Re: Computer booting itself up in the middle of the night???

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I can set my computer bios to boot my computer unattended, at any time of
the day. Can you do the same to your's? Undo the bios setting.

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Richard Urban
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"Comop1" <Comop1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F1488755-F306-44F5-88BE-475F355BE995@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This is weird.. but it is happening.. has happened twice already... and I
don't understand... what could possibly be making my computer boot itself
up
from the turned off position.. all by itself?

Help!!


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