Does Windows Vista Home Basic have a HIbernate option?

Question

Does it, or is there an option to set it up, or not at all?

I don't actually have Vista, I'm getting a new laptop with it on and wanted to find out as much info as possible before I spend £300+

Answer 1

What happened to standby and hibernate?

In earlier versions of Windows, standby saves your work to memory and puts your mobile PC into a power-saving state. Hibernate also puts your mobile PC into a power-saving state but saves your work to your hard disk so that you can safely turn off your mobile PC.

In this version of Windows, sleep saves your work to memory and puts your mobile PC into a power-saving state. Optionally, you can turn on hybrid sleep, a combination of sleep and hibernate, which saves your work to your hard disk and puts your mobile PC into a power-saving state. Hybrid sleep is turned off by default on mobile PCs. For more information, see "What is hybrid sleep?" in Turn off a computer: frequently asked questions.



Hibernate is still available as an advanced power setting. For more information, see Change power management settings.

Hibernate and hybrid sleep may become unavailable after you use Disk Cleanup. For more information, see Windows Help online.

Putting your mobile PC to sleep offers the following advantages over shutting it down:

All of your work, including information about the programs that you were using, such as window location and size, is automatically saved to your hard disk.

When your mobile PC wakes, Windows restores your previous work session within seconds. You don't need to restart your mobile PC, and then open the files that you were working on.

Sleep is typically the best power-saving state to leave your mobile PC in when you're not using it. Shut down your mobile PC or put it into hibernation only when you must turn off the power (for example, when you want to add memory or you don’t plan to use the computer for several days).

To put your mobile PC to sleep, click the Power button on the Start menu. To wake your mobile PC, press the hardware power button.


Ok you can get your answer by clicking on the start button and going to help and support. That's what I did.

Answer 2

it does.. on mine the default setting for the button in the start menu is for sleep mode... then next to it theres a lock button.. and next to that theres an arrow buttion will ALL the options on it. ..so..... yea.

..vista is an "ok" o/s.. but it's a bit slow so make sure you have plenty of ram.

Answer 3

To solve this problem: Go to Start Menu Search > type cmd > CTRL+SHIFT and press Enter, to run as Administrator. Lastly, Type and Run the Command below: powercfg -h on

Answer 4

There is one where u are goin to shut down...there is log off, hibernate, sleep, restart, lock and switch user

Answer 5

Yup, it has a "Sleep" option!