Unable to hibernate

[Techmastro]

i have p4 2.8ghz 256mb ram, intel865mobo, 80 gb seagate
os-win xpsp1
i am unable to hibernate my pc
i have 5 gb of free space in winxp drive when i try to enable hibernation from power option i recieve a window power policy manager unable to reserve hibernate file which shows that "process cannot access the file because it is used by another process"

[Choto Cheeta]

cant give u the exact answer u want...

but why do u upgrade to SP2??....

[Techmastro]

i want to know how can i allow hibernation

[Hells_Fury]

I have the same problem even though i have installed SP2.

[godsownman]

Originally Posted by Techmastro

i want to know how can i allow hibernation

Open

control Panel ->Dispaly

then click screensaver tab -> and power ( located on the bottom right)

Click the hibernation Tab and see if "enable hibernation " is checked.

Thats how you enable hibernate.

[Hells_Fury]

Originally Posted by godsownman

Open

control Panel ->Dispaly

then click screensaver tab -> and power ( located on the bottom right)

Click the hibernation Tab and see if "enable hibernation " is checked.

Thats how you enable hibernate.

Yeah, but when i do that an error message pops up saying - "process cannot access the file because it is used by another process".

[Techmastro]

@godsownman
problem only start when i try to enable hibernation
message window appear when i enable to hibernation from power option.
please read problem...

[expertno.1]

hmmm.it seems to be some services problem
enable all the service and then try...if it happens then good and if it doesn't then revert back to the original state

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WHy dont u DIGIT.........Dig it Dude !

[Techmastro]

PLEASE COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHICH SERVICES YOU ARE TAKING ABOUT....