[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computer to leave on or off?

[joseli Walter]

Some say it's best to just leave the computer on all day, but others say 
it's ok to turn it on and off.
I think those that say to turn it off are thinking about the older windows 
98 computers that had a memory leak, so if you did leave them on all day, 
they would slow down. Xp doesn't have a memory leak problem though, so 
turning the computer off is not necessary, as it will not slow down over the 
course of a day.
Also, leaving a computer on reduces the risk of start up problems, which I 
have been told can happen with computers that are constantly turned on and 
off.
Also, it's just plain convenient to leave the computer running, you don't 
have to wait for it to boot up when you want to use it.
If you want to save power but not have to turn off the computer, you can put 
it in stand by mode, which turns off the hard drives, monitor, etc, but runs 
just enough power to quickly bring the computer back online when you ask it 
too.
it is not a complete system shut down, thus there is no need for the 
computer to boot up again.
if you have any questions about any of this, you can email me offlist or 
what ever and I'll be happy to answer them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computer to leave on or off?


> This is interesting.  I do not leave my  computer on all day, but I turn 
> it
> on and off at least probably 3 or 4 times a  day  Now this is a new 
> computer
> that I got in December and the old computer  was at least 3 years old.  If 
> I was
> on the old one example maybe 4 hours at  one time, it would kinda act up 
> and
> not respond as it should.     It would be sluggish and of course if I hit 
> too
> many keys and did not pause a  few seconds between hitting commands, puff 
> it
> would freeze.  If I turned it  off and then back on things would be back 
> to
> working well.
>
> So advised with this new baby would be appreciated.  I have Vista on 
> board
> and still getting acquainted with some of this.
>
> Joyce
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