Gideon Kiers

For an exhibition i need to schedule the startup and shutdown of a 

windows XP machine. Can anyone recommend a solid XP app to do such a 

For the record, in OS X we use PowerManager 3, works excellent and 

has exactly the necessary options (sleep/wake/shutdown/startup/ 

For an exhibition i need to schedule the startup and shutdown of a  
windows XP machine. Can anyone recommend a solid XP app to do such a  
thing ?
For the record, in OS X we use PowerManager 3, works excellent and  
has exactly the necessary options (sleep/wake/shutdown/startup/ 
suspend, and calendar specific timing)

windowsxp-powermanager

I'm not too sure how an app is going to help schedule you a startup. For shutdown you can try autohotkey, a macro program.

I'm not too sure how an app is going to help schedule you a startup.  For shutdown you can try autohotkey, a macro program.


Ehm yes, i meant a software application, other than maxmsp ..

> I'm not too sure how an app is going to help schedule you a 

> startup. For shutdown you can try autohotkey, a macro program.

> I'm not too sure how an app is going to help schedule you a  
> startup.  For shutdown you can try autohotkey, a macro program.


You should check if your BIOS have a "wake on LAN" feature.

Otherwise, it appears to be very difficult to schedule the windows startup.

You can also try to hibernate your system at the end of the day instead of

shutting it down and schedule a task in the morning with the option "Wake

the computer to run the task" but I know that sometimes, it can lead to IP

(or various hardware) conflicts or errors.

Looks like these solutions are everything but "solid" ...

You should check if your BIOS have a "wake on LAN" feature.
Otherwise, it appears to be very difficult to schedule the windows startup.
You can also try to hibernate your system at the end of the day instead of
shutting it down and schedule a task in the morning with the option "Wake
the computer to run the task" but I know that sometimes, it can lead to IP
(or various hardware) conflicts or errors.
Looks like these solutions are everything but "solid" ...

Looks like Macs have a build-in timer for scheduling startup.

On a PC, you could set the 'boot on power' option, in combination with a 230V/110V timer.

There are loads of programs to shutdown in time.

macs have built in startup? ...... bizarre!

Quote: jamez wrote on Fri, 20 April 2007 21:56

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> macs have built in startup? ...... bizarre!

This thread just made me realize that Windows *doesn't* have energy management with reliable scheduled startup (how long has ATX been around? ten years?) No, you don't need it every day, but it's bloody useful when you do need it. Sheez, even my iPod has it.

Quote: jamez wrote on Fri, 20 April 2007 21:56
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> macs have built in startup? ...... bizarre!
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