How to enable Hibernate Button in start menu

Ah. thats an easy one. Click Start-turnoff computer and you will get three options :

Stand By--Turn Off--Restart.

Now press the shift button and your Stand By button will turn into Hibernate, provided you have enabled hibernation.

But there are still few who dont like to touch keyboard. This is for them.

As usuall first of all backup your registry and in case anything goes wrong just restore it.

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Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

Locate and then click the following registry subkey: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Right-click Windows, point to New, and then click Key.

In the New Key #1 box, type System, and then press ENTER.

Right-click System, point to New, and then click Key.

In the New Key #1 box, type Shutdown, and then press ENTER.

On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

In the New Value # 1 box, type ShowHibernateButton, and then press ENTER.

Right-click ShowHibernateButton, and then click Modify.

In the Value data box, type 1, leave the default Hexadecimal option selected, and then click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.

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Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

Locate and then click the following registry subkey: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Right-click Windows, point to New, and then click Key.

In the New Key #1 box, type System, and then press ENTER.

Right-click System, point to New, and then click Key.

In the New Key #1 box, type Shutdown, and then press ENTER.

On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

In the New Value # 1 box, type ShowHibernateButton, and then press ENTER.

Right-click ShowHibernateButton, and then click Modify.

In the Value data box, type 1, leave the default Hexadecimal option selected, and then click OK.

Quit Regedit.

Note If your computer is on a domain and if your computer uses the classic Shut Down menu, you must follow these steps to cause the Hibernate button to appear:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

Locate and then click the following registry subkey: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Right-click Windows, point to New, and then click Key.

In the New Key #1 box, type System, and then press ENTER.

Right-click System, point to New, and then click Key.

In the New Key #1 box, type Shutdown, and then press ENTER.

On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

In the New Value # 1 box, type HibernateAsDefault, and then press ENTER.

Right-click HibernateAsDefault, and then click Modify.

In the Value data box, type 1, leave the default Hexadecimal option selected, and then click OK.

Note After you set the HibernateAsDefault DWORD value to a non-zero value on a computer that is joined to a domain, Hibernate appears in the Shut Down Windows dialog box if the following conditions are true:

1. Hibernation is enabled on the computer.
2. No automatic updates are pending that require the computer to be restarted.

Quit Registry Editor.

Reboot and you are done.

How to setup a system start password

You can increase the security of your computer by creating a password, called a startup key, to start your computer. For this we can use and inbuilt Syskey program to create the password that you will need to enter to start the computer.

Creating a password to start your computer makes it virtually impossible for an unauthorized user to log onto your computer. You will be required to first enter the startup password and then only the welcome screen will come up. So any hacker will not have the opportunity to hack your user account password because he will have to first crack the startup up password.

1. You must be logged on to Windows as a computer administrator to use the Syskey program.
2. Passwords are case sensitive. For example, if your password is 'godis1', you cannot
   enter 'GODis1' to start your computer.
3. Click start-Run.

1. Type syskey to start the Syskey program. Click OK.
The Securing the Windows XP Account Database dialog box appears.

2. ˇ Click Update to add additional security to your computer.
The Startup Key dialog box appears.
3. Click Password Startup to create a password you will enter to start your computer . check the radio button there.
4. Fill the password carefully. (you will be required to do it twice.) for security you must choose a password which has atleast 12 characters and is a combination of letters, numbers, symbols and space. E.g. Asq 89 @#$ . Don't forget this passwords otherwise you wont be able to start your computer again.


5. Click OK to continue.
6. The success dialog box will appears and will state that the account database startup key was changed. Click Ok and close the program.
7. When you start your computer next time a windows xp startup password dialog box will appear. You will be required to fill the password to start your computer.
   
8. If you no longer want this security, you can stop Windows from requesting a password. Display the Startup Key dialog box byperforming steps 1 to 5. Click the "SystemGenerated Password" option and then choose the "StoreStartup Key Locally" option.uncheck the radio button there. Click OKto confirm your changes. In the dialog box that appears,type the password you enter to start your computer andthen press the Enter key twice.