Hibernate multiple users???

[Noozer]

I was just thinking...

When Windows XP hibernates, it writes the complete PC state to a file so
that when the PC is turned back on it is the same as when it shut down.

....wouldn't it be possible to put the PC into a certain state, do a
hibernate, and then start the PC *without* restoring the state, so that
another user could use the PC without disturbing the work from the first
user?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The hibernate feature saves everything in memory on disk, turns off
your monitor and hard disk, and then turns off your computer. One
cannot log on as a different user until the computer is restored from
its hibernation state.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I was just thinking...
|
| When Windows XP hibernates, it writes the complete PC state to a file so
| that when the PC is turned back on it is the same as when it shut down.
|
| ...wouldn't it be possible to put the PC into a certain state, do a
| hibernate, and then start the PC *without* restoring the state, so that
| another user could use the PC without disturbing the work from the first
| user?

 

[Tim Slattery]

...wouldn't it be possible to put the PC into a certain state, do a
hibernate, and then start the PC *without* restoring the state, so that
another user could use the PC without disturbing the work from the first
user?

Theoretically, yes, you're right. But Microsoft didn't implement it
that way. The bootup process looks for the hibernate file, if it finds
it, it uses it to go back to the previous session. There's no way to
bypass it.

Hmm...I suppose you could boot from a boot disk, or from the XP CD and
go to the recovery console. Then rename the hibernate file. Remove the
boot media and boot normally. Then when you wanted to resume the
session, use the boot media again, rename the hibernate file back to
its original name, remove the boot media, boot and resume the
suspended session.

Lots of work, lots of chance to screw up. Not worth the effort, IMHO.

 

[Noozer]

I know that it doesn't work like that in stock Windows, but it should be
something relatively easy to implement, no?

 

[Bob I]

One would have to always boot from somewhere else to provide for the
ability to rename the hibersys.fil before Windows can start.