Disable Hibernate feature

Since I do not use it, I wanted to turn off the Hibernate feature to
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But instead of getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box to "disable Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment. (I have an Acer laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from "1 minute" all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys file? If it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this file on my computer?
System: Acer 2451 Travelmate laptop
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
Thank-you !!

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:05:00 -0800, slick1
wrote:

Since I do not use it, I wanted to turn off the Hibernate feature to
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But instead of getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box to "disable Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment. (I have an Acer laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from "1 minute" all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys file? If it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this file on my computer?
System: Acer 2451 Travelmate laptop
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
Thank-you !!
It may. If not, hiberfil.sys is in the root directory of the partition
that Windows is installed in. Use command prompt command attrib -h -s
hiberfil.sys to remove System and Hidden attributes. The delete the
file.

"slick1" wrote in message
...
Since I do not use it, I wanted to turn off the Hibernate feature
to
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But
instead of getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box
to "disable Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment.
(I have an Acer laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from
"1 minute" all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys
file? If it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this
file on my computer?


After disabling hibernation, you will have to delete the file
yourself.

Reply to Andy.
Command Prompt did not recognize either "-h -s" or "-h -s hiberfil.sys" on my system. (I'm a New User to all this and I think I typed in the proper text)
I tried on Command Prompt: "dir c:\/a" and found a line with todays date/time and "467,841,024 hiberfil.sys". But from here on I don't have a clue what I'm suppose to do. Is it from here that I can delete or disable hiberfil.sys ? If it is, how do I proceed, step by step if you please.
Thanks!

"Andy" wrote:

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:05:00 -0800, slick1
wrote:

Since I do not use it, I wanted to turn off the Hibernate feature to
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But instead of getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box to "disable Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment. (I have an Acer laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from "1 minute" all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys file? If it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this file on my computer?
System: Acer 2451 Travelmate laptop
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
Thank-you !!
It may. If not, hiberfil.sys is in the root directory of the partition
that Windows is installed in. Use command prompt command attrib -h -s
hiberfil.sys to remove System and Hidden attributes. The delete the
file.

"slick1" wrote in message
...
Since I do not use it, I wanted to turn off the Hibernate feature to
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But instead of
getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box to "disable
Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment. (I have an Acer
laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from "1 minute"
all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys file? If
it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this file on my computer?
System: Acer 2451 Travelmate laptop
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
Thank-you !!

First off, I'd check with Acer's tech support to see why they replaced the XP
Power Options applet with their own version. I'd also want to know if there's
any reason why hibernation shouldn't be disabled on their laptops. If you're
determined to disable hibernation, here are some suggestions.

Go to Start - Run and enter powercfg.cpl. If this still results in the Acer
applet being launched, try the following.

Go to Start - Run and enter cmd.exe in the Open box.
This should launch a Command Prompt window.
At the prompt, enter the following command.

Powercfg.exe /H Off

Hit the Enter key.
Check your C drive. If the hiberfil.sys file has been deleted then the command
completed successfully.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Reply to Nepatsfan.
Entered "powercfg.cpl" and Acer applet still launched.
Entered "Powercfg.exe /H OFF" and checked C drive, hiberfil.sys file had been deleted. But when I rebooted and checked C drive again the hiberfil.sys file had returned.
Posted question to Acer Tech. Support about all this, but no replies from them until tomorrow. I still do not know why Acer's ePower Management has supplanted the basic Windows control.
I can uninstall Acer's ePower Management through add/remove programs, but will I have the same features available through Windows controls for CPU speed, LCD brightness,etc?
Hpoe this helps some and Thanks!!

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

"slick1" wrote in message
...
Since I do not use it, I wanted to turn off the Hibernate feature to
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But instead of
getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box to "disable
Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment. (I have an Acer
laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from "1 minute"
all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys file? If
it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this file on my computer?
System: Acer 2451 Travelmate laptop
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
Thank-you !!

First off, I'd check with Acer's tech support to see why they replaced the XP
Power Options applet with their own version. I'd also want to know if there's
any reason why hibernation shouldn't be disabled on their laptops. If you're
determined to disable hibernation, here are some suggestions.

Go to Start - Run and enter powercfg.cpl. If this still results in the Acer
applet being launched, try the following.

Go to Start - Run and enter cmd.exe in the Open box.
This should launch a Command Prompt window.
At the prompt, enter the following command.

Powercfg.exe /H Off

Hit the Enter key.
Check your C drive. If the hiberfil.sys file has been deleted then the command
completed successfully.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

I can't say for sure what impact uninstalling Acer's ePower Management would
have on your laptop. My best guess is that you would lose a number of features
that are unique to that application. For that reason, you might want to wait
until you get a response from Acer Tech Support.

You could also do a Google search for an Acer users forum and see if anyone
there can help with this problem.

Good luck

Nepatsfan


In ,
slick1 wrote:
Reply to Nepatsfan.
Entered "powercfg.cpl" and Acer applet still launched.
Entered "Powercfg.exe /H OFF" and checked C drive, hiberfil.sys file had
been deleted. But when I rebooted and checked C drive again the hiberfil.sys
file had returned.
Posted question to Acer Tech. Support about all this, but no replies from
them until tomorrow. I still do not know why Acer's ePower Management has
supplanted the basic Windows control. I can uninstall Acer's ePower
Management through add/remove programs, but will I have the same features
available through Windows controls for CPU speed, LCD brightness,etc?
Hpoe this helps some and Thanks!!

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

"slick1" wrote in message
...
Since I do not use it, I wanted to turn off the Hibernate feature to
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But instead of
getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box to "disable
Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment. (I have an Acer
laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from "1
minute" all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys file?
If it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this file on my
computer? System: Acer 2451 Travelmate laptop
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
Thank-you !!

First off, I'd check with Acer's tech support to see why they replaced the XP
Power Options applet with their own version. I'd also want to know if there's
any reason why hibernation shouldn't be disabled on their laptops. If you're
determined to disable hibernation, here are some suggestions.

Go to Start - Run and enter powercfg.cpl. If this still results in the Acer
applet being launched, try the following.

Go to Start - Run and enter cmd.exe in the Open box.
This should launch a Command Prompt window.
At the prompt, enter the following command.

Powercfg.exe /H Off

Hit the Enter key.
Check your C drive. If the hiberfil.sys file has been deleted then the
command
completed successfully.

Good luck

Nepatsfan