Hibernate is useful because 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. This "session" information is what is stored in RAM. So what ever amount of RAM you have is the amount of space hibernation will use on your hard drive. I feel it is much safer to close down all the programs you have been using and save the data as normal, then use the normal Windows shutdown. This is just in case anything goes wrong when you reboot > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:33:43 +0800 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] HIBERNATE IN WINDOWS XP > > I am in the habit of using the Hibernate function on my PC when shutting > down, either for a short time, or overnight. > Someone has suggested that this may not be the best or safest thing to > do for computer security. > Any advice welcome. > Thanks, > > Mal in WestOz > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message