How to bring your computer into Hibernate state?

Laptop user are always to safe the battery power as much as they can, and usually they set power usage to minimum. On a desktop PC you may not be able to do that, but there is a way cut down on the energy consumption of your desktop computer. The only way to save power on a desktop PC is is to turn the computer off when you're not using it. But somehow turning it down it take more time, the faster way to take it down is by using Windows XP hibernation capability.

The benefit of hibernation saves your open windows on your computer hard drive and the computer shut down within a few seconds. And the next time you start again your computer, all your open files and windows stay in place exactly where you left them. This technology is really cool. That why I love hibernation.

What is Hibernation, and why should I uses it?

Hibernation is an alternative to the spare capacity and saves your programs and shut the computer completely. Hibernation does not use force, and your computer is necessary only a few seconds to recover from hibernation, when you want to use it again. This technology was design to reduce energy use when your computer is not in use by the shutdown of parts of your computer, using the most energy. Standby use more energy than hibernation, but it takes less time to start your computer from standby than from hibernation.

Follow these step to put your computers into hibernation mode:

1. Click on the Start menu, and then click Turn Off Computer. (see the images)

2. Click on the Hibernate option. If Hibernate is not an option it's hard to explain here, you should understand Configuring windows XP management

Your computer goes into hibernation-a State which does not consume power. And if you want to wake up your computer from this hibernation, simply press the power button, easy isn't it?

This tips should work in Windows XP, if this is not in yours please let me know.