How to Use Hibernation on your Windows XP

When shutting down Windows XP there are more options than you might think. One of them is Hibernation. Hibernation has a few advantages that can increase your work convenience:

• High-speed computer start-up (somewhere around 15 seconds on an average pc)
• High-speed computer shut down (when you just need to stop working and take off immediately)
• It saves the status of your Windows XP session (all the programs and documents you have open) to the hard drive, so it can automatically restore it the next time you power up.
• After resuming Windows from Hibernation, all the documents and programs will be restored exactly as you left them.
• Windows can be configured to require your password when computer resumes from Hibernation.
  

Here's how to enable Hibernation on your computer:

• Make sure you are logged on as an Administrator
• Open Power Options in Control Panel
• Click the Hibernate tab, and then select the Enable hibernate support check box. If the Hibernate tab is not available, your computer does not support this feature.
• Click Apply then click OK to close the Power Options dialog box.
• Click Start, and then click Shut Down. In the “What do you want the computer to do” drop-down list, click Hibernate.If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional with Fast User Switching turned on, the Shut Down menu will present the options to Stand By, Turn Off, or Restart your computer. Hold down the Shift key, and the Stand By button will change to Hibernate.
  

You can watch a video that shows how to do this step by step. I created the tutorial and Review32.com was kind enough to host it on their server:
http://www.review32.com/tutorials/enable-hibernation.htm