No need to do Sideshow, which is a hardware solution (external display). Just
set a task to launch Notepad.exe and it will wake up to do that. Set another
task to close Notepad.exe. :-)
As long as it wakes up before the Tune-up is scheduled, it will work.
-steve
"Joe" <abc@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>hmmm.... interesting- I see in Scheduler an item "SideShow" which contains a
>function "AutoWake" which should do the trick. The description of the
>function says, "This task automatically wakes the computer and then puts it
>to sleep when automatic wake is turned on for a Windows SideShow-compatible
>device." Now, if only OneCare was a SideShow compatible device, then I
>presume the system would shut down as soon as the Tune Up was completed -
>otherwise, the system will shut down based on the Power function- which
>might leave the system running. In this day and age of energy crisis- I hope
>that MS will in future versions make OneCare SideShow compatible- perhaps
>you could pass this on to the development team, Stephen.
>
>If this all makes sense and they do make OneCare SideShow compatible, then I
>recommend that they make a note of it in the help files so others will
>realize this option.
>
>Joe
>
>
>"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Joe" <abc@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>Just reading an article on page 91 of the March issue of PC World- the
>>>author suggests running AV type software at night- and that if the PC is
>>>not left on, it can be turned on by the Task Scheduler- which I just
>>>checked
>>>out but I couldn't figure out, yet, how to do this. I like the idea- if
>>>the
>>>computer can turn on, run the tune up, then turn off.
>>>
>>>Suggestions welcome
>>>Joe
| | | | | >> Someone in te forums reported that this is what they do. The PC is set to
>> sleep
>> after X minutes or hours of inactivity.
>> A task is configured in the Windows Scheduler to wake up the PC at 12:55
>> AM on
>> Sunday morning. The task can be anything, perhaps simply open another
>> program,
>> if not OneCare.
>> OneCare would be scheduled to begin a Tuneup at 1:00 AM every Sunday.
>> Once Tune-up completes, the PC will then go back to sleep.
>> Note that Tune-up will not wake up the PC, but you can configure the
>> scheduler
>> as above and since the PC is already awake, Tune-up will begin on
>> schedule.
>> -steve
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>> Stephen Boots sboots@xxxxxx
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live
>> Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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Stephen Boots sboots@xxxxxx
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live
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