> I'd like to set a time for my PC to automatically power on and start up
> Windows XP, then a time for shut down and power off. I've looked in the
> bios
> for a setting but didn't find it. Also, will my XP user password need to
> be
> disabled in order for XP to start up automatically. I'm trying to run a
> timed software application without leaving my computer on 24/7.

If your BIOS doesn't support powering up at a predefined time (and in my
experience many, many don't) then you might want to look for some "wake on
lan" or "magic packet" tools on Google--IF you have another machine on your
LAN that's already on when you want the other one to come up.

That, with a combination of any shutdown tool that others have already
mentioned, might get you there...