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Shutting Down

May 16, 2004 4:36AM PDT

I have a Compaq Presario Intel Celeron CPU 2.60GHz, 504 MB of RAM, 120 HD, Windows XP.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SHUT DOWN FOR THE NIGHT?????
My kids are telling me not to shut down in Hibernate or to turn it off for the night. They say I'm suppose to put it on standby.
I've checked around on the net and Compaq Help. I can't find any information on it. Please HELP!!!!

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Re:Shutting Down
May 16, 2004 6:17AM PDT

There are many opinions in the TURN IT OFF/LEAVE IT ON area and I will not get in the middle of that argument.

This machine is about 5 yrs old and when I use it it is on and when I am finished using it it is off.

I am talking about power, none of that standby/hibernate or other PM stuff.

The old clunker still runs fine.

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Re:Shutting Down
May 16, 2004 6:42AM PDT

Simply turn it off. If you're not going to the use the machine till the next day, give the machine a rest and save on power consumption. (It saves money too.) On Windows XP HOME, click on Start, choose "Turn Off Computer", choose "Turn Off". The computer power will soon shut down everything in the tower after which you should press the monitor button to turn that off as well.

Unless you're using the computer as a "server", there's no need to leave it on all the time.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Re:Shutting Down
May 16, 2004 9:44PM PDT

Whether you decide to leave it on or turn it off is certainly up to you -- children always know better than their parents. Probably their experience. If I'd of know grandkids were so great, I'd of had them first.

1. Consider why instruction are written to change your AC filter monthly -- air flows through when it runs and there is buildup which impede flow. Guess what? There is no filter in a computer and all the trash sucked in simply cause meltdown after a while.

2. Why do people get told not to take a bath or use the phone when the weather is bad? Consider what could transpire should electricity turn on/off several times in succession or there be a lightening strike near-by.

3. There are many arguments, but IMHO I think the best bet is for a person to use their common sence concerning the elements they live in/with, and what's important - their property, $, piece of mind, health.

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An incident,
May 17, 2004 9:39PM PDT