You're kidding right? If the computer is shut down, how could it possibly be running the scheduler to launch a wake up program?
Also daily defragmenting is absurd. Monthly is more than enough for most
users.
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"kkf718" <kkf718@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:500D50BE-FF89-444D-9237-43EE62FE644F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >I want a brand new Windows XP Media Center computer to be on 24-7, except I
> don't need it at night. I can see how to automatically schedule the
> SHUTDOWN.EXE task, but I don't see a corresponding file to wake-up the
> computer before I wake up. I would expect that I would defragment the
> disk
> as a part of the wakeup operation. Since this should save considerable
> energy in the long run, I would think it is something that should be
> available.
Re: XP will not "Wake the computer to run this task" ... The OS is not operating when the system is in hibernation.... is no way for it to trigger a wake up from hibernation. ... look for power management settings on my network cards. ... notification used by Task Scheduler to wake up to run a task... ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
XP will not "Wake the computer to run this task" ... I have a laptop on which I've scheduled a weekly defrag via task scheduler.... Task settings are exactly the same as my work PC, which DOES wake... Description of the Different Advanced Power Management States... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: Task scheduler doesnt wake computer ... You might do a test by have Windows Defender set to wake the computer ... I am trying to devise a work-around for my backup software....scheduler to start a backup at night. ... (microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management)
Re: XP will not "Wake the computer to run this task" ... none of the documentation I can find on "wake the computer to ... I have a laptop on which I've scheduled a weekly defrag via task scheduler.... once the laptop goes into hibernate mode,... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Task scheduler doesnt wake computer ... You might do a test by have Windows Defender set to wake the computer ... I am trying to devise a work-around for my backup software....scheduler to start a backup at night. ... (microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management)
