Vista - 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me

05-11-2008

I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on
03/21/08.

Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I
first rebooted after installing SP1.

If you want to take a look at some pretty impressive (IMHO) numbers for a
home notebook:
http://mindvacant.com/joomla/index.p...sp1&Itemid=796

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05-11-2008

hello Fred Blinstone.

Did you actually use the computer, or did you sit there for 49 days staring
at the screensaver?

Do you mean by uptime perhaps that you had the laptop screen in a upright
position?

Because vista is crap... and if you use it, it needs reboots...

Playing solitaire does not count as uptime.. you are clearly not a power
user...

I need several reboots even if the OS is not defective like crapista vista

Heck I even need to reboot Linux that could have uptimes of millennia!

"Fred B." <newsgroups.NoSpam.@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8ZwVj.2765$hJ1.630@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on
> 03/21/08.
>
> Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I
> first rebooted after installing SP1.
>
>
> If you want to take a look at some pretty impressive (IMHO) numbers for a
> home notebook:
> http://mindvacant.com/joomla/index.p...sp1&Itemid=796
>
> --
> http://mindvacant.com

05-11-2008

On Sun, 11 May 2008 00:09:55 -0700, Fred B. wrote:

Quote:

> I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on
> 03/21/08.
>
> Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I
> first rebooted after installing SP1.
>
>
> If you want to take a look at some pretty impressive (IMHO) numbers for
> a home notebook:
> http://mindvacant.com/joomla/index.php?

option=com_content&view=article&id=863:vista-sp1-laptop-uptime-at-48-
days&catid=95:vista-sp1&Itemid=796

That is quite amazing. I have several Linux systems going on six months
now - only time I reboot is when the power goes out and the UPS dies.

05-11-2008

> Because vista is crap... and if you use it, it needs reboots...

Utter drivel. Mine runs for weeks, even months at a time, rebooting only
when the occasional update needs it (quite rare these days). The last time
I rebooted was to install SP1. Before that it had been running for ages -
many weeks. It is never switched off or put in "Sleep" mode.

Quote:

> Playing solitaire does not count as uptime.. you are clearly not a power
> user...

You don't know Fred B. at all. You've no idea what kind of user he is.

As for me, I thrash my Vista PC mercilessly all day and all evening:

* Technical Authorship using Office 2007
* Technical illustration using Visio
* Graphics creation and editing, including photo processing, with PSP X2
* Document scanning and OCR using Omnipage Pro
* Web site development using NetObjects Fusion, Namo WebEditor and Serif
WebPlus X2
* Sound file editing and processing using Adobe Audition
* Software development using CodeGear Delphi and MS Visual Studio 2008
* Embedded software development using Microchip tools
* Video editing using VideoReDo TV Suite

.........plus countless minor applications including home automation and
various homebrew technical applications.

Of course, I wouldn't dream of calling myself a "power user". But I can say
that my Vista PC works hard for a living and has proved to be utterly
stable. Not once has it blue-screened, frozen or needed rebooting (apart
from those occasional updates).

Naturally it has suffered the usual Vista shortcomings, most notably the
glacial file copying, which is only somewhat improved in SP1 (it wasn't
broken in XP - why, oh why, did they "fix" it?).

But your assertion that Vista is inherently defective and requires frequent
reboots is not universally true. Perhaps you need to look to your hardware.

SteveT

05-11-2008

Like I said, I'm not a power user, but my PC gets used for a wider range of
tasks than most average punters, and it doesn't blue-screen or require
regular reboots at all. There is nothing inherent in Vista that requires it
to be rebooted frequently.

Adam, do you claim to be a power user, then??? Tell us the sort of things
you do with your computer, so we can all learn what a REAL power user is.

Quote:

> BTW, you do know it makes no sense to leave your computer running
> constantly don't you? Doing that you are wearing out your disk drives
> and power supply faster as well as shortening the life of capacitors
> on the motherboard, stressing the CPU, etc.. A foolish practice many
> amateurs make.

Amateurs? Amateur whats? I'm a qualified Reliability Engineer, and I can
tell that you most certainly aren't!

You've got a lot to learn, boy.

SteveT

05-11-2008

I just now did install SP1, and hope to have the same luck.

"Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:evBKuV6sIHA.1936@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Like I said, I'm not a power user, but my PC gets used for a wider range
> of tasks than most average punters, and it doesn't blue-screen or require
> regular reboots at all. There is nothing inherent in Vista that requires
> it to be rebooted frequently.
>
> Adam, do you claim to be a power user, then??? Tell us the sort of things
> you do with your computer, so we can all learn what a REAL power user is.
>

Quote:

>> BTW, you do know it makes no sense to leave your computer running
>> constantly don't you? Doing that you are wearing out your disk drives
>> and power supply faster as well as shortening the life of capacitors
>> on the motherboard, stressing the CPU, etc.. A foolish practice many
>> amateurs make.

