XP+Mode+stop+hibernation+and+close

Came across this tip and just had to pass it on

XP Mode stop hibernation and close

If you use the Windows XP mode available in the premium versions of Windows 7 for any length of time, you may find that after a while the XP mode becomes stuck, or errors start to occur. The problem is that when you close XP mode, the XP machine is not actually shut down, it is just put into sleep mode. This means that it never gets the periodic re-boots a normal XP system would receive in order to clear out the old data and settings and get the system running nicely again. However, there is a way to reset XP mode by re-booting the virtual machine as follows: -

1. Click Start > All Programs > Windows Virtual PC > Windows Virtual PC. 2. Right-click on Windows XP Mode and choose Settings. ( at the top of the list) 3. Click Close and set the drop-down list to Shut Down. 4. Click OK, then open and close your XP Mode virtual machine to force it to restart.  