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Hibernate or Shut Down?

Poll Results: Shutdown or Hibernate?

 
  • 42% (44)
    Shutdown
  • 57% (59)
    Hibernate
103 Total Votes  
post #1 of 121
11/10/05 at 12:58pm
Thread Starter 
This probably seems like a dumb question, but why shut down your laptop when you can just have it hibernate? That way it starts up a lot quicker when you turn it back on. Does anyone always have their laptop hibernate instead of shut down?
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post #2 of 121
11/10/05 at 1:14pm
90% of the time i shut my lappy down. I know a lot of people say its not worth it, its fine to hibernate but a lot of the programs i use dont work right after a long period of hibernation. So i have gotten my laptop to start up just as fast from a cold boot as a hibernation so i really see no point in it...
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post #3 of 121
11/10/05 at 1:21pm
Thread Starter 
What types of programs don't work right after hibernation?

The reason I would prefer to hibernate is that my laptop takes so long to start up (I never did a reformat or anything when I first got it).
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post #4 of 121
11/10/05 at 1:22pm
I almost always Hibernate. I'll reboot if something changes while my laptop is off (like I unplug the TV tuner or external HD) or I do some housecleaning (regcleaner, crapcleaner, windows update, etc.). I also make it a point to shut down WinAmp Visualizations, video and dvd players (anything that uses an overlay video mode) and I generally haven't had a problem.
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post #5 of 121
11/10/05 at 1:24pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Keane3
What types of programs don't work right after hibernation?

The reason I would prefer to hibernate is that my laptop takes so long to start up (I never did a reformat or anything when I first got it).
i use MS OneNote a lot to take notes in class (hence why i have an ultraportable) and a few times i put it into hibernate, would then start it up, Onenote would crash and i would lose all the notes from the last time i closed hte program. Also Outlook sometimes gets messed up, if i am connected to a wifi network the card gets all confused when i take it out of hibernate. Just little things like that.
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post #6 of 121
11/10/05 at 1:26pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by spotdog14
i use MS OneNote a lot to take notes in class (hence why i have an ultraportable) and a few times i put it into hibernate, would then start it up, Onenote would crash and i would lose all the notes from the last time i closed hte program. Also Outlook sometimes gets messed up, if i am connected to a wifi network the card gets all confused when i take it out of hibernate. Just little things like that.
I have Onenote, but I never use it, and I usually don't use Outlook or wireless either, so hopefully I won't have a problem.
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post #7 of 121
11/10/05 at 1:29pm
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Originally Posted by Keane3
I have Onenote, but I never use it, and I usually don't use Outlook or wireless either, so hopefully I won't have a problem.

hahah yah then there should be no problem at all.
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post #8 of 121
11/10/05 at 1:47pm
topic like this and no poll !?

oh well, i really only shut down when im not just going from point A -> B (where time for A->B is less than most of a day) e.g. going from home to class

but when i am not going to be using it for an extended period of time (traveling in excess of 3hrs where i am going to not be needing to use my laptop: e.g. going from parents home back to school - 5hrs drive, unless im listening to a 'book on tape'.. cd... mp3)
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post #9 of 121
11/10/05 at 2:03pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by freonchill
topic like this and no poll !?
Ok, here's a poll!
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post #10 of 121
11/10/05 at 2:08pm
I always hibernate. It's much faster that way. To say the truth, I have problems with some applications, sometimes. Anyway, I always turn the wireless off to avoid problems. Weird problems that you may also have: CPU throttling problems on some apps (Speedswitch xp had that, but i don't use it anymore) and media problems (Windows showing errors if you take the CD/DVD from the drive after the hibernation process has started).

Anyway, all these (mine, at least) problems are solved with a simple logoff => logon (no need for reboot). Since these problems happen rarely with me, I guess the time saved is worth it.

edit: first voter!
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post #11 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:38pm
I hibernate. I generally reboot once every month or so, but I did notice that the longer I go on hibernate the longer the boot time is when I reboot the laptop. No idea why though. If I reboot again after the first reboot in a while, the boot time is normal again.

I think there must be a laundry list of housecleaning that XP does on reboot that just gets exacerbated the longer u use it without 'shutting down' XP normally.
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post #12 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:38pm
I hibernate. I generally reboot once every month or so, but I did notice that the longer I go on hibernate the longer the boot time is when I reboot the laptop. No idea why though. If I reboot again after the first reboot in a while, the boot time is normal again.

I think there must be a laundry list of housecleaning that XP does on reboot that just gets exacerbated the longer u use it without 'shutting down' XP normally.
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post #13 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:39pm
Whoops, don't know how I managed to pull that off. Excuse the double post.
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post #14 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:40pm
Whoops, don't know how I managed to pull that off. Excuse the double post.
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post #15 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:40pm
Damn, again!!
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post #16 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:40pm
Damn, again!!
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post #17 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:42pm
wtf!?!?!?!!
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post #18 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:42pm
wtf!?!?!?!!
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post #19 of 121
11/10/05 at 3:45pm
Thread Starter 
Um... are you okay Studio54?
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post #20 of 121
11/10/05 at 4:47pm


So Studio54 really has about 580 posts

Anyway, I mostly shut mine down unless I am moving my lappy short distances (10-20 min travel), where I hiberanate it. Even so, I sometimes have program problems that require a reboot to fix. For example, on my z70va I lose all audio when my computer has been in hibernation for awhile. I noticed similar program problems with my old laptop as well.
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