Also, try taskschd.msc. In the task scheduler library, there is a check box
under conditions for waking the PC. You may have already tried that as well,
I don't know.
the problem is that it may affect your recording schedule if you have the
tv card set to record shows. Under the proerties tag, on the
right hand side of the page, you can reset the time, but if the mcupdate
is changing the time back to 3 am, then this may or may not work.
If under settings, you disable wake, you can still have it download the
guide
from the settings page.
Again, it may or may not work. If mcupdate is the culprit, you can open
an issue with Microsoft.
Curt
"Chris50259" <Chris50259@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C64A0F47-A959-45C2-AABE-375DD0E89647@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Thanks Curt - unfortunately the Event Viewer still shows a scheduled
> download
> at 3.00am! What I really want to do is to keep the scheduled downloads
> but
> either move them to a more convenient time, or, even better to keep them
> where they are but stop the event waking the PC!
>
> "Curt" wrote:
> Quote:
>> In media center, tasks, settings, general, automatic download options,
>> there
>> is a manual download option.
>>
>> This might work if you change it to manual.
>>
>> Curt
>>
>>
>> "Chris50259" <Chris50259@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:57F3FDFB-B24A-4AF7-8DAE-AB87AEE90877@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Since I installed a TV card in my Vista Home Premium desktop, the
>> > computer
>> > wakes every night at 3.00am to download an updated program guide (using
>> > Media
>> > Center). I have investigated this problem and it is being caused by
>> > ehSched
>> > running. No amount of twiddling with optimizers, power settings or
>> > task
>> > schedules will fix it (it is not even listed as a hidden task). A small
>> > program posted here http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/21568.aspx
>> > fixes
>> > the problem temporarily but then it seems that when mcupdate runs, it
>> > re-sets
>> > ehSched to 3.00am! Since the computer is located in the bedroom, it
>> > wakes
>> > me
>> > at 3.00am too!
>> >
>> > I understand that stopping mcupdate fixes the problem but that's a bit
>> > drastic since that seems to stop all media center updating!
>> >
>> > Whoever in Microsoft thought that waking a computer at 3.00am to carry
>> > out
>> > a
>> > task that could wait until it was next switched on was a great idea
>> > clearly
>> > has a limited grasp of real-world PC use!
>> >
>> > Come on you experts - there must be a way to fix this either by
>> > stopping
>> > ehSched from waking the PC (so that it runs only when the PC is
>> > running -
>> > I
>> > am currently having to shut down the PC every night and then ehSched
>> > runs
>> > at
>> > start-up) or resetting the time it runs permanently.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Chris
>> > >>