Shutting Down not good for Windows 7?

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thread starter ClementZ Jul 06 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

So, I bought a new computer yesterday, with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit And in a booklet I got with the computer, it says "For best results when using Windows 7, do not shut down the computer except when you must turn off the power for safety reasons..." So, my question is, why is it recommended that I don't shut off the computer, unless it's for safety reasons? Is it bad for the computer? (damage components or something) Or is it just in there for no apparent reason?

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ShiroNoYami 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's fine. I'm pretty sure the booklet means that you shouldn't turn off the power using methods like pulling the plug out.

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qwan456 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm guessing they put that in because they think that will make your experience with your computer more enjoyable. I'm assuming it also said to use sleep/hibernation mode instead, right? Those modes basically allow you to turn on your system faster than if you were to shut it off completely. Both of which have different methods of doing so. Sleep Mode basically doesn't completely turn your computer off but make it run at it lowest power with the things you were doing before still loaded in your system RAM - allowing you to quickly get back to how it was before for the most part. A negative is that it act the same way if it was during a power outage if you had it turn on. All the unsaved work you was doing will be lost, and you must go back to the normal booting up process. Edit: Plus, my computer (which most computers will) has this annoying blinking light that make me have a hard time going to sleep... xD /edit Hibernation is the same concept but uses a different method. Rather than putting it on a low-power state and store it your system RAM, it will put transferred it to your hard drive and completely turn the computer off. The negative to this is that it has a dedicated section for it on your HDD that is taking up space.

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BobR 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

But- in other words, no... there's no reason why shutting the computer down NORMALLY would be bad for it or Windows 7. As ShiroNoYami said, don't just yank the power cord out, or switch off a power strip the computer is plugged into, that CAN be bad for both the computer AND Windows. But just shutting down shouldn't be a problem.

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azn011 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

What company is your computer from? o_o I've never heard of anything about shutting down your computer being bad..

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BobR 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] azn011 : What company is your computer from? o_o [/quote] Does Edison Electric company sell computers now..? That's another thing about sleep/hibernate- it STILL takes electricity to run it in that mode, although it can be considerably less. It's like how "the green movement" has been pointing out how "instant on" appliances are still consuming electricity even when you think they're turned off, and how "wall wart" transformers (like for chargers) still eat power as long as they're plugged in. Thus there's even LESS reason to want to leave a computer in sleep/hibernate modes all the time, even if you don't need it.

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ClementZ 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] azn011 : What company is your computer from? o_o I've never heard of anything about shutting down your computer being bad.. [/quote] HP (Hewlett-Packard)

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