Shoutbox

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Originally posted by Demandred

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Originally posted by chris100
is it better to leave a computer running (if you use it day and out) or switching it off then turning it on again?

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Windows is Dumb, needs to be rebooted every day atleast once or twice, so it is better to turn it off when your not using it

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XP can be on for weeks and be no slower than when it was first booted, my record is only about 19 days but its usually on for about 7 days then gets rebooted for some reason or another, and it never gets slower

Current Uptime: 4w 4d 22h 3m 54s

What does this mean?  It's been 4 weeks, 4 days since the last Windows Update that required a reboot

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Originally posted by lopardo

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Originally posted by Demandred
Windows is Dumb, needs to be rebooted every day atleast once or twice, so it is better to turn it off when your not using it

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Not if you're using Windows 2000/XP.

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What what what?! Rebooted every day?! What is this misconception you all have about windows being totally unstable? Even with Windows 95, in six years of running a Win 95 box, it got rebooted like once every 2-3 weeks and turned off yearly to go on holiday.... you're all mad if you ask me.
As Segosa says it needs a rare reboot, and turning it off completely? Only if I know I'm not coming back to it for a month or more.... insane.
* emit shakes his head ruefully

Windows ME needed a reboot at least once a day on my old 350mhz ;x

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Originally posted by Kao
Windows ME needed a reboot at least once a day on my old 350mhz ;x

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There's your problem... Windows ME!

i never leave mine on when im away for more than an hour unless im downloading big files....

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Originally posted by Segosa
My current uptime is: 2wks 5days 15hrs 32mins 32secs
My record is: 5wks 5days 9hrs 22mins 40secs

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Originally posted by TReKiE
Current Uptime: 4w 4d 22h 3m 54s

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You guys are nuts seriously why do you want to keep your pc's on for that long?


My record is : 15 hours.

maybe they run an allways on game server i dont know...

I leave mine on all the time I'm going to use it.  If I go home from uni for a weekend its turned off because its unnecessary to have it on.  Otherwise its on permantly.  (2weeks now )

there is a difference between keeping it on, and not rebooting!!!
personally i keep the computer on most of the time, i nvr turn it off manually, but i do set it to hibernate after 2 hours.
my windows CANNOT keep running without a reboot, it reboots automatically ALOT!!! im just not sure why!
i turn the pc on first thing in the morning if it was a holiday, or just after i come back home if i was out for a while (either hanging out, or at university, or smthn similar), it'd nvr hibernate before i go to bed, cuz even if i was not using it, i'd have to check smthn every once in a while.
I wonder how u ppl can keep ur computer on without a reboot all this time, is windows all that stable?!?! it is not 4 me!!