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    Shut Down, Hibernate, or Sleep?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Chango99, Aug 24, 2008.

  1. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

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    When do you use what? I'm curious how to manage my laptop.
     
    Chango99, Aug 24, 2008
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  2. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    i always use hibernate.
     
    Jeff, Aug 24, 2008
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  3. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Shut Down when I goto Sleep, and Sleep when I go down into the Living Room....
     
    Andy, Aug 24, 2008
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    Alex Super Moderator

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    If you are into time management and want quick startup hibernate.
    I like to shut down,the boot time is about 2 minutes with vista
     
    Alex, Aug 24, 2008
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  5. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

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    What would be best under what conditions? I only sleep and shut down, sleep during the day, shut down when i go to sleep.
     
    Chango99, Aug 24, 2008
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  6. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    60.2372 to be presice :p

    i hibernate to save battery....as i leave it in my bag for a couple of hours sometimes, and want to be able to pull it out to use quickly on the train.....and whats the point of turning it off when you can hibernate........i don't see any advantage.
     
    Jeff, Aug 24, 2008
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    Sleep at home when not in use during the day when plugged in, or between classes. Hibernate for school overnights (fast bootup in the morning). I never shut down; hibernate is more convienient.
     
    SmoothTofu, Aug 24, 2008
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  8. Chango99

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    What would be the bad thing about hibernating? There has to be a negative, if not, everyone would just hibernate instead of shutting down.
     
    Chango99, Aug 25, 2008
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    I never shut down, but I do restart about every week or two.

    I don't think there's anything bad about hibernate, but rebooting from scratch once in a while is a good way to clear out the memory, clear out any processes which are no longer needed... kind of give your system a fresh start.
     
    swarmer, Aug 25, 2008
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    qhn Notebook User

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    :) start up and shutdown.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Aug 25, 2008
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    phy Notebook Consultant

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    in vista, sleep manages to drain very little of your battery. i left my computer in sleep mode for a day and when i turned it back on, it only drained a bit
     
    phy, Aug 25, 2008
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    I actually read somewhere that Vista wasn't meant to be shut down unless it was neccessary (software install/updates). But I'm not sure at all whether it's true or not, just something I read when Vista came out...

    But I always use hibernation and restart my computer once every week or so or whenever it's neccessary...
     
    Laursen, Aug 25, 2008
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  13. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    The main negative is that hibernate isn't perfect. If your computer can run for months on end without needing rebooting, then feel free to hibernate instead of shutting down. I have yet to find a Windows install that someone actually used (versus being a very much IT department managed machine) that can do that, though. Many end user programs are very badly behaved, and even though Vista does a lot to fix that, they still aren't perfect, leak memory, use up swap, etc. Which is where restarting fully comes in handy.

    Practically, hibernate until your machine doesn't seem to be acting quite right, and then go through a full reboot. That's what I do for my Windows virtual machine, at least ;)
     
    Pitabred, Aug 25, 2008
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