Update: Microsoft has released the hotfix to the public. If you have been needing the hotfix for a language other than English, you may now download it directly from Microsoft’s website.
- Download Link: Update for Windows XP (KB909095)
2005.11.30
Update: Microsoft has released a new hotfix for this issue! Although it is currently unavailable to the public, a kind individual has uploaded it to Rapidshare so anyone may try it. Because Microsoft considers this hotfix “in testing” and has decided to NOT release it publically yet, the support options should be obvious: NO support unless you received it from Microsoft. Try it at your own risk!
- Microsoft KB Article ID 909095: The computer occasionally does not hibernate and you receive an “Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API” error message in Windows XP…
- Download Instructions: Comment #10
Note: The hotfix will only install on systems using English (United States) as the default language.
Computers running Windows XP with more than 1 GB of RAM may fail to hibernate. The best way to describe the problem is by the steps taken and the response from the system.
- The user requests the system to hibernate.
- The system appears to think about it for a couple of seconds.
- As the system tries to switch video modes, just before displaying the “Hibernating…” progress bar, the Windows Exclamation sound plays.
- The video mode switches back, and a dialog box opens with the message:
Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API.
After the problem occcurs, the hibernation option is no longer available to the user. In fact, the hibernation tab normally found in the Power Options is hidden until the next system reboot.
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