[SOLVED] what happened to hibernate?

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-20-2008, 01:50 AM

The option to hibernate has stopped coming up in the menu which you get by clicking on the arrow next to the lock button in the start menu. Hiberfile.sys is there alright, just the option has disappeared. also, i can hibernate by setting the sleep button to hibernate from power options in control panel. please help.

**Deleted090308** · 07-20-2008, 02:06 AM

Hi.

Try this:
In an elevated command prompt (run as Administrator) >> type this:
powercfg.exe /hibernate on, press <Enter>
type exit, press <Enter>.

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-21-2008, 12:17 AM

Hi
Sorry couldn't reply yesterday cause I was getting some kind of error from the TSF server. I tried what you told me, but the hibernation option still doesn't appear in that menu.

joy14 · 07-21-2008, 12:31 AM

Hi,
first just confirm have you check on the icon
always show icon on the task bar.if you don't then just do it.

good luck.

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-21-2008, 02:21 AM

Hi
Thanks for your time, but actually I'm not talking about the system tray icon. I'm talking about the menu which comes up when you click on the arrow in the start menu (the arrow which is next to the power and the lock buttons)

**Deleted090308** · 07-21-2008, 03:09 AM

Are we talking about Vista or XP?
Is hibernation gone from both of those OS's?

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-21-2008, 09:34 PM

Sorry for being late again, but the TSF server keeps giving me "Database Error".

No, hibernation is gone only from Vista.

Big X · 07-21-2008, 11:58 PM

Isnt button to the left of the lock button hibernate. Im on my XP machine at work. I now have to check this when I get home to my Vista machine lol. :)

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-22-2008, 12:16 AM

It isn't set to hibernate in my system. I like it set to sleep. I can still hibernate by setting that button to "hibernate" from control panel power options, but there used to be an option for hibernation in that little menu, which has disappeared. It's very annoying.

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-23-2008, 06:24 AM

bump.

**Deleted090308** · 07-23-2008, 07:47 AM

It's a known bug in Vista - hibernation "disappears" after using disk cleanup.
Re-enabling it in the command prompt usually fixes it.

But, there seems to be more to it in your case...
Look at the power options in Control panel - is hibernate one of the default actions?

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-23-2008, 12:00 PM

sorry but I don't know what you mean by "one of the default actions." It isn't associated to the sleep button, the power button or the start menu power button. And the computer isn't set to hibernate after a fixed period of inactivity.

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-24-2008, 07:58 AM

I got it resolved, eneles! The bug occurs when "hybrid sleep" option is enabled in the advanced power options. :)

If anyone is having the same problem and even "powercfg /hibernate on" doesn't solve it, then just do the following:

Control Panel->Power Options->click "change plan settings" below the currently selected power plan->click "change advanced power settings"->expand "sleep"-> expand "hybrid sleep" and set it to "off". that should solve it. :)

@eneles: how does the forum software know when someone has double-posted? my double posts always disappear after a while even if the text in them isn't exactly the same.

**Deleted090308** · 07-24-2008, 08:20 AM

Good news. Thanks for sharing the solution.

The forum software doesn't "know" about double posts - I removed the double.

07-20-2008, 01:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	[SOLVED] what happened to hibernate? The option to hibernate has stopped coming up in the menu which you get by clicking on the arrow next to the lock button in the start menu. Hiberfile.sys is there alright, just the option has disappeared. also, i can hibernate by setting the sleep button to hibernate from power options in control panel. please help.

07-20-2008, 02:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,281 OS: Xp	Re: what happened to hibernate? Hi. Try this: In an elevated command prompt (run as Administrator) >> type this: powercfg.exe /hibernate on, press <Enter> type exit, press <Enter>.

07-21-2008, 12:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	Re: what happened to hibernate? Hi Sorry couldn't reply yesterday cause I was getting some kind of error from the TSF server. I tried what you told me, but the hibernation option still doesn't appear in that menu.

07-21-2008, 12:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
joy14 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP SP2	Re: what happened to hibernate? Hi, first just confirm have you check on the icon always show icon on the task bar.if you don't then just do it. good luck.

07-21-2008, 02:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	Re: what happened to hibernate? Hi Thanks for your time, but actually I'm not talking about the system tray icon. I'm talking about the menu which comes up when you click on the arrow in the start menu (the arrow which is next to the power and the lock buttons)

07-21-2008, 03:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,281 OS: Xp	Re: what happened to hibernate? Are we talking about Vista or XP? Is hibernation gone from both of those OS's?

07-21-2008, 11:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Big X Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 32 OS: XP Home SP3, Vista Ultimate 64 Bit SP1, Vista 32 Bit Ultimate	Re: what happened to hibernate? Isnt button to the left of the lock button hibernate. Im on my XP machine at work. I now have to check this when I get home to my Vista machine lol. :)

07-22-2008, 12:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	Re: what happened to hibernate? It isn't set to hibernate in my system. I like it set to sleep. I can still hibernate by setting that button to "hibernate" from control panel power options, but there used to be an option for hibernation in that little menu, which has disappeared. It's very annoying.

07-23-2008, 06:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	Re: what happened to hibernate? bump.

07-23-2008, 07:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,281 OS: Xp	Re: what happened to hibernate? It's a known bug in Vista - hibernation "disappears" after using disk cleanup. Re-enabling it in the command prompt usually fixes it. But, there seems to be more to it in your case... Look at the power options in Control panel - is hibernate one of the default actions? Last edited by Deleted090308 : 07-23-2008 at 07:48 AM.

07-23-2008, 12:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	Re: what happened to hibernate? sorry but I don't know what you mean by "one of the default actions." It isn't associated to the sleep button, the power button or the start menu power button. And the computer isn't set to hibernate after a fixed period of inactivity.

07-24-2008, 07:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	Re: what happened to hibernate? I got it resolved, eneles! The bug occurs when "hybrid sleep" option is enabled in the advanced power options. :) If anyone is having the same problem and even "powercfg /hibernate on" doesn't solve it, then just do the following: Control Panel->Power Options->click "change plan settings" below the currently selected power plan->click "change advanced power settings"->expand "sleep"-> expand "hybrid sleep" and set it to "off". that should solve it. :) @eneles: how does the forum software know when someone has double-posted? my double posts always disappear after a while even if the text in them isn't exactly the same.

07-24-2008, 08:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,281 OS: Xp	Re: what happened to hibernate? Good news. Thanks for sharing the solution. The forum software doesn't "know" about double posts - I removed the double.