If you leave your computer on and do something else for a few hours, you would be wasting energy. You can set up your computer to save your data and power down when you leave it unattended for a specified time. This is called hibernation. The controls are in the Power Options of the control panel.
Fly...... catrina_satc2000 wrote: > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:A-1-Computer_Tech%40yahoogroups.com>, "Debbie Shannon" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Emile, > > > > Even thought I have WinXP, I still reboot my pc at least once a day > out of > > habit from my Win98 days when rebooting seemed a necessity. > Rebooting my pc > > daily seems to make it run better for me - would just logging of > and then > > back on accomplish the same thing I wonder? > > > > Also my Hibernation does not seem to work, (it used to) not sure > why, so I > > don't like to leave it running 24 hours a day. > > > > Debbie > > > > Hi Debbie > some of my friends insist on shutting it off every night-cause they > feel that because they are always "on line" it just leaves more > chances of getting a virus > One of my friends actually insist on shutting it off everytime he > walks away from computer! > > BTW-I know this must be a stupid question but what exactly is > hibernation for a computer? > > Catrina > > __ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
