Hi Curt,
The only related task I can find in taskschd.msc is mcupdate (not ehSched)
and the box to wake the PC is not checked. This is with "show hidden tasks"
checked. Do you think I should be able to find ehSched - if I could it might
solve my problem!
I don't use the recording scheduler.
I tried to raise an issue with Microsoft but they wanted £46 + VAT for the
privilege of sorting out my problem!
Regards
Chris
"Curt" wrote:
Quote:
> 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
> >> > 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
> >> >
> >> >