Hi, I created a task scheduled to run at certain time everyday and configured it to wake from to run the program if the machine is in sleep mode, everything worked fine. Since my XP box is getting old I replaced it with a newer one and installed Windows 7 on it, I did the same thing but my task could never wake the machine up to run the program. I have read a few older posts here regarding the sleep mode but not sure if it is related. Does anyone have similar issue or have any thoughts about this?

Hi, After checking this issue, I think you should have some knowledge of how to schedule a task on Windows 7, because it is slightly different from Windows XP. Please refer to: Schedule a task And you want to configure the Task Scheduler to wake Windows 7 to run a scheduled task, follow these steps: 1. Click Start , type Task Scheduler in the Start Search box, and then click Task Scheduler in the Programs list. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue. 2. In the Actions pane of the Task Scheduler dialog box, click Create Task. 3. In the Create Task dialog box, click the Conditions tab. 4. Click to select the Wake the computer to run this task check box. 5. In the Create Task dialog box, configure the options on the other tabs as appropriate for your needs, and then click OK. Hope it helps. Regards, Alex Zhao Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

this is exactly what I did no luck at all

this is exactly what I did no luck at all How old of a machine is the one that had XP?

the XP is Dell D600 the Win7 is IBM T60

Hi, If the issue persists, I suggest you could: 1. Upgrade the BIOS. 2. Temporary disable antivirus to check the result. if it doesn’t work, check the Event log for related events. Hope it helps. Regards, Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, If the issue persists, I suggest you could: 1. Upgrade the BIOS. 2. Temporary disable antivirus to check the result. if it doesn’t work, check the Event log for related events. didn't have time/chance to test it until today BIOS is the latest didn't try the anti-virus and I don't think it is the antivirus - they both have the same AV installed I tried on multiple machines (different models and different AV software) with Win 7 and they all have the same issue nothing logged in event log I have borrowed a T60 which had the same configuration as mine, it had XP on and it WORKED I will put XP on it