' as relate to periods of non use of the =
computer
> ie "turn off", "standby" or "hibernate" It appears that "coming out" =
of
> hibernation eliminates the normally long intial boot time. I don't
> understand the difference between 'hibernate" and 'standby'.... Thanks
>=20
> --=20
> Bob L
>
>

[Robert Liggett]

Thanks.... is the Hyberfil.sys file then overwritten the next time you
hibernate sort of like a clipboard?

--
Bob Liggett

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" > wrote in message
...
Standby simply powers down various components of your computer, to save
electricity.

Hibernate saves the contents of the system memory to a file called
Hiberfil.sys. The system is then shutdown. When you power it back up, it
knows that it was shutdown in a hibernate state, so it automatically loads
what was in memory, back into memory.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Robert Liggett" > wrote in message
...
> What are the pro' & cons' ' as relate to periods of non use of the
computer
> ie "turn off", "standby" or "hibernate" It appears that "coming out" of
> hibernation eliminates the normally long intial boot time. I don't
> understand the difference between 'hibernate" and 'standby'.... Thanks
>
> --
> Bob L
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Yes, hiberfil.sys is re-written each time the system hibernates.

--=20
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
=20
"Robert Liggett" > wrote in message =
...
> Thanks.... is the Hyberfil.sys file then overwritten the next time you
> hibernate sort of like a clipboard?
>=20
> --=20
> Bob Liggett
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
> Standby simply powers down various components of your computer, to =
save
> electricity.
>=20
> Hibernate saves the contents of the system memory to a file called
> Hiberfil.sys. The system is then shutdown. When you power it back =
up, it
> knows that it was shutdown in a hibernate state, so it automatically =
loads
> what was in memory, back into memory.
>=20
> --=20
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>=20
> "Robert Liggett" > wrote in message
> ...
> > What are the pro' & cons' ' as relate to periods of non use of the
> computer
> > ie "turn off", "standby" or "hibernate" It appears that "coming out" =
of
> > hibernation eliminates the normally long intial boot time. I don't
> > understand the difference between 'hibernate" and 'standby'.... =
Thanks
> >
> > --=20
> > Bob L
> >
> >
>