----- Original Message -----
From: "Meyers, Judith" <[log in to unmask]>


> Our IT person highly recommends shutting off the computer at night.  =
> When the computer is running, the C drive continues to spin.  The C =
> drive will break down more quickly, if the computer is constantly left =
> on. =20

   That has been the standard recommendation for most computers for some
time now for most computers.  But now many or possibly most newer computers
have a feature to shut down the hard drive after a specific amount of time
with no activity.  It also may depend on what program are running.  Windows
XP, for example, seems to have several shut down options (I still don't know
the difference between Stand-by and Hybernate.)
     I have a 24 hour computer bulletin board (BBS) that is running on a
computer that, except for power failures, has been running continuously for
more than four years without any problem.  So, it seems to depend on the
computer  and how it is set up and whether a power saving or automatic
shutdown feature has been turned on.


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