Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall

Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all day, with
a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been turning off
and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all that off &
on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks

Barbara;
It is generally not a good idea to power on/off several times a day.

Leaving the computer on 24/7 may be better for the electronics of the
computer, but powering off saves electricity etc.

Either leave it on 24/7 or power it off only when it will not be used
for several hours such as overnight.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"BarbaraMN" <NOschissel.RemoveThis@SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
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> Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall
>
> Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all
day, with
> a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been
turning off
> and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all
that off &
> on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks
>
>

Barbara;
It is generally not a good idea to power on/off several times a day.

Leaving the computer on 24/7 may be better for the electronics of the
computer, but powering off saves electricity etc.

Either leave it on 24/7 or power it off only when it will not be used
for several hours such as overnight.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"BarbaraMN" <NOschissel DeleteThis @SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
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> Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall
>
> Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all
day, with
> a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been
turning off
> and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all
that off &
> on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks
>
>

Most computers are able to respond to commands from the operating system. Rt
Click on the desktop and pick Properties/ Screen Saver. Go to Monitor Power (a
misnomer) and set the system to Hibernate after, say, 1 hour. If it doesn't
hibernate, set the monitor off in 20 mins and Hard Disks off in 30. The computer
will still eat electricity but at a much reduced rate. The computer will last
forever powered up but the monitor is like a $200 light bulb and eventually will
get feeble. Screen savers are ok for short periods but letting one run full time
is making both the computer and the monitor age and eat power.

rs


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Most computers are able to respond to commands from the operating system. Rt
Click on the desktop and pick Properties/ Screen Saver. Go to Monitor Power (a
misnomer) and set the system to Hibernate after, say, 1 hour. If it doesn't
hibernate, set the monitor off in 20 mins and Hard Disks off in 30. The computer
will still eat electricity but at a much reduced rate. The computer will last
forever powered up but the monitor is like a $200 light bulb and eventually will
get feeble. Screen savers are ok for short periods but letting one run full time
is making both the computer and the monitor age and eat power.

rs


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Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall

Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all day, with
a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been turning off
and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all that off &
on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks

Reputable manufacturers do extensive tests to insure their products meet life
expectancies. It does no harm whatsoever to power on and off. As a matter of
fact in large corporations users are required to power their systems off each
and every time they leave their office. ( Even for lunch) It saves the
corporations thousands of dollars yearly in electrical bills.
"BarbaraMN" <NOschissel RemoveThis @SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
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> Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall
>
> Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all day, with
> a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been turning off
> and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all that off &
> on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks
>
>

Reputable manufacturers do extensive tests to insure their products meet life
expectancies. It does no harm whatsoever to power on and off. As a matter of
fact in large corporations users are required to power their systems off each
and every time they leave their office. ( Even for lunch) It saves the
corporations thousands of dollars yearly in electrical bills.
"BarbaraMN" <NOschissel RemoveThis @SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
news:Udtzc.67606$Gx4.8497@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall
>
> Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all day, with
> a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been turning off
> and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all that off &
> on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks
>
>

Agreed. But I had the impression that BarbaraMN is running the system at home.
The money saved can be displaced by the inconvenience of booting every time;
that's for her to decide. A computer idling with disks off and monitor off
should consume a small wattage, maybe 40?

As I don't run and have never been in a large corporation, I accept what you
say. But I'm willing to bet that anyone with a door on his or her office turns
it on in the morning and off at night. And if I'm taking down $80k gross am I
going to get an award for saving the company $20.00 in computer electricity?

rs


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Agreed. But I had the impression that BarbaraMN is running the system at home.
The money saved can be displaced by the inconvenience of booting every time;
that's for her to decide. A computer idling with disks off and monitor off
should consume a small wattage, maybe 40?

As I don't run and have never been in a large corporation, I accept what you
say. But I'm willing to bet that anyone with a door on his or her office turns
it on in the morning and off at night. And if I'm taking down $80k gross am I
going to get an award for saving the company $20.00 in computer electricity?

rs


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release Date: 6/14/2004

Greetings --

That's utter nonsense. You've absolutely no real experience
supporting computers in a large business or government environment,
have you?

The time a piece of hardware is _most_ likely to fail is during
the power-up or power-down process. If you'd any serious experience
supporting large numbers of computers, you'd know this.

Further, intelligent enterprises running large scale networks
insist upon the computers being left on at night, so that virus scans,
application and patch installation via SMS, backups, etc., can be
scheduled and accomplished without affecting worker productivity.

The savings in electricity costs generated by powering off the PCs
prove miniscule compared to the costs of otherwise unnecessary repairs
and the lost productivity caused by scheduling/performing virus scans,
application and patch installation via SMS, backups, etc., during
business hours.

