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Removing the hiberfil.sys
By default Windows Vista and Server 2008 have a hibernation file equal to the size of the amount of memory you are using. Of you have 12GB of RAM, that will be a 12GB hiberfil.sys. If you are using a small SSD, that would be a killer waste. Removing this file is a quick way to free up HD space, although considering how cheap drives are, you could always upgrade. Furthermore if you are using a virtual machine, you probably don’t need this space wasted either.
Now I do not know why they do this on the Server version since who hibernates a server (that being said I am sure some people probably do, silly tree huggers). The real bugger with this problem is that shutting off hibernation does not always remove the hiberfil.sys file. Alternatively, what if you want to remove it without needing to reboot the server. I found a very fast and simple way to do this is to launch a command prompt as an administrator and run the following command:
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Vista x64 Displays Wrong Physical Memory Size
This is a crazy little problem in Windows Vista x64 that shows the wrong information when the System Information (msinfo32.exe) is run. This issue occurred on a computer that was upgraded from 4GB of DDR3 (4x1GB) ram to 8GB (4x2GB) of DDR3, running Windows Vista Ultimate x64.
What happened is the Installed Physical Memory displayed correctly at 8.00GB, but the Total Physical Memory only reported as 4.00GB and Available Physical Memory reported as 5.22GB. View the screenshot of this output below.
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OpenOffice 3.0.1 Has Been Released
OpenOffice 3.0.1 has come out 2 days earlier than expected. You can get it on the P2P portion of the OpenOffice website, or you can download the torrent here here.
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4 Ways to Launch the Task Manager
The simplest and fastest way to launch the Windows Task Manager is to hit:
CTRL+SHIFT+ESCThe second way is:
CTRL+ALT+DELETEThen select Task Manager from there.
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Run a Batch File as a Scheduled Task
Sometimes the most mundane daily tasks can be simplified with a simple batchfile. Say you have a USB drive that you keep your files on that you copy files to several times a day. You could invest in synchronization software, or you could just create a batch file that will copy the files for you. I am paranoid so I like to backup files at least once a day, this is how you setup a scheduled task to run a batch file. If you need help writing a batch file, just leave a comment.
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