2007-01-15 20:57:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
YES
Some programs you install will instruct you to reboot or restart. Yes it means exactly the same thing.
2007-01-15 20:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Truth D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To most people, yes, they are probably one and the same although there is sometimes a difference.
A reboot is a cold restart of the system, which operates essentially the same as if you just turned your computer on when it was off. A restart may simply restart the operating system software without performing the BIOS initialization, etc. that occurs during a cold restart.
For example, in Windows 9x you could hold down the SHIFT key while clicking the OK button for a Restart request which made Windows perform a restart instead of the default reboot. Because the restart skips certain hardware initialization steps it is faster, sometimes up to twice as fast.
2007-01-15 21:06:02 · answer #2 · answered by David B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes rebooting and restarting are the same thing
Start -> Shut Down -> Restart :-)
2007-01-15 21:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by Nanook 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes rebooting is the same as restarting.
2007-01-19 11:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by Gingo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now when some people say "rebooting" they simply mean restarting. And when other people say "rebooting" they mean something like "restoring to an earlier point." Which by the way can be found in the contorl panel/performane maintenance/on the left side (WIN XP). And when other people say "rebooting" they mean reformatting the drive(s) and reinstallin the OS. Hope this helps! ^_^
2007-01-15 21:03:31 · answer #5 · answered by Moses M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Restarting is done through the Windows menu!
Rebooting is done by holding in the start button, causing machine to shut down,wait 2 minutes, then reboot machine by switching on!
2007-01-15 21:15:59 · answer #6 · answered by Peter R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rebooting is same as restarting. Rebooting term is used when you restart your computer while repairing it or upgrading it or installing new software. And restarting term is used when you restart it when it get hanged. Hope this will solve your problem.
2007-01-15 21:02:38 · answer #7 · answered by shiat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-01-15 21:00:06 · answer #8 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes for some strange reason,boot means start,reboot means restart.why didn,t they just say, start and restart.
2007-01-15 22:00:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people think so but rebooting realy means scrubbing the hard drive and re installing the operating system
2007-01-15 21:12:43 · answer #10 · answered by davy k 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