whats your record uptime for a windows XP desktop?

[DarkManX]

im aproaching the 23 day mark on my desktop which is used pretty heavily with about 3-4 hours a day of usage. whats your record?

 

[secretanchitman]

35 days on the htpc...had to restart because of updates, bios flashing, and installed programs...

 

[Nohr]

About 3 months on my XP file server. Maybe 3 weeks on my main pc.

 

[BatmanNate]

My copy says to consult a doctor if it stays up for more than 4 hours.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

5 months on my fileserver, ~40 days on my HTPC (BeyondTV 4.5 is rock solid!).
Main/work rigs - couple of days

 

[keeleysam]

I've got a box that is at 308 days right now.

 

[homercles337]

XP machines at work. Years.

 

[FoBoT]

i have some computers in the lab at work on UPS's that have been running for several months

 

[Brainonska511]

At most, a few days. I always turn my machine off at the end of the day or if I'm going to be away from it for a few hours. Saving electricity FTW.

 

[TallBill]

I am not big enough of a Geek to know that answer offhand.

 

[Philippine Mango]

I've had a few months on my laptop until the power went out and I didn't notice, therefore killing the battery inside. Now that I don't keep the battery in the laptop at all, if I cut power to the laptop for an instant it cuts out so its uptime is only a few months now..

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: TallBill
I am not big enough of a Geek to know that answer offhand.

No but you're a big enough troll to post in this thread anyways.

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: TallBill
I am not big enough of a Geek to know that answer offhand.

No but you're a big enough troll to post in this thread anyways.

Oh, the irony.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: TallBill
I am not big enough of a Geek to know that answer offhand.

No but you're a big enough troll to post in this thread anyways.

He was check to make sure you weren't posting 5 1/2 year old articles again like a retard.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: TallBill
I am not big enough of a Geek to know that answer offhand.

No but you're a big enough troll to post in this thread anyways.

The sad thing about the list in my signature is that it has an age requirement which you haven't met yet!

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: WhoBeDaPlaya
5 months on my fileserver, ~40 days on my HTPC (BeyondTV 4.5 is rock solid!).
Main/work rigs - couple of days

Same as me, I love BeyondTV and I don't know what I did before without it.

 

[AmigaMan]

those who have months of uptime, are you just not patching your systems? Surely there have been patches released that require a reboot in the past couple months? I wouldn't know since I regularly shut my XP laptop off and I don't use it all that often.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: TallBill
I am not big enough of a Geek to know that answer offhand.

No but you're a big enough troll to post in this thread anyways.

He was check to make sure you weren't posting 5 1/2 year old articles again like a retard.

Yes because retards tend to discuss older information while those who are smart tend to talk about new information, because you know, reflecting on older information is of course stupid, I mean why take a history class when thats all in the past? :roll:

 

[Piuc2020]

I keep them on for a few days max if I'm downloading something but usually I just turn them off before going to bed. Gotta save power and no point in shutting down, especially since boot times are so speedy.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
those who have months of uptime, are you just not patching your systems?

Most XP monthly updates have required rebooting. I had one 3-month session where I was too lazy to patch and reboot, so that's probably my record with XP. I've also had (my own) SBS 2003 Server go 3 months without reboot. I'd NEVER do that with a client's Server. The ONLY reason any of my SBS Servers get rebooted is for patches.

 

[Arkaign]

File server at my Carrollton home, still on XP Pro (no SP1 or SP2!), been up since March '03, with a UPS.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Piuc2020
I keep them on for a few days max if I'm downloading something but usually I just turn them off before going to bed. Gotta save power and no point in shutting down, especially since boot times are so speedy.

F@H FTW!

Yeah forgot to mention, I and my bro fold, so yeah thats the main reason why my machines are on 24/7..

 

[Quinton McLeod]

lol
This thread is much like people competing in a Chinese penis size contest.

 

[Solema]

Originally posted by: Quinton McLeod
lol
This thread is much like people competing in a Chinese penis size contest.

lol.

With any MS OS, I don't see ANY reason to have a machine up for an extended amount of time. All that means is that you aren't downloading critical updates, because some of them require a reboot. I routinely install updates on my XP box and my clients' servers.

 

[HannibalX]

About 90 days or so back when I would leave my PC up 24/7. I shut'er down every night these days.

Before I reworked my desktop this past January I was running on an XP install from March of 2003.

I have yet to encounter any problems with Windows XP, I guess I'm not stupid enough.