Semi OT: Max Windows Uptime

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19 years ago

Tue, Nov 2, 2004 4:27 PM

I say this is partially on topic because all of us rely on Windows to do our jobs. I noticed today that my machine has been up longer than I ever thought windows could be.

Looking at the system idle time in my task manager (not really measuring uptime, but close enough), I am at 1028 hours (42.8 days). This is on a machine that I use 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. Its not just sitting in a corner idle. Of course, I wouldn't have thought it was possible even then.

Specs:

P4 2.4 GHz

2 GB RAM Quadro4 750 XGL running 53.03 nVidia drivers Windows 2000 5.00.2195 sp3 Solidworks 2004 SP3

Just an FYI.

MHill

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19 years ago

Tue, Nov 2, 2004 4:42 PM

Pretty good. I don't usually get to go more than a couple weeks before I need to reboot for some reason or other.

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19 years ago

Tue, Nov 2, 2004 4:45 PM

that is very impressive. the most impressive thing bob z. sees in this is that you haven't installed any software during this time!

bob z. is a little embarrassed to say this: bob z. didn't realize that cpu time was even an option...

:~)>

bob z.

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19 years ago

Tue, Nov 2, 2004 5:22 PM

"bob zee" wrote in news:1099413933.788650.205110 @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

I have installed software. Just not anything that required a reboot I guess.

The cpu time of course only counts idle time. So as an indicator of uptime, I figure it represents an underestimate by several percent. If I'd known it could go this long, I might have installed some kind of uptime counter.

MHill

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19 years ago

Tue, Nov 2, 2004 10:15 PM

I recently ran a 92 hour FEA solution while doing my regular work. During this time SW did crash, but not the OS.

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19 years ago

Wed, Nov 3, 2004 7:12 PM

OS (Windows 2K)Uptime (1wk 5days 23hrs 32mins 1sec)Record (7wks 2hrs

6mins 34secs) CPU (1-Intel Pentium 4, 2800MHz, 1024KB (0% Load)RAM (5Usage: 661/1024MB (64.55%)Screen RES (1280x1024 16bit 75Hz)PPP/PPPoE (none detected)NiC (#1 (Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC (100Mb/s) 931.74MB In, 4058.51MB Out)

Can't recall the last BSOD I've seen.

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19 years ago

Thu, Nov 4, 2004 1:49 AM

On the other hand my Linux box says this:

29 days, 23:59 hours This short time is due to the fact that a hard drive was added.

Linux .... takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'.

What is even better is that when this system has given trouble it didn't require a reinstall to put it to rights, just a carefull reading of the logs and man pages along with a little of the copious help found on the internet.