on average how long did your WinXP go without needing reboot/reset?

On average use how long/often do your need to reboot/reset because of system unstability?


I usually reboot every 2 days (I leave my system on all the time) not that there was problems with it but just got a habit from of reseting regularly when using win98.

but recently I NEED to reset because the system tend to get a little funky after a day (programs not opening, or opened programs started acting funny)

I do most ly, IE, kazaa lite, winamp, outlook express




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A month or two...usually reboot more often than that though just to install updates lol.

I only reboot after updates, etc. Otherwise I think my longest uptime for Windows XP was 3 months

updates and driver install when necessary

downtime bad...very vey bad.

I don't actively keep track but it's about once a month. I don't reboot unless I install updates or modify the hardware.

like mentioned ealier I only reboot if new software/hardware/updates is added.. though I'm using win2k ;) , but I think xp would be the same

It will go until i install updates when with a fresh install, but as time progresses it gets less. I think its beeen about 8 months since a reformat, and I have to restart about once a week.

My XP machine, a Compaq Evo N610c notebook, has never required a reboot because of the software. The machine is about 6 months old. I did have a disk drive failure that required a reboot when I installed the new OS and loaded my backup.

All the patches I've installed can get by with starting and stopping the affected service.

4 months so far for one of my computer with xp..
i don't do much on that pc just surfing and stuff
:p

whoa, you guys leave your systems on for a long time. is it bad to shut down every night or something? i have not to used xp yet but when I had win 98 I would shut down usually every night because my system would slow down a lot.

i know my windows xp start up is less than 30 seconds, but...

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Open up TASK MANAGER in Windows XP and select the PROCESS tab. Right mouse click EXPLORER.EXE and select END PROCESS **IMPORTANT** KEEP THE PROCESS WINDOW OPEN. Then go to FILE RUN and type in EXPLORER.EXE. Net result, after a little bit of HDD action, the Windows shell and GUI will refresh. Voila! No need to reboot. EVER!

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Originally posted by mr viagra
whoa, you guys leave your systems on for a long time. is it bad to shut down every night or something? i have not to used xp yet but when I had win 98 I would shut down usually every night because my system would slow down a lot.

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All of my systems run 24/7/365. I have one W2k system that has not been rebooted in over a year.

My Gateway P5-120 hasn't been rebooted for over two years! It has windows 95 and I barely ever use it. The only thing I do is use it for word processing.

I reboot maybe once a month just to get a fresh start.

Your electric bill must be terrifying. Leaving your box on 24/7 must suck a lot of juice.

Maybe I'm one of the few people who actually turns their PC off when they arent using it. Not only do I find it a waste of electricity, but the sound of the fans running gets on my nerves. I dont find it a big deal to wait 45 seconds to use my PC.

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Originally posted by Digital Froggy
Your electric bill must be terrifying. Leaving your box on 24/7 must suck a lot of juice.

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My systems consume about $50 worth of electricity per month not counting the added A/C load. The systems are also in use 24/7 because they handle my post office, web server, ftp server, . . .