Windows XP Home SP2I went to Start, Control Panel and clicked Power Options. But instead of getting a window showing a Hibernate tab and check box to "disable Hibernation", I get a window for Acer ePower Managment. (I have an Acer laptop with Empowering Technology).
All I can seem to do with this is set the system hibernation from "1 minute" all the way over to "never" on a slide bar.
My question is, does setting it to "never" delete the hiberfil.sys file? If it doesn't, where and how do I go about deleting this file on my computer?
System: Acer 2451 Travelmate laptop
It may. If not, hiberfil.sys is in the root directory of the partitionrecapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
Command Prompt did not recognize either "-h -s" or "-h -s hiberfil.sys" on my system. (I'm a New User to all this and I think I typed in the proper text)
I tried on Command Prompt: "dir c:\/a" and found a line with todays date/time and "467,841,024 hiberfil.sys". But from here on I don't have a clue what I'm suppose to do. Is it from here that I can delete or disable hiberfil.sys ? If it is, how do I proceed, step by step if you please.
Thanks!
It may. If not, hiberfil.sys is in the root directory of the partition
that Windows is installed in. Use command prompt command attrib -h -s
hiberfil.sys to remove System and Hidden attributes. The delete the
file.
slick1 said:recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys file.
Windows XP Home SP2
Explorer 7
Entered "powercfg.cpl" and Acer applet still launched.
Entered "Powercfg.exe /H OFF" and checked C drive, hiberfil.sys file had been deleted. But when I rebooted and checked C drive again the hiberfil.sys file had returned.
Posted question to Acer Tech. Support about all this, but no replies from them until tomorrow. I still do not know why Acer's ePower Management has supplanted the basic Windows control.
I can uninstall Acer's ePower Management through add/remove programs, but will I have the same features available through Windows controls for CPU speed, LCD brightness,etc?
Hpoe this helps some and Thanks!!
First off, I'd check with Acer's tech support to see why they replaced the XP
Power Options applet with their own version. I'd also want to know if there's
any reason why hibernation shouldn't be disabled on their laptops. If you're
determined to disable hibernation, here are some suggestions.
Go to Start -> Run and enter powercfg.cpl. If this still results in the Acer
applet being launched, try the following.
Go to Start -> Run and enter cmd.exe in the Open box.
This should launch a Command Prompt window.
At the prompt, enter the following command.
Powercfg.exe /H Off
Hit the Enter key.
Check your C drive. If the hiberfil.sys file has been deleted then the command
completed successfully.
Good luck
Nepatsfan
Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?
You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.