Feb 5, 2011

Windows XP cannot resume from hibernation

This can happen if the hiberfil.sys file becomes damaged or corrupted.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/tips/hiberfil-sys-xp.html

You "should" be able to boot windows into SAFE mode (press the F8 key during boot-up) and safely delete the file.

Reboot afterwards, and Windows should start up ok.