Is there any OS that can do this...

[HapticSimian]

Well yes, the visibile appearance of the machine is that it is shut down either way, but under the hood Windows uses different processes to handle the two different procedures.
Basically a shut down flushes the system and reboots it to a "fresh state", memory and hard disk are cleared and ready to open new programs.
With hibernation though the system is exactly in the same state as it was before, if there was a memory drain or an app crash before you shut down, that will be restored along with everything else, the system is not flushed.

Well, ja. I would've assumed that much goes without saying.

From the OP it just didn't look as if anything beyond hibernation is needed...

 

[warchylde]

um, take a look at the two apps I posted on the previous page.
Just open all the apps you want right where you want to save it, then take a snapshot of that state, and save it to be used at any stage in the future.

Already busy downloadin Thanks

 

[LazyLion]

Well, ja. I would've assumed that much goes without saying.
From the OP it just didn't look as if anything beyond hibernation is needed...

I thought the OP said he didn't want to use hibernate. He specifically said that he wanted to shut down.

 

[Elimentals]

That is a feature that I hate more than anything else in the world.

KDE drove me up the walls with that for more than 9 years. Sooo glad they changed the default in 4 or is it Kubuntu that change the default behavior?

"Save my Workplace" is an invention from HELL

 

[HapticSimian]

I thought the OP said he didn't want to use hibernate. He specifically said that he wanted to shut down.

Well, from his later reply it is also clear that he didn't know hibernate = off as far as eventual power state is concerned. But the two applications you linked to are funky, so others will no doubt be helped in future... and perhaps the OP prefers their behaviour to a vanilla hibernate.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

OS/2 had it, you could fine-tweak this behaviour.

 

[w1z4rd]

That is a feature that I hate more than anything else in the world.

KDE drove me up the walls with that for more than 9 years. Sooo glad they changed the default in 4 or is it Kubuntu that change the default behavior?

"Save my Workplace" is an invention from HELL

Yeah, its so frustrating after a while. I want a clean slate when I bootup

 

[Azbubu]

Well, from his later reply it is also clear that he didn't know hibernate = off as far as eventual power state is concerned. But the two applications you linked to are funky, so others will no doubt be helped in future... and perhaps the OP prefers their behaviour to a vanilla hibernate.

Yeah I just want something that will restore my workspace without the need to have the PC plugged in.

 

[ponder]

So you can completely shut down your machine and have it restart with everything open the way it was? Pretty impressive. AFAIK OsX is only coming out with that next month with their "Resume" feature in Lion.

KDE drove me up the walls with that for more than 9 years.

 

[bekdik]

As said above, what you want is hibernate. It completely shuts the machine down, and yes I do understand that some power is used to montor the on/off switch, exactly as does a power off.

For laptops I'd suggest that the power settings are set to hibernate upon closing the lid, as this ensures that your disk is off when you transport it. Also it's possible for a laptop to overheat if placed into a carry bag while switched on.

 

[Synaesthesia]

Mac OS X Lion does exactly what is asked in the post. The sleep function in Mac is also the best ever. Wakes instantly, everytime. And they'e smart. Even if you lose all your battery power during sleep, your session is restored with no data loss. Do pc's do that? That said it's hard switching to Mac.

 

[ponder]

Mac OS X Lion does exactly what is asked in the post. The sleep function in Mac is also the best ever. Wakes instantly, everytime.

And they'e smart. Even if you lose all your battery power during sleep, your session is restored with no data loss. Do pc's do that? That said it's hard switching to Mac.

Fanboy

Lion is not available yet and the feature has been around for over ten years on other operating systems.

Yes I believe they do but I speak under correction.

Feeling insecure much?

 

[AstroTurf]

If you want something to boot at start-up just put a shortcut in the start up folder (windows). You can also change the shortcut to open minimised/maximised etc if you like.

I have a few boxes at work that have to start up automatically, added user/password/autologin details to the registry and put a lock screen shortcut in the startup menu, works a charm.