Re: Self Starting PC - Help

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From: Richard Urban (richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:16:59 -0500

A scheduled software update is not able to start a computer when it is a
TRUE OFF condition. A scheduled update "may" bring a computer out of
standby, which many people consider to be "off".

The only thing that can start the computer when it is actually off is a bios
setting. There are 3 or 4 settings on my main computer that will allow this
to happen:

1. Wake on Lan
2. Wake on ring
3. Schedule a start
4. One other I fail to remember at this time. Oh! Wait. Restart on power
failure may also do it - if the power fails when the computer is off. 

-- 
Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You'd realize you didn't know what you thought you knew!
"NoNoBadDog!" <mypants_bjsledgeATpixi.com> wrote in message 
news:OjTLn3C4EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Do you have something scheduled to update at that time?  Do you have 
> wake-on-lan enabled?
>
> Bobby
>
> "Chris" <chris-l@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message 
> news:%23e7$$tC4EHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Help. I have just installed Windows XP Home on my Home PC. Since doing so 
>> I notice that despite closing my PC down the night before using "Start - 
>> Turn Off Computer - Turn Off", my pc insists on starting itself 
>> automatically at 08.45 the next day!
>>
>> My son has XP home installed on his computer but does not get this 
>> problem - any ideas?
>>
>
>

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