Save state before shut down ; Start-up with the saved state?

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I always need to keep lot of applications(Outlook, IE, Word documents,
pdf documents etc.) running in my PC, during my everyday work. At the
same time, it is also recommended to switch off my PC completely(to
reduce the power consumption) before leaving the office. What bothers
me here is that I need to open all these applications and the specific
documents(the next day when I arrive the office) after Windows startup
is completed. This really frustrates. Is it possible to keep the boot
image of the system and retain it automatically when the system is
re-started again? It should be in the same state as just before the
system was shut-down. What software do I need to install on the
Windows(Win2K) system to have such a facility?
 
I always need to keep lot of applications(Outlook, IE, Word documents,
pdf documents etc.) running in my PC, during my everyday work. At the
same time, it is also recommended to switch off my PC completely(to
reduce the power consumption) before leaving the office. What bothers
me here is that I need to open all these applications and the specific
documents(the next day when I arrive the office) after Windows startup
is completed. This really frustrates. Is it possible to keep the boot
image of the system and retain it automatically when the system is
re-started again? It should be in the same state as just before the
system was shut-down. What software do I need to install on the
Windows(Win2K) system to have such a facility?
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You could go into standby, or hibernate, if your hardware supports it.

No matter what you do, save what you want saved, first - and don't leave the
files themselves open. You don't mention your setup, but if you're on a
network and storing your files on a server, you really don't want to leave
unsaved files open....also, I ask my users not to shut down at night, but
rather to log off - and shut down/restart weekly. You or your admin/IT staff
ought to be running backups, which usually run at night - and there may be
other processes (such as updates, antivirus scans, etc) that are best run
when you are not logged in.

There's also the option of seeing what power saving options your motherboard
offers....newer ones have a lot of options.
 
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