Comments on: Put the Hibernate button on your Windows XP shutdown prompt

By: bojan

bojan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:57:35 +0000

The proper name for the DWORD value is “ShowHibernateButton”, not “ShowHibernationButton”.

By: Les

Les — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:57:49 +0000

This Registry fix doesn’t work. I hear you have to have sp3 installed to work, according to MS, but I have sp3 installed and it still doesn’t work..

By: no spam

no spam — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:51:35 +0000

spam off

By: digitaldoc

digitaldoc — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:33:48 +0000

This doesn’t work because of a Typo.

Doesn’t work:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystemShutdown
Create a DWORD value named ShowHibernationButton and set its data to 1.

Works:
ShowHibernateButton

By: gnarlygnome

gnarlygnome — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:40:41 +0000

If this didn't work for you either, there is a guide below from windows help and support that will help. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;893056

By: dundertaker

dundertaker — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:07:36 +0000

The shortcut method works good enough for me thanks :)

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:19:20 +0000

Very Interesting. I am going to try it out….

By: Mr, Himself

Mr, Himself — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:31:30 +0000

Hey guys, when you type the DWORD value it is actually “ShowHibernateButton” and NOT ShowHibernationButton. Try that and it should work for you all.

By: hiber

hiber — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:00:35 +0000

i used the tip – when you are at the shut down prompt showing
standby / turn off / restart
type the H key from your keyboard, and your pc will hibernate

this works great for me with xp sp2 – no need for any hotfix or registry editing

By: e

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:02:58 +0000

you must create it.