>
> Amateurs? Amateur whats? I'm a qualified Reliability Engineer, and I can
> tell that you most certainly aren't!
>
> You've got a lot to learn, boy.
>
> SteveT

05-11-2008

QED.

SteveT

05-11-2008

In article <8ZwVj.2765$hJ1.630@xxxxxx>, newsgroups.NoSpam.
@mindvacant.com says...

Quote:

> I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on
> 03/21/08.
>
> Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I
> first rebooted after installing SP1.

I'm seeing the same, SP1 made vista usable for my machines.

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05-12-2008

Well today, after just 2 days of SP1, Vista will NOT boot up
so I went to elected to restore to the point before it during
the repair option. I guess I did not have such luck.

"Zilla" <zilla62@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OnHmMS7sIHA.1872@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I just now did install SP1, and hope to have the same luck.
>
> "Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:evBKuV6sIHA.1936@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Like I said, I'm not a power user, but my PC gets used for a wider range
>> of tasks than most average punters, and it doesn't blue-screen or require
>> regular reboots at all. There is nothing inherent in Vista that requires
>> it to be rebooted frequently.
>>
>> Adam, do you claim to be a power user, then??? Tell us the sort of
>> things you do with your computer, so we can all learn what a REAL power
>> user is.
>>

Quote:

>>> BTW, you do know it makes no sense to leave your computer running
>>> constantly don't you? Doing that you are wearing out your disk drives
>>> and power supply faster as well as shortening the life of capacitors
>>> on the motherboard, stressing the CPU, etc.. A foolish practice many
>>> amateurs make.

>>
>> Amateurs? Amateur whats? I'm a qualified Reliability Engineer, and I
>> can tell that you most certainly aren't!
>>
>> You've got a lot to learn, boy.
>>
>> SteveT

>
>

05-11-2008	#1
Fred B. n/a posts	48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on 03/21/08. Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I first rebooted after installing SP1. If you want to take a look at some pretty impressive (IMHO) numbers for a home notebook: http://mindvacant.com/joomla/index.p...sp1&Itemid=796 -- http://mindvacant.com
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05-11-2008	#2
Clear Windows n/a posts	Re: 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me hello Fred Blinstone. Did you actually use the computer, or did you sit there for 49 days staring at the screensaver? Do you mean by uptime perhaps that you had the laptop screen in a upright position? Because vista is crap... and if you use it, it needs reboots... Playing solitaire does not count as uptime.. you are clearly not a power user... I need several reboots even if the OS is not defective like crapista vista Heck I even need to reboot Linux that could have uptimes of millennia! "Fred B." <newsgroups.NoSpam.@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8ZwVj.2765$hJ1.630@xxxxxx Quote: > I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on > 03/21/08. > > Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I > first rebooted after installing SP1. > > > If you want to take a look at some pretty impressive (IMHO) numbers for a > home notebook: > http://mindvacant.com/joomla/index.p...sp1&Itemid=796 > > -- > http://mindvacant.com
My System Specs

05-11-2008	#3
ray n/a posts	Re: 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me On Sun, 11 May 2008 00:09:55 -0700, Fred B. wrote: Quote: > I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on > 03/21/08. > > Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I > first rebooted after installing SP1. > > > If you want to take a look at some pretty impressive (IMHO) numbers for > a home notebook: > http://mindvacant.com/joomla/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=863:vista-sp1-laptop-uptime-at-48- days&catid=95:vista-sp1&Itemid=796 That is quite amazing. I have several Linux systems going on six months now - only time I reboot is when the power goes out and the UPS dies.
My System Specs

