"Basie" said in news:
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I need the computer to switch itself on automatically during the
night. How do I do it,iff possible.
Leave it on.
Or configure the alarm option within BIOS to wakeup the system.
However, that will just result in booting up Windows and you won't be
around to login it. To run whatever it is (that you haven't bothered to
mention here), and because you won't be around to login:
- The program must run as an NT service so it loads without waiting for
a user to logon.
- Or, you configure Windows to always logon using the same user; i.e.,
you disable all login security and have Windows load and automatically
logon under a specified account. If that account has administrator
permissions, you basically leave your computer open to abuse by anyone
that can walk over and hit the power button.
- You schedule the program in Task Scheduler to run on Windows startup.
You might have to use RunAs to run the program under an administrator
account if the account you use to define the scheduled event isn't
itself in the Administrators group.
Or leave it on (so you remain logged in) and configure Standby mode to
reduce power.
Obviously if you want the computer to turn on some time during the night
and you are not going to be there (which obviates the need for a
scheduled turn on), the expectation is that you intend to have some
program execute at that time. What is it that you intent to run?
