re "may be happening many times during the on time anyway, if you have
power-saving enabled."

How can I check that, and should I have it enabled? I have XP Pro, SP2.

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"Pappion" wrote in
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PS: they also told me I did not need to turn my computer off
(electrically via the surge suppressor as I've always done), and could
safely leave it on all night--"it takes the same power to turn it on
as it would leaving it on, and it's well protected, now." Comment???


Great, another always on or shutdown at night controversy. 6 of 1/half-
dozen of the other.

But it takes the same amount of power to turn it on as it uses to leave it
on all night ? That's just stupid. The 'more' power it takes to turn it on
is for 1 or 2 seconds, making the HD's spin up, that's it. Which
consequentially (sp.), may be happening many times during the on time
anyway, if you have power-saving enabled.

If your reason for turning it off is to save electricity, by all means, do
so.