Self Starting PC - Help

[Chris]

Help. I have just installed Windows XP Home on my Home PC. Since doing so I
notice that despite closing my PC down the night before using "Start - Turn
Off Computer - Turn Off", my pc insists on starting itself automatically at
08.45 the next day!

My son has XP home installed on his computer but does not get this problem -
any ideas?

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

Do you have something scheduled to update at that time? Do you have
wake-on-lan enabled?

Bobby

 

[Richard Urban]

A scheduled software update is not able to start a computer when it is a
TRUE OFF condition. A scheduled update "may" bring a computer out of
standby, which many people consider to be "off".

The only thing that can start the computer when it is actually off is a bios
setting. There are 3 or 4 settings on my main computer that will allow this
to happen:

1. Wake on Lan
2. Wake on ring
3. Schedule a start
4. One other I fail to remember at this time. Oh! Wait. Restart on power
failure may also do it - if the power fails when the computer is off.

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You'd realize you didn't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Richard Urban]

Just checked again. Add the following if you have a cat (-:

5. PS2 Mouse
6. PS2 Keyboard

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You'd realize you didn't know what you thought you knew!

 

[joef]

Just checked again. Add the following if you have a cat (-:

5. PS2 Mouse
6. PS2 Keyboard

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You'd realize you didn't know what you thought you knew!

Turn off the wall switch - let it know who's boss !!