does keeping your computer on all night ruin it?
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.
554484
surprisingly enough, the monitor actually draws more electricity than a running computer, so if a computer tower and a monitor were the only things on your electricity bill, and you started turning off your monitor more often (such as when you fall asleep to your music...i do the same =P), you'd see a dramatic drop on your next electricity bill =)
220801
No if the PC is off no programs can be active.But you can set a program to start when the computer starts if you want to automate tasks while away from the compurer.
764830
turn off your computer
670220
Your answer is subject to opinion.\n\nAs a computer repair technician for the last 20 years, I am of the opinion that physically, it is better to keep your computer on.  The components inside the computer expand with heat, contract as they cool.  The same occurs with your computer's motherboard.  This process can lead to premature component failure.  Starting your computer is also stressful on your computer's power supply and any electric motors such as computer fans and hard disk drives.  As you computer's hard drive starts, an electromagnetic field surges over the hard drive recording media which sometimes can alter data.  That's when most hard drives fail.  The hard drives will also fail when the heads stick to the hard drive platter after shutting your computer down and it cools, causing the drive not to spin up on start-up.\n\nThe downside of keeping your computer on is that is consumes electric. But not that much.  The average home computer consumes the energy of 3 - 100 Watt light bulbs (300 Watts).\n\nI hope that this helps.
834510
Only if you dont restart or shut down your computer can you avoid that welcome windows. \nIf your Compputer can start in hibernation mode, then instead of shutting down your PC, put it in hibernation mode. \nBut that means ur computer is like on 24-7. it takes less power, but its still on! and some times you have to restart wen you install something!!\n\nIn a Hurry, Use HIBBERNATION
1009034
No.\nThe computer works better when it is warm.\nIt's a hardware thing.
290332
Turn your computer off.....duh.
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.
524276
most website servers are never turned off... Its okay...\n\nexcept for the electricity.
966535
when you know you will come back to your computer in the same day then you can put it in stand by. The less you keep turning on and off your computer the better. It puts a strain on your hard drive if you do that a lot of times a day. So stand by is the best you can go.
807545
No, If you turn your computer off, it will be enough.
897767
To save energy/power/electricity:\n\nShut your computer down if you will not use it for more than 3 hours. Put it in hibernate mode if it will be idle for just a couple of hours. If you will be gone for several minutes, just turn off the monitor (physically) if you are using a desktop PC. If you are using a laptop, make sure that you have set the power options in control panel to turn off h/d and monitor when not in use for a specific number minutes depending on how long you want. Ultimately, to really save energy, only turn-on your PC if you intend to use it.\n\nBy the way Logging-off is a security feature and not a power saving feature. So it does not save energy.
862384
aside from the fact that your wasting electricity by leaving it on at night, lots of programs and operating systems have at least some memory leaks. That's when a program doesn't release the memory it's holding for a program. When that happens, it slows the computer down, and if your computer springs enough leaks, it will crash. This is less of a problem with newer operating systems, but I would still shut the computer at night if your not using it.
603949
Stop the computer from sleeping.  The screen saver is ok to come on but don't let it sleep.\n\nControl Panel --> Display or\nRight click on Desktop, choose properties.\n\nGo to Screen Saver tab, click on Power.\n\nGive it NEVER on, System Standby and System Hibernate and Turn off Harddisk.\n\nYou can give some time till monitor turn off (it's ok to leave that on)
44329
yes. this happens to a lot of people i know who have laptops. one guy who had to leave it on overnight, put an icepack in a plastic bag and put a thin towel on it, and then put his lapton on top of that to keep it cool overnight, and it worked.
249043
When you put your computer in standby, it actually isn't on: it's just in a low power state that can be awaken at the touch of a key. If you want your screen name to be on 24/7, you have to keep your computer, without putting it in standby. To conserve power, you could shut off your monitor.\n\n\nNote: It usually isn't a good idea to keep your computer running 24/7. Computers are like people; they need time to relax and rest!