Vista: sleep or shut down?

Discussion in 'Software' started by hermit, Mar 10, 2008.

  1. hermit

    hermit Private First Class

    The preloaded instructions on this Vista say: "HP recommends: For best results ....do not shut down your computer....lock it into either sleep or hibernate mode." However, HP tech support (?) says there's a problem with the sleep mode & recommends shutting down. What say the wise ones?
    Thanx
     
    hermit, Mar 10, 2008
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  2. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    I have a newer HP (less than a year old) and sleep mode works fine for me. There are pro's for shutting down and pro's for never shutting down. The advantages are about equal. I had a Dell for over 5 years that very rarely got shut down. The only thing I have had to replace was the HDD and that was because of bad sectors (not caused by being on all the time)
     
    musksnipe, Mar 10, 2008
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