An IT guy explained it to me once - every time you open and shut a programme the programme doesn't shut down completely - it leaves little "pieces" behind (not his description but mine!) - the more you open and close programmes the more little bits get left behind which means eventually some of the brains can get slightly scrambled - shutting down the computer gets rid of the little "pieces" and takes you back to square one! Does that make sense - it did to me - which is why if I have been on the computer for any length of time I shut down and start up again. Marion
On 2 August 2011 18:19, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > I also picked up the "shut down and leave it for a bit" message years ago, > and use it more out of habit than for any other reason. The only benefit > that I can imagine is that it will allow the machine to cool down a little. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Fry > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] a very strange thing! > > On 2011/08/02 02:23, Don Varner wrote: > > > Sorry I don't know. That is just something my IT group manager had told > > me. > > Something about allowing the hard drive and RAM to completely clear. > If > > you > > don't feel its necessary then don't do it. > > a) RAM clears once power is removed. > b) You really don't want your hard drive to clear :-) > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> > ). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
