What to press to put system in hibernation?

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In the Power Option, i have changed "When I press power button" option to
Hibernate. This was advised by an "expert", correct me if he is wrong.

After i have changed this setting, what button I should press (pysically on
the machine or in Vista by using mouse pointer) in order to put the system
in hybernate mode IMMEDIATELY? (just like hybernate button in XP)

The expert told me this can be done in vista.
 
Press the physical power off button on your computer. Or click Start. Then
click the arrow key at the right at the bottom of the menu, to the right of
the search box and select hibernate. It is really simple.

Tyro
 
You are probably right! :)
hehe


Bob Campbell said:
There is always the possibility he was being deliberately obtuse. I mean,
it's hard to believe someone would actually ask "after setting the power
button to hibernate, which button should I press to hibernate"!
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Yes, i have redone the change power option with User Account control and i
press the power bottom of the machine and it works. It hybernate not exactly
like xp because it does not show any message saying that it is going to
hybernate mode.
Im wondering can i select any button/command on screen using mouse pointer
like the xp hibernate button beside shutdown button in vista (im not talking
about machine).

Im wondering also why the expert who has so much experience does not know
the failure is due to User Account control, and also does not know how to
tell what button to press, instead keep saying what funny "physical and
logical button" but do not know how to describe the location of the button
directly. He tot people can read his funny mind. Stright to the point
la....huh.
 
Oh, finally u get the point.
Anyway, Mr Expert, once again, how many time u want me to highlight to you :
THER IS NO HIBERNATE BUTTON IN MY VISTA !!!
 
Bob Campbell said:
There is always the possibility he was being deliberately obtuse. I mean,
it's hard to believe someone would actually ask "after setting the power
button to hibernate, which button should I press to hibernate"!
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It is not surprising, because there is no hibernate button inside vista
(like in xp), and who the hack know that the power button of the machine
which is only used for switch on is now used for hibernate in vista?
 
This tell that there is no Hibernate button in vista, even after we
configure it.
Can only move hand away from mouse and press the machine power button, or
install this utility.

TQ.
 
This tell that there is no Hibernate button in vista, even after we
configure it.
Can only move hand away from mouse and press the machine power button, or
install this utility.
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How many times do you need this explaining?

1/ Enable hybrid sleep

2/ Set your power buttons (on the case, and in the Start menu) to hybrid
sleep

There is NO POINT in using hibernate any more - Vista's hybrid sleep does
everything XP's hibernate does, plus allowing an even faster boot up if the
computer hasn't actually been unplugged from the power.

FORGET ABOUT HIBERNATE!!!

Hybrid sleep is your friend. It does everything you want, and it can be
activated using the power button on the case or the power button in the
Start menu.

The only time you should use hibernate (rather than hybrid sleep) is if your
machine isn't Vista-compatible - but you take your chances then, anyway.

SteveT
 
Steve Thackery said:
How many times do you need this explaining?

1/ Enable hybrid sleep

2/ Set your power buttons (on the case, and in the Start menu) to hybrid
sleep

There is NO POINT in using hibernate any more - Vista's hybrid sleep does
everything XP's hibernate does, plus allowing an even faster boot up if
the computer hasn't actually been unplugged from the power.

FORGET ABOUT HIBERNATE!!!

Hybrid sleep is your friend. It does everything you want, and it can be
activated using the power button on the case or the power button in the
Start menu.

The only time you should use hibernate (rather than hybrid sleep) is if
your machine isn't Vista-compatible - but you take your chances then,
anyway.

SteveT
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IMO, Sleep is good if you want to stow away your laptop for short duration.
Sleep basically boils down to Standby with insurance of Hibernate. For
longer durations, the standby nature of sleep drains down the laptop battery
and hence you should go in for hibernation.

For desktops, same reasoning holds since you don't want to waste power.

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For longer durations, the standby nature of sleep drains down the laptop
battery and hence you should go in for hibernation.
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That's a good point, which I hadn't addressed. I wonder if the OP has a
laptop.
For desktops, same reasoning holds since you don't want to waste power.
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Not so in my case. I've measured my desktop in standby and "off", and it's
6W in both cases. The only way to get it less than that is to unplug the
power lead.

SteveT
 
Mr Bob Campbell aka the Stupid,

In fact this is none of your business because u dont follow the post i
created earlier.
But since u r trying to be clever and nice, i just tell u this.


So, Mr Stupid, where the hell is this hibernate button in vista that the Mr
Expert said?? Can u find tat in Vista's screen?
Why is it so difficult to write PRESS THE POWER BUTTON ON THE MACHINE in the
first place?
Why you keep equate the power button on the machine IS EQUAL TO the
hibernate button in vista or xp's SCREEN?? (although ofcos i know tat can
serve same function, dont try to be special)
Are you playing jig-saw puzzle with me?
Or you thought this is a novel that u r trying to put some Shakespeare's
flower language to let people guess your mind?
If u do this in industries, u r wasting others' time.

Just wonder why people from English speaking country cant write message in
clear and straight forward point. Keep talking things that is point
less....too bad.
 
In fact, how many times you guys want me to repeat?
And do you know who to read people posting carefully?

The point is, there is NO HIBERBATE button in vista, or to be explicit in
the Start menu.
So pls dont keep saying THERE IS THERE IS.

Hybrid Sleep is just another name for Hybernation in vista.
How the system go to hibernation im not interested.
 
Bob Campbell said:
I use hibernate on my laptops, since it completely powers down and does
not drain the battery. I may go days before powering it on again.
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I totally agree, i dont use hybrid sleep. I want the machine to turn off
leave without the power LED blink blink.
Especially if we r not sure r we going to use the computer again in the day.
It waste power some more the danger of lightnin if we dont unplug the power
from desktop.

Some more, if we use Hybrid sleep, u have to wait till the system completely
go to a state tat u can unplug the power (u wont know exactly when because
the LED just keep blink blink only and no message appear on vista screen),
otherwise, when u turn it on again, DO NOT SHUTDOWN PROPERLY message will
appear.

That are the points i stress from my first post but they keep talking about
hybrid sleep!
 
Not so in my case. I've measured my desktop in standby and "off", and
it's 6W in both cases. The only way to get it less than that is to unplug
the power lead.
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"Off" shall referring to "in hybernated state" and the machine is truely
off, without even the power LED blinking.
So why it still consumed electricity?
 
I wont quit is because i know you have finally known that YOU DID NOT ANSWER
MY QUESTION AT FIRST or even MISTAKEN MY QUESTION.
 
There is no hibernate button is XP either. He just does not get it. Don't
bother with him. :)

Tyro
 
_CragTheCode said:
"Off" shall referring to "in hybernated state" and the machine is truely
off, without even the power LED blinking.
So why it still consumed electricity?
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There is still some power on the 5V rail, IIRC. This can still power USB
devices on one of my Asus motherboards, and is also used to keep the NIC
powered, if you are using Wake On Lan.

The amount of power used can differ. I have an old PIII-800 that uses 5W
when off, and I have a quad-core opteron server that uses over 15W when off,
as it has a KVM-over network card (Lights-Out).

ss.
 
Cody Jarrett said:
Could you translate that question please? It makes even less sense
than most of the gibberish you've been posting.
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I suppose your Chinese is better than his English then?

ss.
 
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