Is it okay if I leave my laptop computer on for over 24 hours?
81437
yes but itsnot recommended... might get to hot.... but it wont hurt it is you dont make it a habiit.
1180558
Since you only use it a few times a day and being a laptop I would say the best thing for you to do is to Hibernate it.  This will turn the laptop off but will write all the running applications to the hard drive so Windows can be resumed faster than if you just shut it down.  Hibernate uses no power and is very similar to standby except standby maintains power to the memory so Winodws will resume even faster than if you had just put it in Standby.  If you are going to walk away for just a few minutes, leave it on.\n\nTo be even more power conscious you could put it in Hibernate and then unplug it.  If you don't know (because I can never tell) hold down shift at the shutdown menu to get the Hibernate option.  But when you are done using it for the day, shut it down.
1064537
Not sure about the Standard Key issue, but I do know that many laptops (Toshibas for example) require extra software to standby properly.  Check the Laptop Vendor's website (not Microsoft on this one) and you should find system utilities that will make standby possible.
337406
Try going into the Control Panel, and selecting Power Management.  There might be an option in there to change what the computer does when the "lid" is closed.
242469
No, it's not dangerous at all. Even the answer about sperm cells is rediculous. There's no harm in it, aside from the computer getting hot, which will likely happen if you use it for a while. But I'm guessing you have the common sense to move it if it gets to hot. Falling asleep with it on your lap shouldn't be a problem either. Regardless of anything you've heard, it's not harmful in any way.
574008
There are two schools of thought on this and you can ask 100 experts and get many varying opinions.  If you use your computer often throughout the day, I'd reccomend leaving it on all the time.  If you only use it for a short while once a day then I'd shut it off.  It is correct that you want to reboot every few days; older operating systems often had problems with programs holding memory even when they were no longer running, but this is much less of a problem on today's systems.  I have four computers, and two run all the time; the others I start up as needed.  Of the two that run all of the time, one has Windows XP Media Edition, so it records TV shows throughout the day.  It and the other one that run all of the time donate their computing power to World Community Grid to help find cures for AIDS and cancer when I'm not using them.
479088
Nope - turn off the monitor, though, because that consumes a lot more power than the computer itself. Leaving your computer on is actually even better for it, because most failures happen when you turn it off and back on.
1057063
thats not that bad, just dont keep it in the heat, and dont do a lot of activities at once on it, and it should run fine. just dont look at porn on ur computer either, cus that will seriously fuk up a computer... badly
53391
A General rule of thumb is that if you have no good reason to leave your computer on don't.  You will lessen the chances of your computer being influtrated if it is not on 24/7.  However, you can leave it on if you wish but ensure that you have taken the proper precautions:\n1) Have an anti-virus program  (i suggest PC-Cillin by trend micro)\n\n2) Have a good Firewall program\n\n3) Have good proactive spyware program (i suggest Spy Sweeper by web root)
480593
It's always safe to turn your laptop off. But you should install anti-spyware as soon as possible.\n\nHere are 2 good programs, all free:\n\nAdaware: get this at www.lavasoft.com. You can use it to scan your laptop whenever you suspect you have spyware on it, and it will eliminate alot of pests.\n\nSpyware Blaster: get it at www.javacoolsoftware.com.  It protects your PC from getting alot of spyware loaded onto it. \n\nIt's also good to have a strong antivirus program on your PC. If you don't have one already and want a free one, get AVG from www.grisoft.com.
857910
Yes it is safe. It will not hurt your computer. I hibernate my laptop all the time. It save me a lot of time when I need to turn it on. The only thing is that if you are using a laptop it will drain your battery but if you are using a desktop you will be fine.
538403
at least 3 hours\n\n1.5 hours is horrible.. dont even expect to TRY to run windows vista with that lousy battery guzzling laptop
6038
It depends on what you were doing before you switched off. If you were logged on to the Internet you will be automatically logged off by your ISP. Your hard disk could get damaged. However, I have seen that in most cases people escape without any damage.  But it is not a good practice. Also, next time you log on the computer will go through a thorough check which will prolong your boot up.
62437
depends on how much you use your pc.. if you use your computer throughout the day, keep it on all day and turn it off at night.\n\nTry this-\nscreen saver on after 15 minutes of inactivity.\nstandby after 30 minutes of inactivity\nhard drive off after 45 minutes of inactivity
121156
Why don't you just use the setting within windows to detect power.... if the laptop is running on batteries then have the computer turn off or go into hibernate.
790650
Yes. Assuming you have a PC: Go to your Control Panel and open Power Options. You can change the settings for your sytem's stand-by and hibernate options, or turn them off completely.
24351
What ever you decide to do, do NOT leave your computer running all the time for no good reason.\n\n1> Would you leave your car running all the time just because your starter or other parts might wear out from turning it on or off?\n\n2> Your computer uses the equivalent of 3-5 light bulbs of electricity. You wouldn't leave 5 lights on in your house all the time without a good reason.\n\n3> Sleep mode stores everything. When the computer "wakes up" it comes back with everything that is in memory (good and bad...) If there was an error in its memory, that comes back too. When you reboot, everything loads fresh.\n\n4> Hibernate is a little better than sleep.  Hardware has a hard time waking up from sleep a lot of times.  Hibernate effectively turns off the hardware completely while it is off.  I like hibernate a lot better than sleep or standby.\n\n5>  Shut your computer down when you are going to be away from it for a long time.  You decide what a "long time" means to you. It's okay if you leave it on all day or for a few hours at a time... Just don't leave it on if you aren't going to be using it.\n\n6> Keep in mind that electronics hate heat.  The hotter they get, the worse they run.  Leaving your computer on all the time subjects it to heat that it just doesn't need.  Under normal conditions, heat isn't a big problem:  The computer deals with it with fans.  However the longer you leave your computer on, the less normal the conditions become.