I have a number of scheduled tasks

1) To download virus definitions
2) Windows Updates
3) Symantec backup ..

If my computer is in a deep sleep (not sure about a light sleep) then it
will not wake up and run.

How can I auto wake from a deep sleep to run the tasks ?

Michael Tissington [Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:10:26 +0100] wrote:
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>I have a number of scheduled tasks
>
>1) To download virus definitions
>2) Windows Updates
>3) Symantec backup ..
>
>If my computer is in a deep sleep (not sure about a light sleep) then it
>will not wake up and run.
>
>How can I auto wake from a deep sleep to run the tasks ?[/color]

Did you enable the task option that wakes the computer to execute the
task?

Marco

Buried in the Windows Task Scheduler is a properties box to WAKE the
computer. If your tasks cannot do that on their own, you can start them off
(or just a dummy task) by waking with the Scheduler. I believe this works
down to S3 sleep states but will check my info and get back if that was
wrong.

"Marco Desloovere" <marco_desloovere******.com> wrote in message
news:ufupa3daldcdihfs0a9h82e0ia5gc71ieu@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Michael Tissington [Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:10:26 +0100] wrote:
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>>I have a number of scheduled tasks
>>
>>1) To download virus definitions
>>2) Windows Updates
>>3) Symantec backup ..
>>
>>If my computer is in a deep sleep (not sure about a light sleep) then it
>>will not wake up and run.
>>
>>How can I auto wake from a deep sleep to run the tasks ?[/color]
>
> Did you enable the task option that wakes the computer to execute the
> task?
>
> Marco[/color]

AEG and Symantec Backup do not use the task scheduler :(

How do I create a dummy task, all the options seem to want to run a
program...