Can't enable hibernation

[Lukas Solanka]

hi,

I have a problem with enabling hibernation on my WinXP SP2 system.
When I try to tick the 'Enable Hibernation' in Power Option I always get
message:
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another
process.

I'm desperate, can anyone help?

Luke

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Lukas Solanka
KPPV A03/511
Kolejni 2
612 00 Brno

tel.cz: +420776 759439
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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Lukas,

This might be caused by a third-party filter driver. See this, from Darrell Gorter[MS]

<Quote>

I have seen some reports about Adaptec Take 2 software causing this.Do you have that installed?
Usually this type of error is when a driver, service, or app is preventing hibernation from taking place.Is there an associated event ID?
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MS]

</Quote>

You may use DriverQuery tool to list out all the device drivers installed in your system.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/driverquery.mspx

-or-

Use "LoadOrder" to view/copy the device driver list:
http://www.sysinternals.com/files/LOADORD.ZIP

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


hi,

I have a problem with enabling hibernation on my WinXP SP2 system.
When I try to tick the 'Enable Hibernation' in Power Option I always get
message:
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another
process.

I'm desperate, can anyone help?

Luke

--
Lukas Solanka
KPPV A03/511
Kolejni 2
612 00 Brno

tel.cz: +420776 759439
tel.sk: +421910 124855

 

[Dan DeStefano]

Try opening Task Manager (taskmgr.exe), click on the "Processes" tab and
begin killing processes (right-click the process and select "End Process").
After you kill a process, try enabling hibernation, if not, go back to Task
Manager and kill the next process in the list, then try enabling
hibernation, repeat until it works. Don't worry about what the processes do,
Windows will not let you kill a critical system process - just dont kill
"explorer.exe" as this will close down your whole user desktop (shell) and
you will have to restart it from task manager by clicking File>New Task
(Run...) and typing "explorer.exe" and hitting enter.

Dan DeStefano (e-mail address removed)

 

[Lukas Solanka]

Thanks!

I had a dvd simulation application installed and I uninstalled it and it
worked. Maybe it had something to do with adaptec...no matter what, it
was that what prevented system from enabling hibernation.

--
Lukas Solanka
KPPV A03/511
Kolejni 2
612 00 Brno

tel.cz: +420776 759439
tel.sk: +421910 124855

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Thanks for the feedback Lukas.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Thanks!

I had a dvd simulation application installed and I uninstalled it and it
worked. Maybe it had something to do with adaptec...no matter what, it
was that what prevented system from enabling hibernation.

--
Lukas Solanka
KPPV A03/511
Kolejni 2
612 00 Brno

tel.cz: +420776 759439
tel.sk: +421910 124855