Notes: This issue seems to be particular to XP and not Vista or 7. In addition, it is not guaranteed to work as they may be other apps interrupting your Hibernate/Stand By process – but – there’s a good chance it will work. Java, the thing we all love to hate, is in many cases a necessary evil for specific web sites and apps like the OpenOffice...

For some reason the hibernate function is not enabled in either Windows Vista or Windows 7 by default (even if your BIOS supports it). On top this, enabling this power saving feature isn’t as simple as marking a check box. If you want to make use of this rather nice function then here is how to do it in Windows Vista and Windows 7. I find this feature...

This is particularly directed at laptop users as most desktop users would have no need for the hibernation feature (or then again, maybe you do? I’m not the boss of you.) Enabling hibernation You need to first enable hibernation in order for it to work. This is done via the Power Options icon in the Control Panel. Once viewing Power Options, click the...

One of the drawbacks to putting your system to sleep is that certain devices or programs can be ‘messed up’ due to the system powering down. This can cause a problem when the system resumes as when power is restored, the item may think it is malfunctioning. If this is a problem, try Hibernate Trigger. This unique program allows you to specify a...