Turn off computer each day?

[Eddie Agbay]

I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?" Which answer is correct?

[JAX]

Hi Eddie,

That reminds me of the old question, "which came first, the chicken or the
egg?"

There are arguments for both shut down and leave running. My only thought
about it is the consideration of the environment the PC lives in. If it is
an area where the PC is exposed to smoke, dust, fumes, etc, any time the PC
is shut down is that much less time for it to suck the contaminants into the
system.

Other than that, LOL, JAX

"Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
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> I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the
computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?"
Which answer is correct?

[Bruce Chambers]

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Whichever one _you_ prefer.

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"Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
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>I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should
>the computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each
>session?" Which answer is correct?

[James M. Fisher [MVP]]

My home PC is on almost all day, then I shutdown at night before going to
bed. Never had any problem with a PC that could be traced back to shutting
it down daily.
OTOH, if you are going to be away from your PC for an hour or more, it's a
good energy saving measure to have the monitor go into standby after a
certain period of time or power it off manually. Monitors are the power
hogs.

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"Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
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> I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the
computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?"
Which answer is correct?

[~ FreeSpirit ~]

"Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
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> I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the
computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?"
Which answer is correct?
=================
I'm not a tech we've had PCs since 1996. We always shut ours off at night.
We can't see letting them run for 12 or more hours for nothing each day.
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[Lawrence]

I for one feel that the hard ware lasts longer and stays in better shape by
leaving the computer on and let Windows manage the file tinkering that it
does when the computer is idle. Also Windows maintainance scheduler will
work when the computer is on but not if it is turned off.
Seems to be the consensus that it is easier on the hard drives to power down
rather than be turned completely off. Saves wear and tear on the drive
heads.

"~ FreeSpirit ~" > wrote in message
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>
> "Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the
> computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?"
> Which answer is correct?
> =================
> I'm not a tech we've had PCs since 1996. We always shut ours off at
night.
> We can't see letting them run for 12 or more hours for nothing each day.
> --
> FS..
> My website:
> Http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
> "There are no atheist suicide bombers."
> ~~~<~~~<~~~{@ ~~~<~~~<~~~{@ ~~~<~~~<~~~{@
>
>

[Marlya]

Eddie,

My 1st pc I left on all the time, because that's what everyone else
did...then one morning my husband, who usually took a shower as soon as he
got up, decided to go catch the news before doing so, while sitting there
with his 1st cup o coffee, he heard a snap, then smelled a terrible smell,
turned around and saw flames & smoke coming out of the tower.

The mother board caught on fire, now the cause might have been a fan, but
that doesn't really matter, the fact that it caught on fire was all that
mattered. Everyone I talked to said they have never heard on a MB catching
fire. It was a Pionex from Sam's.


Now I shut down my pc if I am going to be gone all day, and it gets shut off
every night.

It's a personal preference, but if it's in your home, I wouldn't chance it.
At the office, well, they have insurance and you won't loose your
life/kids/pets etc...there.



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"James M. Fisher [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> My home PC is on almost all day, then I shutdown at night before going to
> bed. Never had any problem with a PC that could be traced back to shutting
> it down daily.
> OTOH, if you are going to be away from your PC for an hour or more, it's a
> good energy saving measure to have the monitor go into standby after a
> certain period of time or power it off manually. Monitors are the power
> hogs.
>
> --
>
> -----------------------------------------
> James M. Fisher
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> AumHa Forums
> http://forum.aumha.org/
> -----------------------------------------
>
>
> "Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the
> computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?"
> Which answer is correct?
>
>

[JAX]

Hi Marlya,

That is a *VERY* good point. I have never had one catch fire but, I have
seen some that have.

FWIW, JAX

"Marlya" > wrote in message
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> Eddie,
>
> My 1st pc I left on all the time, because that's what everyone else
> did...then one morning my husband, who usually took a shower as soon as he
> got up, decided to go catch the news before doing so, while sitting there
> with his 1st cup o coffee, he heard a snap, then smelled a terrible smell,
> turned around and saw flames & smoke coming out of the tower.
>
> The mother board caught on fire, now the cause might have been a fan, but
> that doesn't really matter, the fact that it caught on fire was all that
> mattered. Everyone I talked to said they have never heard on a MB catching
> fire. It was a Pionex from Sam's.
>
>
> Now I shut down my pc if I am going to be gone all day, and it gets shut
off
> every night.
>
> It's a personal preference, but if it's in your home, I wouldn't chance
it.
> At the office, well, they have insurance and you won't loose your
> life/kids/pets etc...there.
>
>
>
> --
> Marlya
> eBay & Yahoo User Id: treasures-2-treasure
> For Fine Jewelry visit www.thejewelrysolution.com
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> ------
> "James M. Fisher [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My home PC is on almost all day, then I shutdown at night before going
to
> > bed. Never had any problem with a PC that could be traced back to
shutting
> > it down daily.
> > OTOH, if you are going to be away from your PC for an hour or more, it's
a
> > good energy saving measure to have the monitor go into standby after a
> > certain period of time or power it off manually. Monitors are the power
> > hogs.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -----------------------------------------
> > James M. Fisher
> > MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> > AumHa Forums
> > http://forum.aumha.org/
> > -----------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > "Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the
> > computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?"
> > Which answer is correct?
> >
> >
>
>

[~ FreeSpirit ~]

"Lawrence" > wrote in message
...
> I for one feel that the hard ware lasts longer and stays in better shape
by
> leaving the computer on and let Windows manage the file tinkering that it
> does when the computer is idle.

