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.

Your computer will not start up by itself.
Someone must manually press the power
button to start the computer.

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"ktbaert" wrote:

| 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.

You cannot schedule your machine to automaticaly start. You can schedule a
shutdown or a reboot.

Using Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart at a
specific time
http://www.winxptutor.com/schsd.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
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In news:A374DB57-B004-4BB8-9510-A52BAA9322AB@microsoft.com,
ktbaert <ktbaert@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> 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.

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eyHI4f75FHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> You cannot schedule your machine to automaticaly start. You can schedule
> a
> shutdown or a reboot.
>
> Using Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart at
> a
> specific time
> http://www.winxptutor.com/schsd.htm
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:A374DB57-B004-4BB8-9510-A52BAA9322AB@microsoft.com,
> ktbaert <ktbaert@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>> 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.


Why don't you buy a cheap plug in timer and use that to turn your computer
on. Mine starts when I switch on the wall socket. However my monitor does
not

There are many freeware software which can shut down your pc at
specific time, but to start at specific time you have to do it
manually.


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> 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...