Bruce Chambers
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having both at once. - RAH


"Unknown" <Unknown.RemoveThis@Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message
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> Reputable manufacturers do extensive tests to insure their products
meet life
> expectancies. It does no harm whatsoever to power on and off. As a
matter of
> fact in large corporations users are required to power their systems
off each
> and every time they leave their office. ( Even for lunch) It saves
the
> corporations thousands of dollars yearly in electrical bills.

Greetings --

That's utter nonsense. You've absolutely no real experience
supporting computers in a large business or government environment,
have you?

The time a piece of hardware is _most_ likely to fail is during
the power-up or power-down process. If you'd any serious experience
supporting large numbers of computers, you'd know this.

Further, intelligent enterprises running large scale networks
insist upon the computers being left on at night, so that virus scans,
application and patch installation via SMS, backups, etc., can be
scheduled and accomplished without affecting worker productivity.

The savings in electricity costs generated by powering off the PCs
prove miniscule compared to the costs of otherwise unnecessary repairs
and the lost productivity caused by scheduling/performing virus scans,
application and patch installation via SMS, backups, etc., during
business hours.

Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH


"Unknown" <Unknown DeleteThis @Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message
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> Reputable manufacturers do extensive tests to insure their products
meet life
> expectancies. It does no harm whatsoever to power on and off. As a
matter of
> fact in large corporations users are required to power their systems
off each
> and every time they leave their office. ( Even for lunch) It saves
the
> corporations thousands of dollars yearly in electrical bills.

As both a home user, laptop owner and business network manager, I recommend
that you do not use a screen saver for the following reasons.
1. It will burn up your monitor about six times as fast as not using one.
2. Depending on the particular screen saver, the more graphics and
animation, the more resources your computer will be using, both running the
screen saver and having it in the background to turn on after a period of
time of non-use.
3 As us using a screen saver on a laptop, do not. a typical high animation
screen saver like the aquarium type, will cause your processor to heat up
and if you did not make sure that both the intake and exhaust ports for the
fan are completely unobstructed, viola, dead laptop. I have responded to
several calls where the first thing I see is that the laptop is sitting on
some sort of soft material and has sunk into it blocking the air ports.
Several office machines have been so obstructed that the obstruction is
either so heat dried as to make it a fire hazard.
Just my take...

"BarbaraMN" <NOschissel.RemoveThis@SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
news:Udtzc.67606$Gx4.8497@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall
>
> Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all day,
with
> a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been turning off
> and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all that off
&
> on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks
>
>

As both a home user, laptop owner and business network manager, I recommend
that you do not use a screen saver for the following reasons.
1. It will burn up your monitor about six times as fast as not using one.
2. Depending on the particular screen saver, the more graphics and
animation, the more resources your computer will be using, both running the
screen saver and having it in the background to turn on after a period of
time of non-use.
3 As us using a screen saver on a laptop, do not. a typical high animation
screen saver like the aquarium type, will cause your processor to heat up
and if you did not make sure that both the intake and exhaust ports for the
fan are completely unobstructed, viola, dead laptop. I have responded to
several calls where the first thing I see is that the laptop is sitting on
some sort of soft material and has sunk into it blocking the air ports.
Several office machines have been so obstructed that the obstruction is
either so heat dried as to make it a fire hazard.
Just my take...

"BarbaraMN" <NOschissel.DeleteThis@SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
news:Udtzc.67606$Gx4.8497@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall
>
> Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all day,
with
> a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been turning off
> and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all that off
&
> on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks
>
>

Oh, forgot,
I leave both my home and office machine running 24/7 as I need to due to my
job. BUT I do turn off the monitor when I leave them un-attended for more
than an hour. Been running 24/7 for three years now.
"Bill Stillman" <icstude RemoveThis @advinc.com> wrote in message
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> As both a home user, laptop owner and business network manager, I
recommend
> that you do not use a screen saver for the following reasons.
> 1. It will burn up your monitor about six times as fast as not using one.
> 2. Depending on the particular screen saver, the more graphics and
> animation, the more resources your computer will be using, both running
the
> screen saver and having it in the background to turn on after a period of
> time of non-use.
> 3 As us using a screen saver on a laptop, do not. a typical high
animation
> screen saver like the aquarium type, will cause your processor to heat up
> and if you did not make sure that both the intake and exhaust ports for
the
> fan are completely unobstructed, viola, dead laptop. I have responded to
> several calls where the first thing I see is that the laptop is sitting on
> some sort of soft material and has sunk into it blocking the air ports.
> Several office machines have been so obstructed that the obstruction is
> either so heat dried as to make it a fire hazard.
> Just my take...
>
> "BarbaraMN" <NOschissel RemoveThis @SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
> news:Udtzc.67606$Gx4.8497@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > Running windows XP at home, using dial-up, virus check and firewall
> >
> > Recently switched to XP from W98 where I left the computer on all day,
> with
> > a screensaver running all day. This new computer I have been turning
off
> > and on several times a day and not running a screensaver. Is all that
off
> &
> > on switching going to cause a problem? Thanks
> >
> >
>
>