Re: Hibernation: do web site recommendations give wrong information about its resource load?

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It is a case of sloppy journalism - yes, the statement is true so far as "resources" can include disk space. However, the more common use does not include disk space but (as you indicate) when folks say "resources" they usually mean memory or CPU time or such. Using the more common meaning of "resources" the answer is no. When the system is in hibernation it is powered down and when it is resumed from hibernation it is running as it always is.

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"Tuttle" <nospamhere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Oy5PbiY3IHA.3384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello all:

Does Hibernation use any system resources other than the space it reserves
on the hard drive? I know that it saves a file to the hard drive that is the
size of installed RAM, but is it running background services that use up
CPU, RAM or other resources when you are working?

There are many web sites offering tips to speed up Vista, and many of them
include the following statement:
"Windows hibernation background services can use a large amount of system
resources. If you don't use the Hibernate feature on a regular basis you may
want to disable it to give Vista a performance boost."

They offer no documentation of this statement. Is it accurate or not?

So, does Hibernation use any system resources other than the space it
reserves on the hard drive?

Thanks




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