Not really!

I just wanted to boast a little and show if left alone, XP is extremely stable and keeps on chugging!

I have my dad's 6 year old, AMD XP2500+, BOINC cruncher that refuses to die. It runs 24/7 with 100% CPU utilization 100% of the time. Microsoft has a neat little command line program called Uptime for NT - but it works fine on XP too. It will tell you how long your system has been up.



101 Days!

But, , the last round of Windows Updates wants a reboot - so it keeps yelling at me so it can complete.

If interested in that Uptime program, I recommend you make a shortcut to run it - it's a lot easier that way. I have an Uptime shortcut on my QuickLaunch toolbar.

To make your own,

• Save uptime.exe to the c:\windows\system32 folder on your boot drive (use correct path if not defaults)
• Right click on bare Desktop and select: New > Shortcut
• In "Type the location of the item:" enter (or cut from here and paste): C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe /k uptime.exe
• Click Next
• In the Name text box, enter an appropriate name, such as: Uptime
• Click "Finish" and your shortcut will appear on your Desktop
  
  
• Option: drag and drop on to QL toolbar or Start Menu.

So how big is your electric bill?

Considering there is always at least 6 systems running - we don't talk about that. But at least it is being used for medical research.