3aces Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 any software which BOOTS UP and SHUTS DOWN my system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleko Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 The power button?Need to be more specific mate, such as remote shutdown boot up? or wat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouki Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 A script using shutdown.exe on the Startup folder ? (or RUN in Registry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 any software which BOOTS UP and SHUTS DOWN my systemYou want something for faster boot time or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3aces Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 sorry my bad i was a bit vague!!well i have a server system setup in my house, i have it wired up to all my tv and media center downstairs i always leave the server system on because of it... but a mate of mine said it needs a couple of hours to cool down, so he said by using software i can get my pc to auto boot up and shutdown, so i could get it too shut down at about midnight and backup and running about 5 or 6hope its clearer now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woomera Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 for shutting down you can use an small prog called AYE SHUTDOWN that you can set conditions and time to shut down,but as for boting up im afrain if there is anything you can do cause the system power is out and nothing can be run,though you can put your computer bios on WAKE UP ON CALL and in the morning use your phone and dial your computer number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda43 Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 (edited) Just a possibly stupid question, but how do you intend to run that software on a computer that's shut off?How do you make toast on a toaster that's unplugged?or How can you ride a dead horse?Think! before you post.If a computer is properly set up, it will start and boot up when AC power is applied to it.Then from MSCONFIG and the Startup folder, you can have it start whatever programs you wish.Removing the power from it causes it to crash, but it will recover on the next boot.That's probably the poorest way to shut down a PC.....but it's possible.The shutdown command in a batch file run by the Task Scheduler could also shut down the PC at a predetermined time.Here's the shutdown command:%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00 -fJust put that command in a batch file and run it from the Task Scheduler.Then you'd have to remove the power from it and then restore the power to get it to start up again.Is that kind of what you need?PS:A really Evil thought just occured to me.Plug your PC into one of those little timers that they sell in the hardware stores to time Christmas tree lights.Set up your Bios to start the PC when power is applied (i have mine set up that way, so I know it can be done) then put Shortcuts to any programs that you want to start in your Startup Folder.Shutdown the PC with the Shutdown command as I said earlier. Then let the timer remove the power from the system a few minutes later.When the timer comes back on the PC will boot normally.That's kind of "Cheap-n-Dirty" but I know it will work. Edited May 9, 2006 by Andromeda43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3aces Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Just a possibly stupid question, but how do you intend to run that software on a computer that's shut off?How do you make toast on a toaster that's unplugged?or How can you ride a dead horse?Think! before you post.If a computer is properly set up, it will start and boot up when AC power is applied to it.Then from MSCONFIG and the Startup folder, you can have it start whatever programs you wish.Removing the power from it causes it to crash, but it will recover on the next boot.That's probably the poorest way to shut down a PC.....but it's possible.The shutdown command in a batch file run by the Task Scheduler could also shut down the PC at a predetermined time.Here's the shutdown command:%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00 -fJust put that command in a batch file and run it from the Task Scheduler.Then you'd have to remove the power from it and then restore the power to get it to start up again.Is that kind of what you need?PS:A really Evil thought just occured to me.Plug your PC into one of those little timers that they sell in the hardware stores to time Christmas tree lights.Set up your Bios to start the PC when power is applied (i have mine set up that way, so I know it can be done) then put Shortcuts to any programs that you want to start in your Startup Folder.Shutdown the PC with the Shutdown command as I said earlier. Then let the timer remove the power from the system a few minutes later.When the timer comes back on the PC will boot normally.That's kind of "Cheap-n-Dirty" but I know it will work. true true, no power = no running pc loland on the timer idead i mite jus do that unless i can find the WAKE UP ON RTC ALARM function in my BIOS to work!!it refuses to boot up on time, i followed the instructions1) enable it2)set the date and time3)save changes to BIOS4)boot in to OS 5)shutdown computerand at the correct time it should boot up!! any ideas on wots goin on??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jftuga Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 This is what I do. In my BIOS, I have the computer itself turn on every day at 6:30AM. I also have it configured so that if the power cuts off & then comes back on again, the system will boot up. In Windows XP, I have a scheduled task that runs at 10:30 PM every night to turn off the computer. It does this by running 'shutdown -s -t 55'. This way, if I am on the computer at 10:30, I can run 'shutdown -a' to abort the shutdown process.-John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 This is what I do. In my BIOS, I have the computer itself turn on every day at 6:30AM. I also have it configured so that if the power cuts off & then comes back on again, the system will boot up. In Windows XP, I have a scheduled task that runs at 10:30 PM every night to turn off the computer. It does this by running 'shutdown -s -t 55'. This way, if I am on the computer at 10:30, I can run 'shutdown -a' to abort the shutdown process.-JohnI have the same configuration, except mine goes on at 7AM... Any earlier is too early... I use the system startup beep as my alarm clock sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3aces Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 This is what I do. In my BIOS, I have the computer itself turn on every day at 6:30AM. I also have it configured so that if the power cuts off & then comes back on again, the system will boot up. In Windows XP, I have a scheduled task that runs at 10:30 PM every night to turn off the computer. It does this by running 'shutdown -s -t 55'. This way, if I am on the computer at 10:30, I can run 'shutdown -a' to abort the shutdown process.-JohnI have the same configuration, except mine goes on at 7AM... Any earlier is too early... I use the system startup beep as my alarm clock sometimes! its a gd idea but i dont have task scheduler install on my set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jftuga Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 You could then use nnCron LITE from http://www.nncron.ru/I have used it for a few years and it works great.-John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3aces Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 You could then use nnCron LITE from http://www.nncron.ru/I have used it for a few years and it works great.-Johnexcellent cheers for that ill try it out 2nite and let u know how its getting on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 just because the computer is shut down it doesnt mean that there is no power. when mine is shut down there are still light lit up on the mobo. setting a bootup time in the bios is all you need to do for startup, for shutdown just use a program as suggested above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3aces Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 just because the computer is shut down it doesnt mean that there is no power. when mine is shut down there are still light lit up on the mobo. setting a bootup time in the bios is all you need to do for startup, for shutdown just use a program as suggested above.hmmm rite i would of done that originally but my computer doesnt boot on the time its set to on the BIOS im not sure why i have checked all the power settings and what not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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