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key combination to hibernateMy new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which activates
hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to configure a key or key combination to initiate hibernation? Hi,
The only way to program key-combinations in Windows, is to use the 'Shortcut key' box on the properties page of a shortcut. Create a new shortcut on your desktop and place the following into the 'command line' box: RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState (Use 'copy and paste' so at to include all the important 'spaces') Then right-click upon it and choose 'properties'. Go to the 'Shortcut' tab and the box marked 'Shortcut key' and choose your key combination. I'm not sure how reliable these key-combinations for shortcuts are in Windows but why not give it a go? Post a reply how you got on... -- Show quoteHide quoteCheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:06ACECC7-A987-4814-B186-451A60F7E90B@microsoft.com... > My new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which > activates > hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to configure a key or > key combination to initiate hibernation? Tim,
Thank you for your suggestion. Alas, I don't understand how to copy your command into the "command line". I created a shortcut on my desktop called Hibernate. When I right click on properties I don't see a command line text box on any of the tabs. I can see where to enter a key combination though. Ed Show quoteHide quote "Tim Meddick" wrote: > Hi, > The only way to program key-combinations in Windows, is to use the > 'Shortcut key' box on the properties page of a shortcut. Create a new > shortcut on your desktop and place the following into the 'command line' > box: > > RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState > > (Use 'copy and paste' so at to include all the important 'spaces') > Then right-click upon it and choose 'properties'. Go to the 'Shortcut' tab > and the box marked 'Shortcut key' and choose your key combination. I'm not > sure how reliable these key-combinations for shortcuts are in Windows but > why not give it a go? Post a reply how you got on... > > -- > > Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. > > > "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:06ACECC7-A987-4814-B186-451A60F7E90B@microsoft.com... > > My new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which > > activates > > hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to configure a key or > > key combination to initiate hibernation? > > > Hi prender,
Sorry, someone mentioned it in a post the other day and I didn't check but it's called that in Win98. I was referring to when you create a shortcut by right-clicking on the Desktop and choosing 'New' > 'Shortcut' the box has "Type the location of the item:" on it in XP. If you're going to change an existing shortcut, then it's the box marked "Target" that you want to paste it into. If you're having problems with the 'copy and paste' operation then just type it into the "Target" box but, remember to keep the space - I've doubled it here to make it more obvious where it is... RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState -- Show quoteHide quoteCheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B21F6201-4C06-454B-822F-8ED172521B63@microsoft.com... > Tim, > > Thank you for your suggestion. Alas, I don't understand how to copy your > command into the "command line". I created a shortcut on my desktop called > Hibernate. When I right click on properties I don't see a command line > text > box on any of the tabs. I can see where to enter a key combination though. > > Ed > > "Tim Meddick" wrote: > >> Hi, >> The only way to program key-combinations in Windows, is to use the >> 'Shortcut key' box on the properties page of a shortcut. Create a new >> shortcut on your desktop and place the following into the 'command line' >> box: >> >> RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState >> >> (Use 'copy and paste' so at to include all the important 'spaces') >> Then right-click upon it and choose 'properties'. Go to the 'Shortcut' >> tab >> and the box marked 'Shortcut key' and choose your key combination. I'm >> not >> sure how reliable these key-combinations for shortcuts are in Windows but >> why not give it a go? Post a reply how you got on... >> >> -- >> >> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. >> >> >> "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:06ACECC7-A987-4814-B186-451A60F7E90B@microsoft.com... >> > My new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which >> > activates >> > hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to configure a key >> > or >> > key combination to initiate hibernation? >> >> >> Great, it runs just the way I wanted.
