How long does your computer stay on every day?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
June 28, 2007 1:49am CST
Personally, I keep my computer running for twenty plus hours daily. And, only reboot two or three times daily to keep my connection running strong. Other than that, there's always someone in the house working on the computer. And, I know what you're thinking. That's bad for the computer. And, you'd be right. I ran my last computer into the ground by leaving it on overnight while I slept. It took a year of heavy use, but one day it just quit on me. I'm trying to do things smarter this time, but it's not so easy. So how about you?
How many hours do you keep your computer on everyday? What's the longest time that you've ever left your computer on without rebooting or giving it a rest?
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@userkasep (110)
• Indonesia
2 Jul 07
about 10 hours a day and never reboot if it still run well. used to write paper assignment, browsing, and Yahoo messenger. ouwh yeah ... winamp and ativirus always run as background :D
the longest time is almost 2 days without reboot, while I'm downloaded new software for edit movie from rapidshare, because lame isp ... download less than 2 hours but have to wait till the next day ... lame ... lame ...
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
2 Jul 07
I've heard of winamp, but I am not so techie to know what it is. Could you explain?
And, where do I get a good anti-virus software. My system is way slow lately since I dumped the AOL spyware suite and I think it could have spyware or malware.
@userkasep (110)
• Indonesia
3 Jul 07
winamp is software for playing music and video just like windows media player and jet-audio ... here is the official website:
http://www.winamp.com/
reason I used it because it not takes lot memory usage of my pc, lot of addons, plugin, and skin. and it's free.
for antivirus I used AVG free Edition
http://www.grisoft.com
free version aslong you register it, I updated it daily to keep my antivirus powerfull, and to keep out spyware, malware, keyloger I used SPYBOT SEEK&DESTROY http://www.spybot.info/en/
to keep my computer run smooth I often defragment my hardisk every 2 weeks.
it almost 2 years since I installed my windows OS on my pc and nothing anoying found and still works like new. perhaps my infomation help you.
good luck.
@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
2 Jul 07
I leave my desktop on around the clock, and maybe reboot it once a week, though sometimes I let it go longer than that. Probably not the best idea, but it makes things a lot more convenient.
I only turn my laptop on when I am working on it, which is usually only in the evening, for a few hours.
At work, I turn my computer on first thing in the morning, and shut it down before I leave for the day. I think that some of my co-workers leave theirs on more, but I got used to shutting mine down every day at my last job.
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
2 Jul 07
Hi scarywhitegirl! Wow! That is some serious overtime you're putting on your computer. My computer is one of those 2002 Gateway computers and it complains if I try leaving it on for more than a few hours. What a wimp!
@stormygrl (761)
• United States
2 Jul 07
Now this is another side to it whether to keep it on or not. I'm always after my daughter to shut it down at night and let it rest but hardly ever does so generally it's on all night. When shes logged on I'll restart or my screen runs slower,back to the question the longest is 10 days when I first got the internet as it said to leave run for ten days.
@surfville07 (115)
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28 Jun 07
My computer Also runs almost 24 Hours a day.. and maybe reboot for 1 hr and here again.. running and surfing
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
2 Jul 07
Hi ertzinas, you gotta do what you gotta do, right?
Back in the day when my computer room and bedroom were one in the same, I had similar difficulty sleeping, because the computer light would flash blue across the ceiling in the darkness. Very spooky! Looked exactly like police car lights. Not the thing you want to wake up to at three AM. So I got in the habit of unplugging the entire machine at night. It didn't help save my computer from breaking down though.
@rodrickmoore (1)
• United States
3 Jan 09
Hello all i also leave my computer on 24 7 i aways on it. i;m a computer tech and it is good that you leave it on so you won't burn out your hard drive.it runs at 72000 rpms it should not almost cool down. o.k. thanks.
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
29 Jun 07
i never turn my pc on for 24/7. i am afraid that it might overheat and cause some electrical short circuits and eventually might cause fire breakout. this already happened in our place because of a computer that is left turned on overnight.
the longest time my pc went on was 6hours after which i have to shut it down to avoid any electrical problems.
i use pc from 6 am to 10 am, then turn it off. i come back around 2pm until 5pm turn it off again and finally from 7pm to 12pm.
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
29 Jun 07
Hi. Usually my comps on for about 2-3 hours a day, and most of the time Im not even online, due to un-annonounced visitors or havning to shoot off somewhere suddenly... Like today my comps been on all day, the longest yet, and for nothing really..., I should really get off and restart it...
@kevsgirlalways (5883)
• Malaysia
1 Jul 07
on working days, if i have time, when i come back home i'll probably go online for a couple of hours and then off to bed. on weekends, if i'm not out, i'll on my computer practically the whole day. if i'm going out and if i'm in the midst of downloading something then i'll just leave it on. i usually will off my computer before i go to bed, unless i'm downloading something and it's really urgent hehe.
@jeanne94668 (478)
• Philippines
29 Jun 07
before i'm almost 20 hours in front of my computer. but now, that i have turoial classes, i spend about 5 hours in front of my computer. before as i've said it's 20 hrs.
@MusikSpieler (140)
• United States
28 Jun 07
My computer has probably been on for a week or two straight. I am never the first person on or the last person off, so it isnt my responsibility! My brother left his computer on for a few months one time. I dont know why he never turned it off. Rebooting your computer isnt going to keep your connection strong.
@rajsharma_85 (3)
• Canada
28 Jun 07
i keep my PC on for almost 24 hours a day, coz i download lotsa stuffs from web everyday!
@nokia6233 (937)
• India
29 Jun 07
I usually have my computer running for all day...wheb\never ui am at home...i ususally browse or play games in my computer and i dont like to boot up windows everytime i get to work in it....and also i put on downloads in my toorents all the time and even if i fifish them i contiue to sed them as long as possible..
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
28 Jun 07
i usually just leave my computer on for 2 hours everyday... i don't have much time to be on the computer as i am working... i switch it off everytime i finish using it...
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
28 Jun 07
I do the same as you and I dont turn my computer off at all but I haveto start shutting it down at night it seems htat every now and then it shuts itself down so Iam afriad I amslowly burning out the mother board and I cant get a new one any time soon.
@tinamwhite (3252)
• United States
28 Jun 07
There are days when I so not shut my desktop computer down for several days at a time....but that is because I rarely use it and do not realize that someone else left it running....LOL
As for my laptop...where I use the computer....I shut it sown every night before I go to bed and turn it on when I get up...it runs most of the day always....
@kawaiijamichan (773)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
i think the longest hour will be eight hours. i usually dont open my computer and when im done will just leave it on stand by. i usually use my computer for about four to five hours only.
@draco666 (174)
• United States
28 Jun 07
My main computer i use as a server so its on almost 24/7. My laptop is down for about 2 hours a night. My main computer is about 3 years old and its stil kicking just fine. My old main computer I have to my parents and it still is kicking hard thats about 5 years old.
@centenaro (11)
• Brazil
28 Jun 07
Mine's on the whole time. I got three computers at home and mine is, let's put it that way, the server. So it provides internet connection for the others. The others only stay on while there's someone using them, but mine keeps on all the time!
=)
