The command to hibernate Windows XP

Windows XP doesn’t come with a build in command to hibernate the computer. Therefore, you can’t for example use the command prompt or start - run menu to do it.

However, a handy program called Wizmo by Steve Gibson (an assembly programmer) can do it. Just use this command:

wizmo hibernate

And all will be set! Wizmo can do some other power management related stuffs too so check it out.

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2 Responses to “The command to hibernate Windows XP”

  1. sora9n Says:

    Yo.

    Sekadar info, WinXP sebenarnya punya mekanisme hibernate built-in. Hanya saja default-nya dalam keadaan off. Untuk mengaktifkannya, klik kanan di desktop | Properties | Screen Saver | Power | Hibernate, lalu mark checkbox “Enable Hibernation”.

    Selanjutnya tinggal klik “Turn off Computer” yang biasa, tahan [Shift] beberapa detik, dan tombol “Stand by” akan berganti jadi “Hibernate”. My 2 cents. :)

    BTW terima kasih sudah berkunjung ke blog saya. Komentarnya di situ betul-betul… ahem… amat sopan dan mencerahkan. :)

  2. anwai Says:

    %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Hibernate

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