many thanks. Ed Show quoteHide quote "Tim Meddick" wrote: > Hi prender, > Sorry, someone mentioned it in a post the other day and I > didn't check but it's called that in Win98. I was referring to when you > create a shortcut by right-clicking on the Desktop and choosing 'New' > > 'Shortcut' the box has "Type the location of the item:" on it in XP. If > you're going to change an existing shortcut, then it's the box marked > "Target" that you want to paste it into. If you're having problems with the > 'copy and paste' operation then just type it into the "Target" box but, > remember to keep the space - I've doubled it here to make it more obvious > where it is... > > RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState > > -- > > Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. > > > "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:B21F6201-4C06-454B-822F-8ED172521B63@microsoft.com... > > Tim, > > > > Thank you for your suggestion. Alas, I don't understand how to copy your > > command into the "command line". I created a shortcut on my desktop called > > Hibernate. When I right click on properties I don't see a command line > > text > > box on any of the tabs. I can see where to enter a key combination though. > > > > Ed > > > > "Tim Meddick" wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> The only way to program key-combinations in Windows, is to use the > >> 'Shortcut key' box on the properties page of a shortcut. Create a new > >> shortcut on your desktop and place the following into the 'command line' > >> box: > >> > >> RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState > >> > >> (Use 'copy and paste' so at to include all the important 'spaces') > >> Then right-click upon it and choose 'properties'. Go to the 'Shortcut' > >> tab > >> and the box marked 'Shortcut key' and choose your key combination. I'm > >> not > >> sure how reliable these key-combinations for shortcuts are in Windows but > >> why not give it a go? Post a reply how you got on... > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. > >> > >> > >> "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:06ACECC7-A987-4814-B186-451A60F7E90B@microsoft.com... > >> > My new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which > >> > activates > >> > hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to configure a key > >> > or > >> > key combination to initiate hibernation? > >> > >> > >> > > > I am genuinely happy that I could be of [some] help to you. You're welcome!
-- Show quoteHide quoteCheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:97F393E9-3C87-4B49-9736-38BD1A0D5841@microsoft.com... > Great, it runs just the way I wanted. > many thanks. > > Ed > > "Tim Meddick" wrote: > >> Hi prender, >> Sorry, someone mentioned it in a post the other day and I >> didn't check but it's called that in Win98. I was referring to when you >> create a shortcut by right-clicking on the Desktop and choosing 'New' > >> 'Shortcut' the box has "Type the location of the item:" on it in XP. If >> you're going to change an existing shortcut, then it's the box marked >> "Target" that you want to paste it into. If you're having problems with >> the >> 'copy and paste' operation then just type it into the "Target" box but, >> remember to keep the space - I've doubled it here to make it more obvious >> where it is... >> >> RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState >> >> -- >> >> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. >> >> >> "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:B21F6201-4C06-454B-822F-8ED172521B63@microsoft.com... >> > Tim, >> > >> > Thank you for your suggestion. Alas, I don't understand how to copy >> > your >> > command into the "command line". I created a shortcut on my desktop >> > called >> > Hibernate. When I right click on properties I don't see a command line >> > text >> > box on any of the tabs. I can see where to enter a key combination >> > though. >> > >> > Ed >> > >> > "Tim Meddick" wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> The only way to program key-combinations in Windows, is to use the >> >> 'Shortcut key' box on the properties page of a shortcut. Create a new >> >> shortcut on your desktop and place the following into the 'command >> >> line' >> >> box: >> >> >> >> RUNDLL32.EXE PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState >> >> >> >> (Use 'copy and paste' so at to include all the important 'spaces') >> >> Then right-click upon it and choose 'properties'. Go to the >> >> 'Shortcut' >> >> tab >> >> and the box marked 'Shortcut key' and choose your key combination. >> >> I'm >> >> not >> >> sure how reliable these key-combinations for shortcuts are in Windows >> >> but >> >> why not give it a go? Post a reply how you got on... >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. >> >> >> >> >> >> "prender" <pren***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:06ACECC7-A987-4814-B186-451A60F7E90B@microsoft.com... >> >> > My new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which >> >> > activates >> >> > hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to configure a >> >> > key >> >> > or >> >> > key combination to initiate hibernation? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sleep and hibernate are two different things.
Sleep keeps RAM alive. Shuts down all possible hardware except RAM. If you use S3 mode, rather than S1, your CPU and fans turn off as well. Hibernate put a dump of ram into a .sys file and shut down the machine. prender wrote: Show quoteHide quote > My new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which activates > hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to configure a key or > key combination to initiate hibernation? You are correct in what you say. However, what the OP said was not in error
either. You can easily program the 'sleep' button on the keyboard to put the computer into hibernate instead. This is what he said his old computer did AND this is what he wanted the [new] shortcut to do. If he wanted something different I'm sure he would have said so. For more information on sleep states, please go to: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms798270.aspx -- Show quoteHide quoteCheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. "Roger" <nospam@anymail.com> wrote in message news:egwCv9PwJHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Sleep and hibernate are two different things. > Sleep keeps RAM alive. Shuts down all possible hardware except RAM. If you > use S3 mode, rather than S1, your CPU and fans turn off as well. > Hibernate put a dump of ram into a .sys file and shut down the machine. > > prender wrote: >> My new keyboard does not have a dedicated key labeled "sleep" which >> activates hibernation like my old keyboard did. Is it possible to >> configure a key or key combination to initiate hibernation?  
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