Auto shutdown/startup

[Brian]

Howdy All,

I have my computer scheduled to shutdown at the same time every day(night).

I am just curious if it is possible to schedule a startup in WinXP?

Thanks,
Brian

 

[Mike Williams]

Howdy All,

I have my computer scheduled to shutdown at the same time every day(night).

I am just curious if it is possible to schedule a startup in WinXP?

Use a timer on your electrical outlet.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Window's Scheduled Tasks tool can set a wake-up call for your system,
but only if you hibernate your PC or put it in standby mode rather than
closing Windows and shutting off the machine.

To wake your system from standby or hibernation at a set time,
click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
Scheduled Tasks. Double-click the Add Scheduled Task icon to launch
the Scheduled Task Wizard, and click Next. Select a program you'd like
to run when your system wakes up, and schedule the task. On the wizard's
last page, check Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish
before clicking Finish. In the resulting Properties dialog box, click the
Settings tab, check Wake the computer to run this task, and click OK.
Now you simply have to make sure you hibernate your PC,
rather than shutting it off.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| Howdy All,
|
| I have my computer scheduled to shutdown at the same time every day(night).
|
| I am just curious if it is possible to schedule a startup in WinXP?
|
| Thanks,
| Brian

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Brian

XP, if shutdown, can't start anything.. the computer would have to be
started from outside of Windows.. some have a BIOS setting that allows for a
reboot after a power failure.. it can be a jumper on the motherboard too..
check your motherboard manual.. if you do not have a manual, go to the
motherboard website and download a copy.. assuming that your computer has
this feature, read on..

So how will this help?.. simple.. use a regular 'timer' of the kind you
might use on a domestic table lamp in the power between your power bar and
computer power cable.. set it such that it interrupts the power flow through
the power cable at the time you want the computer to start..