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| Senior Member ![]() Rep Power: 25 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: automatic scan I'm GLAD that we have cleared the cloud of misunderstanding. Back to the question you asked in your original post. You Have to leave the computer on if you want it to do scanning . Sleep mode won't do. Please see the screenshot of the question I asked and the answer from Brink, one of our moderators. Screenshot link below : - ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting |
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| Guest | Re: automatic scan Hello again t-4-2, I appreciate the insight again. As I said I may just make it a point to go ahead and run my own scans everyday for these things. At least then I know it will get done without any hesitation. In a worse case scenerio I wait a week to do a scan, I definately wouldn't wait that long but just figuring worse case scenerio. Are you running Vista? What are some quirks that I may experience? I have always used XP so I am not sure what to expect with Vista. So far I guess it has been decent but I don't really do anything all that involved on my computer anyway.......just schoolwork. Any pointers or warnings or whatever you can offer would be much appreciated. Thanks Janis "t-4-2" wrote:
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| Guest | Re: automatic scan This may depend on exactly what is meant by "on" or "off". Electronic gadgets are seldom really off. Check Vista's help FAQ entry for "When should I shut down my computer?" In help, use search term "turn off" and the first thing should be the FAQ. It's about halfway down. "C.B." <notreallyc.b.mullen@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BB7E5D7F-F46D-40B5-81C6-F9D6914A9504@xxxxxx
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| Senior Member ![]() Rep Power: 25 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: automatic scan
When it comes to scheduled scanning, you have the control. By that I mean if you do not want to leave your computer ON at 2 a.m. in order to do scanning, then why won't you schedule the scanning at a time you are Always home? Of course you'll have to "train" yourself to turn on the computer prior to the scheduled time. You might miss a day or 2, big deal! As to vista, I'm the opposite. I never have an XP. From what I understand, with XP you are pretty much your own boss. In vista, you'll be dealing with UAC ( user account controls) a lot of time. It will ask you to confirm the action you want, and sometimes you'll even get "Access Denied " message, and if you are on user account, certain actions you take will require administrator's password in order to proceed. Some people are quite upset about such hinderance, particularly when they had a free hand with XP. UAC is supposed to keep you from doing something "stipud" by asking you to "think about it one more time, before you are sorry." People will tell you to set up an administrator account but use it only on "administrative duties", and set up an user account to do you daily chore. Lastly, time and time again, there were people asking for help because they forgot their administrator's password and they couldn't login for "administrative duties", or worst that was their only account and therefore they had no access to their own computers. You will definitely have people advising you NOT to use your date-of-birth, your name etc as password. My question is if this is your computer for home use, what's the big deal?? You are not working for CIA, FBI or NSA, are you? You are not an accountant of some organised crime family, are you?? Let's not be melodramatic. I'm a rebel in heart. I always want to "buck" the norm. Any questions in the future, I'm here to give my best. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Guest | Re: automatic scan T-4-2, By the way......what is your real name or should I just keep addressing you as t-4-2? I have been talking to you but feel weird using that title. If it is okay with you then I guess I will keep doing it that way however, I just thought I would ask. Okay.....not to computer savvy so please tell me how to set that up. From the way I'm understanding it and correct me if I'm wrong but I'm guessing that the purpose of setting up this administrative account thing is so that I can specifically do things like scanning? Is that right? does it help to have two different accounts? I really don't do anything special as far as the CIA, FBI and NSA are concerened so I am good there. As far as being an accountant for the "family" alas they felt I was to "pushy", so I am out! Just kidding to anyone who reads that statement!!! But seriously as I said I am simply using my computer to take online college courses, so I am not involved in anything to involved. Thank you for the extension of the offer to help......I may just take you up on that! I guess after reading this post do you think it is wise for me to set up another account as an administrator? If yes, I will looking for direction. Thanks! Kindly, Janis "t-4-2" wrote:
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| Guest | Re: automatic scan Here's another excerpted from the help system for the management console. *** You can also set a condition that tells the task to wake the computer from sleep mode to run the task when the trigger is activated. Before you set the condition to wake the computer to run the task, ensure that the task will not cause the computer to wake at inconvenient times. *** "FromTheRafters" <Erratic@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OCnTAPGtIHA.3564@xxxxxx
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| Guest | Re: automatic scan how do I do that? "FromTheRafters" wrote:
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| Senior Member ![]() Rep Power: 25 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: automatic scan
I'll stick to t-4-2 , for now. This will help you understanding "user accounts" and many other windows basics. 1. bottom left corner, there is a round logo. That is the START button, click that. 2. you are looking at the Start menu. Right panel, look for Help And Support, click that. 3.click Table of Contents, click Getting Started, click User Accounts & Settings. Now just click whatever topic you want to read under that heading, including Administrator account. Spend some time reading all that are in the Table of Contents. That's it for now. Like I said , any question just ask. I'm no expert, soon you'll find out I can't answer all your questions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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