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January 5th, 2005 16:00
Difference Between Shutting Down and Restarting Computer
I would like to know for troubleshooting when you reboot your computer
if there is a difference shutting down the computer completely and manually starting or doing a restart where the computer shuts down and reboots itself automatically ??
I am wondering because I have a DVD drive that disappears when you use
the restart mode and then reappears and works fine if you do a complete shutdown and then restart manually.
Thanks
Ken
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January 5th, 2005 20:00
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Yes, there is a difference between shutting your computer down-also called a cold boot-and just restarting your computer. Restarting, as far as I have found out, really doesn't shut down the computer, but let's the computer add new information if you are installing a new program or something like that. Shutting off your computer for any length of time is usually for making hardware changes or working on the pc, etc. Sometimes I turn mine off for the night, other times I leave it on.
Usually, when installing programs, the install setup will tell you either to restart the pc or shut it off for a few seconds. It's important to do what the program says. Otherwise programs won't get installed properly.