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 Member 266 Level 32.27 Mar 2006 
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Your BIOS is the key to this.
Windows XP cannot start a computer on its own. The closest you can get is having it start up from standby or hibernation (which is basically saving what's running and info about the programs and shutting itself down), but not all PCs can do hibernation. Search around in your BIOS for stuff about scheduling. I have mine scheduled to start up at around 6:30 AM every day. After that, you'll need to schedule your task. This is relatively simple. However, if you're a sole user and don't have your account passworded, it can get somewhat complicated. What you should do in this case is check "run only if logged on" under the Task tab. However, that only starts the program. After that, it's up to the program to run itself, and if it can't do that, you're SOL. Jam it back in, in the dark.  |
Member 266 Level 32.27 Mar 2006
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Okay, so I was lying somewhat when I said it got a little more complicated.
Just check "only run if the user is logged on" and you'll be fine. What makes scheduling tasks on a non-passworded account difficult is that there's no obvious option for running the task under a non-password account. It's been a little while since I've scheduled a task, though, and I just got back from a shift that was a good hour and a half longer than it was supposed to be, so I can't give out more details.  Most amazing jew boots |
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