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Originally posted by WDZ

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Originally posted by paperless
There is no problem in that.. that way they dont get a lot of dust and other things that acumulate when something is stopped

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wtf? Dust accumulates inside your PC when it's turned off? If it's turned off, the dust is unlikely to get in there in the first place...

I usually turn my PC off when it's not gonna be used for more than like 3 hours. I dunno if that's the best thing to do, but it makes sense to me, for the power savings if nothing else. I think it's comparable to turning off the lights when you leave a room. Other points include less wear on moving parts (fans, hard drive), and increased security: with a broadband (always on) connection, a computer is obviously more secure if it's turned off.

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I totally agree with you, WDZ. If boot up time is your concern, then configure Windows to use your power button to hibernate (Control panel > Energy options > Hibernation*), it will shutdown and boot up faster, and as you left it

* = crappily translated from Spanish Windows XP

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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.