** It has idle time as there are periods it's running and no we're not using
it.

Also Windows maintainance scheduler will
> work when the computer is on but not if it is turned off.

** We don't use that feature.

> Seems to be the consensus that it is easier on the hard drives to power
down
> rather than be turned completely off. Saves wear and tear on the drive
> heads.

** You mean "standby" or Hibernate?

FS...........

[~ FreeSpirit ~]

"Marlya" > wrote in message
...
> Eddie,
>
> My 1st pc I left on all the time, because that's what everyone else
> did...then one morning my husband, who usually took a shower as soon as he
> got up, decided to go catch the news before doing so, while sitting there
> with his 1st cup o coffee, he heard a snap, then smelled a terrible smell,
> turned around and saw flames & smoke coming out of the tower.

** Marlya,.... you're not the first person to have this happen! It's
another reason we wont leave them on when we're sleeping or out for awhile.
And yes, we have smoke detectors. Our only *personal* bad experience was a
power supply that burnt out and the smoke and stench were horrible - and
lasted for a week or more. The smell was nauseating. I'm glad we where
home when this happened. A male friend described how he and his wife were
eating dinner and heard an odd popping sound, turned around to see wisps of
smoke coming from their tower. I'm sure someone here will claim "user
error" like they did for my HPs failing drives and dead floppy drive. If
shutting them off cuts a few months from the life of the PC it's worth our
peace of mind.

> The mother board caught on fire, now the cause might have been a fan, but
> that doesn't really matter, the fact that it caught on fire was all that
> mattered. Everyone I talked to said they have never heard on a MB catching
> fire. It was a Pionex from Sam's.

** Doesn't sound like "user error" to me. :-)

> Now I shut down my pc if I am going to be gone all day, and it gets shut
off
> every night.

** Safest way to go.

> It's a personal preference, but if it's in your home, I wouldn't chance
it.
> At the office, well, they have insurance and you won't loose your
> life/kids/pets etc...there.

** There you go! We have 3 PCs in this house so that would certainly
increase our chances of a tragedy. We also have pets and things of sentimen
tal value that insurance can never replace. BTW, I also pull the plug out
on the coffee maker. Now I do know one women who had one actually catch on
fire while she was at work......
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hibernate will power down hard drives, but the system
clock still generates interrupts, which can be useful for
scheduling - the computer can be woken up. I don't think
hard drive power down once a day would be bad. IMO
Hibernate is the best of all worlds, as its so much
quicker starting up - the only problem is that any errors
in memory get carried forward from day to day untill
eventualy it will likely crash. It is defintaely sensible
to have defragging and likewise going on at night, but
not every night.

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>"Lawrence" > wrote in
message
...
>> I for one feel that the hard ware lasts longer and
stays in better shape
>by
>> leaving the computer on and let Windows manage the
file tinkering that it
>> does when the computer is idle.
>
>** It has idle time as there are periods it's running
and no we're not using
>it.
>
>Also Windows maintainance scheduler will
>> work when the computer is on but not if it is turned
off.
>
>** We don't use that feature.
>
>> Seems to be the consensus that it is easier on the
hard drives to power
>down
>> rather than be turned completely off. Saves wear and
tear on the drive
>> heads.
>
>** You mean "standby" or Hibernate?
>
>FS...........
>
>
>.
>

[Lil' Dave]

Have one P166 PC that acts as internet server for two other PCs. That's its
only purpose for me. I seldom turn it off. It hums along day after day.

Another PC, multiboots XP, has a problem between 12 and 24 hours with a
jerky, hesitant mouse. No bugs, no virii present. Its a hardware problem.
Rebooting or cold booting are the only solution. So, I turn it off when not
in use.

Another PC is used exclusively for audio video rendering. It has no
firewall (WinME), is connected to internet via LAN. Its turned off when not
in use.

When gone more than one day, I turn all of them off.
Dave
"Eddie Agbay" > wrote in message
...
> I have heard both "Yes" and "No to the following question: "Should the
computer be shut completely off at t eend of each day or each session?"
Which answer is correct?

[Alaric]

I know next to nothing about the technical end of things , but my computer "runs" better if I restart it at least every couple days. I don't know if it's hardware or software related (heat or OS) but after 2-3 days the whole thing seems a little sluggish