Longest W7 continuous uptime

[jimbo45]

Hi guys
Who'se got the longest continuous uptime of a W7 installation -- just curious.

Since I've skipped the last few builds I've actually had mine up for around 8 weeks now -- small beer by Linux standards but earlier this year I think we were all installing a new build every 2 - 3 weeks .

I'll have to re-boot soon however as I intend to get the RTM as a Technet subscriber.

Cheers
jimbo.

 

[MadMax]

wow thats long,mine would be a week at the most...

 

[Tews]

Before installing W7 my Linux OS was up almost a year... 8.04

 

[fakeasdf]

It's being used as a server/slave machine Up Time 78:22:01:53... It's still running 7068...

 

[Martin]

14 days

 

[zigzag3143]

Hey what a great idea, but dont we need a way to verify it?

Ken

 

[Tews]

Hey what a great idea, but dont we need a way to verify it?

Ken

Sir!! Are you impugning my word?? :roflmao:

 

[Antman]

Sir!! Are you impugning my word??

No, just your reputation.

 

[Antman]

I think my longest uptime is around 12 hours. 10 internal drives, lots of fans.

Verify that!

 

[gurm42]

I have a Win7 VM that we forgot about that has been running... uh... since the first leaked tech release? So like... months and months. A LONG time.

 

[septprince]

Before installing W7 my Linux OS was up almost a year... 8.04

If do that my parents will kill me..............

My longest uptime was only 3 days....

 

[Zidane24]

If do that my parents will kill me..............

My longest uptime was only 3 days....

I am surprised they would...computers are very enerygy efficient now (if you have a computer that is relatively new)...hell your TV more than likey takes up more power as along as it runs

 

[copernicus]

I hit the hibernate button at the end of the day.

My win 2k uptime was close to like 5 months if it matters.

 

[xan K]

4 days have been my longest run. had to turn it off because the PSU blew up and took my HDD and a memory module to its grave. it wasn't the long run, of course, but a crappy PSU. it happened like 30 days ago.

 

[septprince]

I am surprised they would...computers are very enerygy efficient now (if you have a computer that is relatively new)...hell your TV more than likey takes up more power as along as it runs

My PSU, motherboard , processor and HDD is 5 years old........
but still it can handle Windows 7 well............
Apart from that every other components are new like display and all.....

 

[Static]

How do you gentlemen not have to restart computers for certain drivers etc to be put into effect? I know updates for some of my programs let alone W7 updates alone have said "Must Restart computer for these changes to take effect"

 

[septprince]

How do you gentlemen not have to restart computers for certain drivers etc to be put into effect? I know updates for some of my programs let alone W7 updates alone have said "Must Restart computer for these changes to take effect"

Tews was using windows 7 in VM on linux...So if he restarts windows still his linux should be running...
And most of all MS dont release update for windows 7 everyday...

 

[pparks1]

I don't keep my windows boxes on much longer than I actually need them. With high power graphics cards and the like...they machines just pull tons of power...so I shut 'em down when I am done with them. Now my home server on the other hand, which idles at about 62 watts stays on 24x7.

 

[fakeasdf]

How do you gentlemen not have to restart computers for certain drivers etc to be put into effect? I know updates for some of my programs let alone W7 updates alone have said "Must Restart computer for these changes to take effect"

I don't care about most drivers on the machine. It's headless, so I definitely don't go checking for video drivers left and right

Disable Auto Update Restart:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001

 

[Stabgotham]

Well for me personally, I never shut off my PC. I can't remember the last time I did. Must've been years. But I haven't kept a Win7 install running on a continuous basis since last October. I'm pretty much reformatting and reinstalling every 7-14 days it seems like. I did just complete a clean install today. We'll see how long this lasts since I don't see any other leaks on the horizon.