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RE: Inability to hibernate

Feb 12, 2014 2:54AM PST

Good day to the Cnet forum members. Could someone help out with this problem. My WinXp operating system is unable to hibernate again because the system says it has inadequate resources. How do I correct this problem?
My hardware configuration is Intel (R) Core (TM), i7-2640M CPU @ 2.90 GHz, 3.41 GB Ram, 166 GB hardisk with 109 GB freespace. The hardisk had been partitioned.

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Given that XP support ends in April, I'd upgrade
Feb 12, 2014 2:59AM PST

Once MS drops the last remnants of support for XP in April, you'll be very vulnerable to all kinds of problems unless you upgrade to Windows 7 or 8, so I'd beat a path to wherever I could get the install disc for one of these ASAP. That would likely resolve your hibernate problem as well.
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Good luck.

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RE: UPDATING TO WINDOWS 7 AND 8
Feb 16, 2014 6:47AM PST

I do not wish to update to windows 7 or 8. I am very much satisfied with WIN XP whose only deficiency is that it cannot create a system image.

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From memory that's TRUE!!!
Feb 12, 2014 3:15AM PST

Some of the older Windows could not hibernate with large amounts of RAM. XP was not tested extensively with that much ram. Now there could be more issues such as a full root folder or something else but try the usual.

1. Boot SAFE MODE and delete the HIBERFIL.SYS.
2. Turn off hibernation and turn it back on.
3. NO USB THINGS!!!

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RE: inability of my Win Xp OS to hibernate
Feb 16, 2014 6:54AM PST

I have now discovered that this problem occurs whenever I have a folder or file open. The system generates the following error message: "Windows system error! Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API."

Of course I don't understand this message. However, if I have no folder or file open my system hibernates. This is not really useful to me because I would love to continue my work from where I stopped!

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Sounds right. Why?
Feb 16, 2014 7:43AM PST

If you recall how Explorer works to render thumbnails it calls addons such as CODECS and that code may not support hibernation. Good find but since many CODECS are not from Microsoft a few can't wrap their head around why Microsoft won't fix it.
Bob

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(NT) It can indicate your hard drive is too full
Feb 16, 2014 11:39AM PST