automatic start up of a computer running xp pro

[Guest]

Is it possible to have a computer running Windows XP Pro to turn its self on
and off at a given time each day

 

[JTW]

You could try something like this:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Launchers-Shutdown-Tools/Auto-Powero
n-Shutdown.shtml

 

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Hello Mark,

Your computer BIOS might support turning on your computer at a specific time of the day. Please
consult the documentation that came with your motherboard/computer.

To turn off your computer, you can schedule the shutdown.exe command as a task. More info on
shutdown.exe here:

How To Use the Remote Shutdown Tool to Shut Down and Restart a Computer in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317371&sd=tech

The article also applies for Windows XP and local machines.
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[Evolution]

You could probably run a simple batch file with the shutdown command to shut
down your computer at a certain time (using Scheduled Tasks). For booting up
automatically, you will need to look into your motherboard documents to see
if that feature is supported.