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From: Franc Zabkar on 31 Dec 2009 21:20 On 31 Dec 2009 16:56:55 GMT, Arno <me(a)privacy.net> put finger to keyboard and composed: >Time since last power-up then? I don't know about Windows XP, but in Win98SE there is an MS tool called msinfo32.exe which displays Uptime under the System Information tab. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
From: Ant on 1 Jan 2010 04:18 On 12/31/2009 5:26 PM PT, Franc Zabkar typed: > The drive appears to be power cycled once every month, on average. That sounds about right. I usually update for Windows Updates. -- "Really. And do these lions eat ants?" --John Cleese in Monty Python's Flying Circus /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phil./Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net \ _ / Nuke ANT from e-mail address: philpi(a)earthlink.netANT ( ) or ANTant(a)zimage.com Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.
From: Christian Franke on 1 Jan 2010 16:10 Franc Zabkar wrote: > > I don't know about Windows XP, but in Win98SE there is an MS tool > called msinfo32.exe which displays Uptime under the System Information > tab. > The msinfo32.exe still exists under XP, but apparently no longer shows this info. But the command line tool systeminfo.exe displays this info (as "Up Time" in the english version). Alternative: Simply run 'uptime' from a Cygwin shell :-) Christian
From: ANTant on 5 Jan 2010 16:22 >>>>>> Could be. How can I check to see how fast CPU is going at max? > >>>>> Everest can tell you. > >>>> http://pastie.org/761689 for the results. > >>> You need the overclock tab for that. > >> I didn't see an OC tab. Or did I overlook it? > > Probably, its in the Computer tab on the left, second from the top. I see it now and here it is: http://pastie.org/768018 ... :) -- "We are anthill men upon an anthill world." --Ray Bradbury /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phillip (Ant) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / Please remove ANT if replying by e-mail. ( )
From: Rod Speed on 5 Jan 2010 17:28
ANTant(a)zimage.com wrote: >>>>>>> Could be. How can I check to see how fast CPU is going at max? >>>>>> Everest can tell you. >>>>> http://pastie.org/761689 for the results. >>>> You need the overclock tab for that. >>> I didn't see an OC tab. Or did I overlook it? >> Probably, its in the Computer tab on the left, second from the top. > I see it now and here it is: http://pastie.org/768018 ... :) Thats fine, its running at full speed. |