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Old 09-29-09, 08:36 AM   #1
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Default Need a boot manager to boot non-default OS at particular time.

I have XP, Vista, and 7 installed in multiboot. At present I'm using EasyBCD. Vista is the default OS, and gets selected in three seconds at boot time if no changes are made.

Now if I want to automate the downloads, for which I use XP, I have to wake up in the middle of the night to turn it on. There are others who use my computer and so they'll either shut down or stand by in Vista. Is there any way so that even if the computer is asleep in Vista or has been shut down (but not unplugged from the main power), it will at a specific time boot into XP, which is not the default OS? I can then configure the scheduled tasks in it.

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don't be too complicated yaar.set ur xp as default OS.
no there's no way to make ur pc awake from shut down.
to automate ur downloads create two batch files.
REFER:http://www.indiabroadband.net/showthread.php?p=154907
then shedule them to run at particular time.
google for any free software that can awake ur computer from sleep or standby mode.
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google for any free software that can awake ur computer from sleep or standby mode.
I know how to automate the downloads for the morning. I used to do that earlier. In any case, you don't need a software to wake your computer from standby, you just need to schedule a task that will wake the computer. I had set the task to start the command prompt at 2:05, and it would get the computer out of standby and kill itself after a minute, then at about three minutes intervals, other tasks would reboot the modem, connect, start PeerGuardian and then Utorrent.

Its how to configure the whole thing at present that I don't know...
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don't be too complicated yaar.set ur xp as default OS.
no there's no way to make ur pc awake from shut down.
to automate ur downloads create two batch files.
REFER:http://www.indiabroadband.net/showthread.php?p=154907
then shedule them to run at particular time.
google for any free software that can awake ur computer from sleep or standby mode.
Actually there is a way to wake up your PC from shutdown if your hardware supports it.

There is something called RTC alarm in BIOS APM(power management section).
Set the time and keep the power cord plugged in.

For more see the link below.

http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-b...tml#post153503 (NU downloading time)
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Actually there is a way to wake up your PC from shutdown if your hardware supports it.

There is something called RTC alarm in BIOS APM(power management section).
Set the time and keep the power cord plugged in.

For more see the link below.

http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-b...tml#post153503 (NU downloading time)
yes u can if ur hardware supports it.
but i prefer to shedule.
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yes u can if ur hardware supports it.
but i prefer to shedule.
Well definitely ,
I also do the same.

But I don't think there is any software or scheduler that can be used to turn your PC on at a specific time everyday.

You can schedule the dialing, the download, the shutdown etc but only way to turn your PC on automatically is to use RTC. Other ways like keeping your PC in standby can be used but the PC consumes some power in that state also.
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Well definitely ,
I also do the same.

But I don't think there is any software or scheduler that can be used to turn your PC on at a specific time everyday.

You can schedule the dialing, the download, the shutdown etc but only way to turn your PC on automatically is to use RTC. Other ways like keeping your PC in standby can be used but the PC consumes some power in that state also.
opps....i thought that u r talking about how to awake from sleep mode.

sorry for confusion!
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Thanks a lot. I'll try to find out about the RTC alarm.
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Thanks a lot. I'll try to find out about the RTC alarm.
RTC Alarm is in Power management in advanced boot options if ur hardware supports it.
and if ur hardware doesn't support it then try auto power on and shut down...
u can awake ur pc from hibernate or sleep mode with this software....but not Shut DOWN
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