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09-24-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo "Wayne L" <enyawnospamnodnol@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6B032835-FA88-4616-8FB4-67F841BD9E31@xxxxxx Quote: > Synapse - Sorry about that but I am accessing these threads the wrong way, > I > know. Is there a simple tutorial on using Windows Mail newsgroups? Wayne Oh, I see, you are using the web interface. Try this. I just found it through Google: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...32d351033.mspx ss. |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo Synapse - Thanks for the link. I'll get right at it. Wayne -- Wayne L "Synapse Syndrome" wrote: Quote: > "Wayne L" <enyawnospamnodnol@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:6B032835-FA88-4616-8FB4-67F841BD9E31@xxxxxx Quote: > > Synapse - Sorry about that but I am accessing these threads the wrong way, > > I > > know. Is there a simple tutorial on using Windows Mail newsgroups? Wayne > > Oh, I see, you are using the web interface. > > Try this. I just found it through Google: > > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...32d351033.mspx > > ss. > > > |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O3Yfmqx$HHA.320@xxxxxx Quote: > > Are you serious? How can Task Scheduler wake up the computer? It will > only be able to do this from Standby, or Sleep mode. > > ss. > Yep, I'm serious. It will also wake from hibernation. If your normal setting is for your computer to hibernate after a specific period of idle time, then it works well. -- Jon |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo "Jon" <Email_Address@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ez1$tDz$HHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: > > Yep, I'm serious. It will also wake from hibernation. If your normal > setting is for your computer to hibernate after a specific period of idle > time, then it works well. And how does this work then? Does the Vista task Scheduler directly interface with the BIOS now? How can an operating system make the computer turn on like that? Although I have not used the Task Scheduler in Vista for anything yet, I am finding this hard to believe. ss. |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e1lM6Jz$HHA.4984@xxxxxx Quote: > "Jon" <Email_Address@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ez1$tDz$HHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> Yep, I'm serious. It will also wake from hibernation. If your normal >> setting is for your computer to hibernate after a specific period of idle >> time, then it works well. > > And how does this work then? Does the Vista task Scheduler directly > interface with the BIOS now? How can an operating system make the > computer turn on like that? Although I have not used the Task Scheduler > in Vista for anything yet, I am finding this hard to believe. > > ss. > work. Think it's something along the lines of hibernation not being fully off, but a small current being maintained to vital areas, but you will probably find a better explanation via google. The best thing to do is to try it. Schedule notepad to run in say 5 minutes time, and put your computer into hibernation mode. The only proviso is to check the 'Wake the computer to run this task' checkbox on the 'Conditions' tab for the task. It's also a very handy technique for running tasks that you'd perhaps rather not be around for eg defragging of drives, periodic chkdsks, etc -- Jon |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo "Jon" <Email_Address@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e8xqwTz$HHA.1168@xxxxxx Quote: > I won't pretend to understand the hardware mechanisms involved, but it > does work. Think it's something along the lines of hibernation not being > fully off, but a small current being maintained to vital areas, but you > will probably find a better explanation via google. > > The best thing to do is to try it. Schedule notepad to run in say 5 > minutes time, and put your computer into hibernation mode. The only > proviso is to check the 'Wake the computer to run this task' checkbox on > the 'Conditions' tab for the task. > > It's also a very handy technique for running tasks that you'd perhaps > rather not be around for eg defragging of drives, periodic chkdsks, etc Well, if what you say is correct, this is very interesting, and could be very handy, and much more flexible than waking the computer up through the BIOS. I'm using my XP laptop right now, so I'll have to remember to check this out when I get home in a couple of days. ss. |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uhcfaez$HHA.5652@xxxxxx Quote: > "Jon" <Email_Address@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:e8xqwTz$HHA.1168@xxxxxx Quote: >> I won't pretend to understand the hardware mechanisms involved, but it >> does work. Think it's something along the lines of hibernation not being >> fully off, but a small current being maintained to vital areas, but you >> will probably find a better explanation via google. >> >> The best thing to do is to try it. Schedule notepad to run in say 5 >> minutes time, and put your computer into hibernation mode. The only >> proviso is to check the 'Wake the computer to run this task' checkbox on >> the 'Conditions' tab for the task. >> >> It's also a very handy technique for running tasks that you'd perhaps >> rather not be around for eg defragging of drives, periodic chkdsks, etc > > Well, if what you say is correct, this is very interesting, and could be > very handy, and much more flexible than waking the computer up through the > BIOS. > > I'm using my XP laptop right now, so I'll have to remember to check this > out when I get home in a couple of days. > > ss. > You're welcome. NB It also works with XP. -- Jon |
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09-25-2007
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo <flatboy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1190704231.969122.33110@xxxxxx Quote: That does look pretty good actually. -- Jon |
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09-26-2007
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| | Re: Can my I make my PC start automatically/use it as an alarm clo "Jon" wrote: Quote: > > "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uhcfaez$HHA.5652@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Jon" <Email_Address@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:e8xqwTz$HHA.1168@xxxxxx Quote: > >> I won't pretend to understand the hardware mechanisms involved, but it > >> does work. Think it's something along the lines of hibernation not being > >> fully off, but a small current being maintained to vital areas, but you > >> will probably find a better explanation via google. > >> > >> The best thing to do is to try it. Schedule notepad to run in say 5 > >> minutes time, and put your computer into hibernation mode. The only > >> proviso is to check the 'Wake the computer to run this task' checkbox on > >> the 'Conditions' tab for the task. > >> > >> It's also a very handy technique for running tasks that you'd perhaps > >> rather not be around for eg defragging of drives, periodic chkdsks, etc > > > > Well, if what you say is correct, this is very interesting, and could be > > very handy, and much more flexible than waking the computer up through the > > BIOS. > > > > I'm using my XP laptop right now, so I'll have to remember to check this > > out when I get home in a couple of days. > > > > ss. > > > > You're welcome. NB It also works with XP. > > -- > Jon > > >Thanks guys. However I'm still struggling with the technicalities a bit - I need to use BIOS to turn it on and then scheduler to play the music? I'm sorry to be a pain but you're going to need to spell it out for me - I tried going in scheduler but I don't understand the bit where it asks what script to run. |
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