05-11-2008	#4
Steve Thackery n/a posts	Re: 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me > Because vista is crap... and if you use it, it needs reboots... Utter drivel. Mine runs for weeks, even months at a time, rebooting only when the occasional update needs it (quite rare these days). The last time I rebooted was to install SP1. Before that it had been running for ages - many weeks. It is never switched off or put in "Sleep" mode. Quote: > Playing solitaire does not count as uptime.. you are clearly not a power > user... You don't know Fred B. at all. You've no idea what kind of user he is. As for me, I thrash my Vista PC mercilessly all day and all evening: * Technical Authorship using Office 2007 * Technical illustration using Visio * Graphics creation and editing, including photo processing, with PSP X2 * Document scanning and OCR using Omnipage Pro * Web site development using NetObjects Fusion, Namo WebEditor and Serif WebPlus X2 * Sound file editing and processing using Adobe Audition * Software development using CodeGear Delphi and MS Visual Studio 2008 * Embedded software development using Microchip tools * Video editing using VideoReDo TV Suite .........plus countless minor applications including home automation and various homebrew technical applications. Of course, I wouldn't dream of calling myself a "power user". But I can say that my Vista PC works hard for a living and has proved to be utterly stable. Not once has it blue-screened, frozen or needed rebooting (apart from those occasional updates). Naturally it has suffered the usual Vista shortcomings, most notably the glacial file copying, which is only somewhat improved in SP1 (it wasn't broken in XP - why, oh why, did they "fix" it?). But your assertion that Vista is inherently defective and requires frequent reboots is not universally true. Perhaps you need to look to your hardware. SteveT
My System Specs

05-11-2008	#5
Steve Thackery n/a posts	Re: 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me Like I said, I'm not a power user, but my PC gets used for a wider range of tasks than most average punters, and it doesn't blue-screen or require regular reboots at all. There is nothing inherent in Vista that requires it to be rebooted frequently. Adam, do you claim to be a power user, then??? Tell us the sort of things you do with your computer, so we can all learn what a REAL power user is. Quote: > BTW, you do know it makes no sense to leave your computer running > constantly don't you? Doing that you are wearing out your disk drives > and power supply faster as well as shortening the life of capacitors > on the motherboard, stressing the CPU, etc.. A foolish practice many > amateurs make. Amateurs? Amateur whats? I'm a qualified Reliability Engineer, and I can tell that you most certainly aren't! You've got a lot to learn, boy. SteveT
My System Specs

05-11-2008	#6
Zilla n/a posts	Re: 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me I just now did install SP1, and hope to have the same luck. "Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:evBKuV6sIHA.1936@xxxxxx Quote: > Like I said, I'm not a power user, but my PC gets used for a wider range > of tasks than most average punters, and it doesn't blue-screen or require > regular reboots at all. There is nothing inherent in Vista that requires > it to be rebooted frequently. > > Adam, do you claim to be a power user, then??? Tell us the sort of things > you do with your computer, so we can all learn what a REAL power user is. > Quote: >> BTW, you do know it makes no sense to leave your computer running >> constantly don't you? Doing that you are wearing out your disk drives >> and power supply faster as well as shortening the life of capacitors >> on the motherboard, stressing the CPU, etc.. A foolish practice many >> amateurs make. > > Amateurs? Amateur whats? I'm a qualified Reliability Engineer, and I can > tell that you most certainly aren't! > > You've got a lot to learn, boy. > > SteveT
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05-11-2008	#8
Leythos n/a posts	Re: 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me In article <8ZwVj.2765$hJ1.630@xxxxxx>, newsgroups.NoSpam. @mindvacant.com says... Quote: > I rebooted my little laptop for the first time since upgrading to SP1 on > 03/21/08. > > Uptime as almost 49 days, and the machine was running as well as when I > first rebooted after installing SP1. I'm seeing the same, SP1 made vista usable for my machines. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" spam999free@xxxxxx (remove 999 for proper email address)
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05-12-2008	#9
Zilla n/a posts	Re: 48+ days Uptime - Vista SP1 has been good to me Well today, after just 2 days of SP1, Vista will NOT boot up so I went to elected to restore to the point before it during the repair option. I guess I did not have such luck. "Zilla" <zilla62@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OnHmMS7sIHA.1872@xxxxxx Quote: >I just now did install SP1, and hope to have the same luck. > > "Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:evBKuV6sIHA.1936@xxxxxx Quote: >> Like I said, I'm not a power user, but my PC gets used for a wider range >> of tasks than most average punters, and it doesn't blue-screen or require >> regular reboots at all. There is nothing inherent in Vista that requires >> it to be rebooted frequently. >> >> Adam, do you claim to be a power user, then??? Tell us the sort of >> things you do with your computer, so we can all learn what a REAL power >> user is. >> Quote: >>> BTW, you do know it makes no sense to leave your computer running >>> constantly don't you? Doing that you are wearing out your disk drives >>> and power supply faster as well as shortening the life of capacitors >>> on the motherboard, stressing the CPU, etc.. A foolish practice many >>> amateurs make. >> >> Amateurs? Amateur whats? I'm a qualified Reliability Engineer, and I >> can tell that you most certainly aren't! >> >> You've got a lot to learn, boy. >> >> SteveT > >
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