thanks............this is the way I've always done it but just wondered. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:09 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Resources in XP? And How To Turn Off PC At Night? > Start > Shut Down > Shut Down > > starts a chain reaction that does all of that automatically. If your > system's options are set up for it, the system will first make note of any > Windows Explorer or folder windows that are open so that it can reopen > them > for you the next time you fire up the OS. > > Peace, > Gman > > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 2:32 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Resources in XP? And How To Turn Off PC At > Night? > > >> it might be closer to anything else i've seen, altho i don't really >> understand it...................in Me it showed "resources" like if you >> started out with 80% of your resources that day, you could check back if >> the >> system was slowing down and usually it would be like 30% or sometimes if >> I >> tried to open a program up it would just pop up on it's own and say that >> i >> was dangerously low and had only 1% of my resources left and I knew to >> get >> out of everything and reboot. I just clicked on the "windows" key and >> "pause/break" and I believe one of the tabs was resources, or maybe it >> was >> something I clicked on from the properties tab (i forget now, lol) >> >> Well let me ask you guys/gals another question. When you turn off your >> pc >> for the night (that is IF you do, lol) do you ctrl/alt/delete and close >> out >> of stuff that way first? I just hit the red x's in whatever i was in and >> go >> to start>turn off compuer>turn off. But I really have never known if >> that >> was right or not? >> >> Sandy > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------