Press the power button.


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"Bergmoser" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:03e83299dd0e6db833b7776935545493@nntp-gateway.com...[color=blue]
>
> Is there a way to assign a key or key combination to turn on the
> computer?
>
> OS is Vista,Home-basic
>
>
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> Bergmoser[/color]

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> Hi Brink,yes I have no trouble putting the computer in sleep or
> hibernate. When in sleep I can wake it up by pressing any key. When in
> hibernate pressing any key or moving the mouse will not power up the
> tower. The only way to power up is to manually press the power button on
> the tower,which is what I am trying to avoid as it is far from my work
> station. Would sure be nice to be able to control the power from the
> keyboard,however it doesn't appear that can be done.
>
>[/color]

Hi Bergmoser. I once had a computer that I had to keep under my desk.
The power button was VERY hard to reach since I have arthritis. I went
out and bought one of those extension cords that has a double-plug at
one end and a switch at the other. Then I set the computer to "Restart
on power fail" (usually in CMOS) and set the power switch to full 'ON'.
I could shut the computer down and then flip the switch to kill power.
Once I needed it again, I just flipped the switch and the computer
powered back up.

Questor

There are powerstrips that can be controlled wirelessly
see:

[url]http://ucables.com/search/wireless,remote,control,outlet,power,strip[/url]

Pokeyman - googlemaster
"Bergmoser" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:e433b8fcf48bfc9c112b7a50817ceef1@nntp-gateway.com...[color=blue]
>
> Hi Brink,yes I have no trouble putting the computer in sleep or
> hibernate. When in sleep I can wake it up by pressing any key. When in
> hibernate pressing any key or moving the mouse will not power up the
> tower. The only way to power up is to manually press the power button on
> the tower,which is what I am trying to avoid as it is far from my work
> station. Would sure be nice to be able to control the power from the
> keyboard,however it doesn't appear that can be done.
>
>
> --
> Bergmoser[/color]