Put the Hibernate button on your Windows XP shutdown prompt
I love Hibernate on my Tablet PC and ultra-mobile devices. I like to eke out every last drop of juice from my batteries and using Hibernation throughout the day really helps extend how long I can run before heading for the wall plug. One thing about the Windows XP shutdown prompt dialog that’s never made sense to me is that the Hibernate button is missing from that prompt. Oh sure, you can hold the Shift key down and the Standby button will become a Hibernate button but this is not exactly convenient on a device without a keyboard attached.
I’ve been getting around this lacking feature by using the “Turn off Computer” plug-in for True Launch Bar which uses it’s own shutdown prompt dialog that is user configurable. I’ve put the Hibernate button right next to the Standby button so I can use either one very easily. It sure would make more sense to be able to put a Hibernate button right on the standard Windows XP shutdown prompt where it belongs.
Raphael Salgado is a long time mobile device geek who’s been bugged by the same lack of a Hibernate button and he’s done some sleuthing and uncovered a simple registry hack that will put that button right where it belongs. As always when working with the registry be sure and back it up before making any changes and if you don’t know what you’re doing then it’s best to stay out of there. For everyone else, here are the simple instructions:
In the registry, create this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystemShutdown
Create a DWORD value named ShowHibernationButton and set its data to 1. Now, go ahead and click Start, Shutdown, and you’ll see all four buttons available simultaneously.
Lastly, you can go to the Display Properties’ Power Management applet and choose “Tell me what to do” when you flick the Power switch and get all the options at your fingertips!
Simple and effective, the type of fix I really like! Here’s what the new dialog box looks like on Raphael’s Sony UX:
Thanks for sharing that with jkOnTheRun, Raphael! 
-jk
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Interesting that he had to do it on his UX… I’ve been plagued by this on my OQO and eventually created a desktop shortcut to hibernate. However my UX180P came with the “integration into the Windows shutdown box” out of the box… no tweaking with the registry needed. I’m surprised he had to make the registry change for it to work on his UX…
Actually, I wiped out the UX in order to get a clean version of XP installed without all of Sony’s bloated trialware and other customizations.
I can’t get it to work on my Q1.
Hmm me neither….
It didn’t work on my Q1, but I think the Q1 automatically puts it into hibernation when you select standby. Just my observation. It saved my text in the text editor which had not been written out to disk before i went into standby and when i returned the text was still in the editor as i had entered it, all apps were opened as before and the text file behind the one opned it the editor did not contain the text i have displayed in the editor. that i believe is the definition of hibernation.
Guys, According to Microsoft Article 893056, we still need a hotfix to make it work. The article goes on to say that in addition to the registry additions, we need this hotfix that is available by request only. I got into an online support chat with MS (Bruce) and he is sending the link and password to me via email. I’ll keep you posted if it works.
Both hotfix and working reg file:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=B8ED7FBE5345404F
Works with amtek umpc…
Above link is to some upload server which sometimes opens popups etc… sorry ..
Anycase, files are there and maybe someone else will put them to better place.
Thanks for the files but it only works for english XP version. It did not want to install on my french Q1.
Just as a point of reference, I tried adding the registry key and the post stated on my HP TC1100 and it did not work. Not too much of a loss for me as I have the bibernate button on my QMenu.