Unwanted startup

[Guest]

My computer starts automatically by itself at a certain time each day.
I have looked at all the programs that I have auto tasks on and there is
nothing I can find that will cause this.
This is very annoying as I am often away for several days and the thing
stays on. How can I fix this problem please.
I am running xp pro and office pro.

 

[Alias]

| My computer starts automatically by itself at a certain time each day.
| I have looked at all the programs that I have auto tasks on and there is
| nothing I can find that will cause this.
| This is very annoying as I am often away for several days and the thing
| stays on. How can I fix this problem please.
| I am running xp pro and office pro.

You've shut down the computer (turned it off) and it turns itself back on
all by itself?
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[Guest]

Have no idea where to find newsreader why cant you reply here?

 

[Alias]

I did. If you want to *email* me ...
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| Have no idea where to find newsreader why cant you reply here?
|
|
| "Alias" wrote:
|
| >
| >
| > | My computer starts automatically by itself at a certain time each day.
| > | I have looked at all the programs that I have auto tasks on and there
is
| > | nothing I can find that will cause this.
| > | This is very annoying as I am often away for several days and the
thing
| > | stays on. How can I fix this problem please.
| > | I am running xp pro and office pro.
| >
| > You've shut down the computer (turned it off) and it turns itself back
on
| > all by itself?
| > --
| > Alias
| >
| > Use the Reply to Sender feature
| > of your news reader program to email me.
| >
| > Utiliza Responder al Remitente
| > para mandarme un mail.
| >
| >
| >

 

[Guest]

Sorry I wish to remain anonomous for security reasons
and yes it starsts when shutdown.

 

[Alias]

| Sorry I wish to remain anonomous for security reasons
| and yes it starsts when shutdown.

I said *if* you want to email me. It is my signature file that goes on all
my posts so please don't take it personally. If your computer is completely
turned off and then starts itself again, you need to call the newspapers
because that's quite a trick and, well, to my knowledge, impossible.
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Alias

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| "Alias" wrote:
|
| > I did. If you want to *email* me ...
| > --
| > Alias
| >
| > Use the Reply to Sender feature
| > of your news reader program to email me.
| >
| > Utiliza Responder al Remitente
| > para mandarme un mail.
| > | > | Have no idea where to find newsreader why cant you reply here?
| > |
| > |
| > | "Alias" wrote:
| > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | My computer starts automatically by itself at a certain time each
day.
| > | > | I have looked at all the programs that I have auto tasks on and
there
| > is
| > | > | nothing I can find that will cause this.
| > | > | This is very annoying as I am often away for several days and the
| > thing
| > | > | stays on. How can I fix this problem please.
| > | > | I am running xp pro and office pro.
| > | >
| > | > You've shut down the computer (turned it off) and it turns itself
back
| > on
| > | > all by itself?
| > | > --
| > | > Alias
| > | >
| > | > Use the Reply to Sender feature
| > | > of your news reader program to email me.
| > | >
| > | > Utiliza Responder al Remitente
| > | > para mandarme un mail.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >

 

[Guest]

when I say turned off I mean shut down and it restarts again at the same time
every day
Thanks anyway

 

[Alias]

| when I say turned off I mean shut down and it restarts again at the same
time
| every day
| Thanks anyway

Shut down means the computer is turned off completely. If you mean that you
have put it into Stand By or Hibernation and it reboots at a set time, I
would do a AV scan and a scumware scan (AdAware and Spybot, for example) as
well as run CWShredder and I would do it in Safe Mode.
--
Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature
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|
| "Alias" wrote:
|
| >
| >
| > | Sorry I wish to remain anonomous for security reasons
| > | and yes it starsts when shutdown.
| >
| > I said *if* you want to email me. It is my signature file that goes on
all
| > my posts so please don't take it personally. If your computer is
completely
| > turned off and then starts itself again, you need to call the newspapers
| > because that's quite a trick and, well, to my knowledge, impossible.
| > --
| > Alias
| >
| > Use the Reply to Sender feature
| > of your news reader program to email me.
| >
| > Utiliza Responder al Remitente
| > para mandarme un mail.
| >
| > | "Alias" wrote:
| > |
| > | > I did. If you want to *email* me ...
| > | > --
| > | > Alias
| > | >
| > | > Use the Reply to Sender feature
| > | > of your news reader program to email me.
| > | >
| > | > Utiliza Responder al Remitente
| > | > para mandarme un mail.
| > | > | > | > | Have no idea where to find newsreader why cant you reply here?
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | "Alias" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | My computer starts automatically by itself at a certain time
each
| > day.
| > | > | > | I have looked at all the programs that I have auto tasks on
and
| > there
| > | > is
| > | > | > | nothing I can find that will cause this.
| > | > | > | This is very annoying as I am often away for several days and
the
| > | > thing
| > | > | > | stays on. How can I fix this problem please.
| > | > | > | I am running xp pro and office pro.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > You've shut down the computer (turned it off) and it turns
itself
| > back
| > | > on
| > | > | > all by itself?
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > Alias
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Use the Reply to Sender feature
| > | > | > of your news reader program to email me.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Utiliza Responder al Remitente
| > | > | > para mandarme un mail.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >

 

[Guest]

By shut down I mean turned off like when you click the button that says turn
off computer and select "TURN OFF" not standby Hibernate or restart.
I have hibernate disabled.
Thanks anyway computer is clean and do not use hibernate so will just live
with it.
tks for time and effort spent in trying to help me.
flowers.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

If your computer is completely turned off and then starts
itself again, you need to call the newspapers because that's
quite a trick and, well, to my knowledge, impossible.

Hi,

Not if the BIOS have support for configurable startup times (some
BIOSes have that).

 

[Alias]

|
| By shut down I mean turned off like when you click the button that says
turn
| off computer and select "TURN OFF" not standby Hibernate or restart.
| I have hibernate disabled.
| Thanks anyway computer is clean and do not use hibernate so will just live
| with it.
| tks for time and effort spent in trying to help me.
| flowers.

Well, you could have a setting in your BIOS under power management that
would do that if someone sends you a fax, someone else on your LAN moves
their mouse. Go into the BIOS and see what is under Power Management. Sorry
about the previous posts but I called a friend who knows more than I and he
told me about this possibility.
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[Alias]

| Alias wrote:
|
| > If your computer is completely turned off and then starts
| > itself again, you need to call the newspapers because that's
| > quite a trick and, well, to my knowledge, impossible.
| Hi,
|
| Not if the BIOS have support for configurable startup times (some
| BIOSes have that).
|
|
| --
| torgeir, Microsoft MVP

See my other post.
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[Guest]

Thats the one I think it is in bios as suggested will make a coulpe of
changes and let you know how it goes after midnight.
Thanks folks.

 

[Guest]

Yep that solved it.
It was the resume by alarm thing in the bios turning it off solved the
problem
thanks once again folks.
flowers.