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    Default Win 7 computer needs to turn on by itself

    Just wondering what is the best way of having a computer that has Win 7 64 bit turn on by itself (leave it on standby, hibernate or whatever) at a certain time in the morning ( 2am start for timed torrent, downloading) and shutting off 9 hours later. Can this be done? If so can I have some input on this.
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    Usenet with sabnzbd works turning off and I shall check turning on.

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    In hindsight I should have posted my Facebook status as: "I've blown the head gasket on my 1997 XR3i" rather than "I've just buggered a 14 year old escort".
    The police still haven't seen the funny side, my lap top's been confiscated and the wife has gone off to her mum's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seymour Butts View Post
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    I suggested usenet as an alternative using sabnzbd as a client to download movies etc instead of torrents unfortunately it will not start the pc.


    And furthermore seymore Whilst this may not have helped at least I made an attempt to help .

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    Quote Originally Posted by marty 17 View Post
    Usenet with sabnzbd works turning off and I shall check turning on.
    We signed up with usenet but found out because to download what I want and my bandwidth restriction (100gb a month and it would cost me another $50 to go to 200 m/b) it would take me 2 years to get what I want (just say a nice round table) I have an option to get something similar but smaller but can only d/load it in non peak times as its only seeded at those times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marty 17 View Post
    I suggested usenet as an alternative using sabnzbd as a client to download movies etc instead of torrents unfortunately it will not start the pc.


    And furthermore seymore Whilst this may not have helped at least I made an attempt to help .
    But can I have the pc auto starting at a set time and the pc does not have a clue why it started but at the same time set uTorrent to auto start once the computer is up and running

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    I use this tool at work for our digital signs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marty 17 View Post
    I suggested usenet as an alternative using sabnzbd as a client to download movies etc instead of torrents unfortunately it will not start the pc.


    And furthermore seymore Whilst this may not have helped at least I made an attempt to help .
    I cannot see one post (in this thread) where it's been suggested or said that you didn't attempt to help - Kudos to you, you managed to string together 12 words, all without a link between them (but look I agree with you on this one - Make the OP's do some work them selves, after all Google is your friend - well definitely mine, and in this instance I felt a quick Google search and an accompanying link better described the 'Wake on LAN' function than a simple activate your WOL) however you now appear to be suggesting that my suggestion and the resultant question I posed didn't in any way answer the OP's question, and I find myself asking what part of 'How to Automatically Turn on a Computer at a Specified Time' do you not understand.

    Now I agree that what I posted may well not have helped the OP but surely that's his/her decision and requires no input from you.
    In hindsight I should have posted my Facebook status as: "I've blown the head gasket on my 1997 XR3i" rather than "I've just buggered a 14 year old escort".
    The police still haven't seen the funny side, my lap top's been confiscated and the wife has gone off to her mum's.

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    I thought it must have been my aftershave seymour, we must wear the same brand

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seymour Butts View Post
    I cannot see one post (in this thread) where it's been suggested or said that you didn't attempt to help - Kudos to you, you managed to string together 12 words, all without a link between them (but look I agree with you on this one - Make the OP's do some work them selves, after all Google is your friend - well definitely mine, and in this instance I felt a quick Google search and an accompanying link better described the 'Wake on LAN' function than a simple activate your WOL) however you now appear to be suggesting that my suggestion and the resultant question I posed didn't in any way answer the OP's question, and I find myself asking what part of 'How to Automatically Turn on a Computer at a Specified Time' do you not understand.

    Now I agree that what I posted may well not have helped the OP but surely that's his/her decision and requires no input from you.
    You ridiculed my suggestion of usenet as an alternative using sabnzbd as a client to download movies etc instead of torrents.

    Then had a quip about me stringing together 12 words and I agree that the length of my posts pales into insignificance compared to your short stories.

    In the mean time practice your intellectual skills on some one else.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marty 17 View Post
    You ridiculed my suggestion of usenet as an alternative using sabnzbd as a client to download movies etc instead of torrents.
    I am not quite sure what you are seeing on your screen Marty but I fail to see anywhere that seymour butts has ridiculed anything.

    The only thing he posted was this :

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    With the word "this" hyperlinked to a site showing how you can use your computer's bios to auto turn it on and off.

    How that is ridiculing you, I have absolutely no idea whatsoever.

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    Post 9
    , you managed to string together 12 words,

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    what about leaving your pc on but schedule your torrent client to only download between certain hours...

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    Quote Originally Posted by marty 17 View Post
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    , you managed to string together 12 words,
    Obviously mathematics is not a strong point either, last time I looked 9 appears after 4 in a numerical sequence
    In hindsight I should have posted my Facebook status as: "I've blown the head gasket on my 1997 XR3i" rather than "I've just buggered a 14 year old escort".
    The police still haven't seen the funny side, my lap top's been confiscated and the wife has gone off to her mum's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    I am not quite sure what you are seeing on your screen Marty but I fail to see anywhere that seymour butts has ridiculed anything.

    The only thing he posted was this :



    With the word "this" hyperlinked to a site showing how you can use your computer's bios to auto turn it on and off.

    How that is ridiculing you, I have absolutely no idea whatsoever.
    I too, cannot see what this is all about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tristen View Post
    I too, cannot see what this is all about.
    It's a marty 17 brain f*rt special.

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    Ok, that will do please.

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    Yeah, have some respect for the OP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr 672A View Post
    Just wondering what is the best way of having a computer that has Win 7 64 bit turn on by itself (leave it on standby, hibernate or whatever) at a certain time in the morning ( 2am start for timed torrent, downloading) and shutting off 9 hours later. Can this be done? If so can I have some input on this.
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    Already tried Windows Task Scheduler?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seymour Butts View Post
    the 'Wake on LAN' function than a simple activate your WOL
    OP, simply forget the WOL feature Windows 7 indeed knows of, it doesn't solve in any way your issue described in post #1

    WOL means "wake computer up remotely", i.e. wake a PC over the network from the stand by mode. Thus in your home network would have to be another PC which acts as Home Server, which is programmed to broadcast your Win7 PC at a specific time a specific byte sequence that the network card of your Win7 PC recognizes and then in turn awakes the Win7 PC from sleep.
    Last edited by jwoegerbauer; 06-07-14 at 05:09 AM.

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