HELP! BIOS Automatic Start-Up

I've got my BIOS setup to turn on my computer at a certain time each
morning, to complete scheduled tasks such as virus scans, disk
defragmentation etc. To turn my computer off, I have to hibernate it,
as my user account is password-protected and if it turns on from
scratch then I would have to login before any tasks could be carried
out. However, when I check up on my computer in the morning, I find
that it has resumed and then frozen. Sometimes it freezes at the
Resuming Windows... prompt, but most of the time it freezes at the
desktop just after it turned on. Can somebody tell me how I can get my
computer to stop freezing when it turns on?

<> wrote in message
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> I've got my BIOS setup to turn on my computer at a certain time each
> morning, to complete scheduled tasks such as virus scans, disk
> defragmentation etc.

Err why do you need to run defrag EVERY day?

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On Mar 29, 9:50*am, "Gordon" <gordonbpar...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <ross.clarke.vio...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> news:8b817475-15a5-4ed2-8bd1-...
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> > I've got my BIOS setup to turn on my computer at a certain time each
> > morning, to complete scheduled tasks such as virus scans, disk
> > defragmentation etc.
>
> Err why do you need to run defrag EVERY day?
>
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I didn't say that I ran a disk defragmentation every day, I just said
that that was one of the tasks that would run in the morning, not
necessarily every day. The OS is Vista Home Premium SP1, if that helps.

Hi,

Check the event viewer to see what is the last thing being done during the
startup, as that is your most likely culprit.

Also, be aware that not all machines take to the hibernate function
successfully. Some software bits, especially drivers, don't respond properly
on awakening and in these cases you either need to find updated drivers that
do support this mode or, alternately, not use this function. Hardware
manufacturers often release drivers that support basic functionality and do
not necessarily support all of an operating system's features.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

<> wrote in message
news:8b817475-15a5-4ed2-8bd1-...
> I've got my BIOS setup to turn on my computer at a certain time each
> morning, to complete scheduled tasks such as virus scans, disk
> defragmentation etc. To turn my computer off, I have to hibernate it,
> as my user account is password-protected and if it turns on from
> scratch then I would have to login before any tasks could be carried
> out. However, when I check up on my computer in the morning, I find
> that it has resumed and then frozen. Sometimes it freezes at the
> Resuming Windows... prompt, but most of the time it freezes at the
> desktop just after it turned on. Can somebody tell me how I can get my
> computer to stop freezing when it turns on?

On Mar 29, 1:55*pm, "Rick Rogers" <r...@mvps.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Check the event viewer to see what is the last thing being done during the
> startup, as that is your most likely culprit.
>
> Also, be aware that not all machines take to the hibernate function
> successfully. Some software bits, especially drivers, don't respond properly
> on awakening and in these cases you either need to find updated drivers that
> do support this mode or, alternately, not use this function. Hardware
> manufacturers often release drivers that support basic functionality and do
> not necessarily support all of an operating system's features.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVPhttp://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help -www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughtshttp://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> <ross.clarke.vio...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8b817475-15a5-4ed2-8bd1-...
>
>
>
> > I've got my BIOS setup to turn on my computer at a certain time each
> > morning, to complete scheduled tasks such as virus scans, disk
> > defragmentation etc. To turn my computer off, I have to hibernate it,
> > as my user account is password-protected and if it turns on from
> > scratch then I would have to login before any tasks could be carried
> > out. However, when I check up on my computer in the morning, I find
> > that it has resumed and then frozen. Sometimes it freezes at the
> > Resuming Windows... prompt, but most of the time it freezes at the
> > desktop just after it turned on. Can somebody tell me how I can get my
> > computer to stop freezing when it turns on?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

According to the Event Viewer, the last thing on each day is caused by
gusvc, and appears twice, showing this message:

"The description for Event ID 0 from source gusvc cannot be found.
Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your
local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or
repair the component on the local computer."

Does this constitute any problem, or is it more likely to be a driver,
maybe the graphics one from nVidia?

Hi,

Gusvc is the google update service. Try removing or disabling it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

<> wrote in message
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On Mar 29, 1:55 pm, "Rick Rogers" <r...@mvps.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Check the event viewer to see what is the last thing being done during the
> startup, as that is your most likely culprit.
>
> Also, be aware that not all machines take to the hibernate function
> successfully. Some software bits, especially drivers, don't respond
> properly
> on awakening and in these cases you either need to find updated drivers
> that
> do support this mode or, alternately, not use this function. Hardware
> manufacturers often release drivers that support basic functionality and
> do
> not necessarily support all of an operating system's features.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft
> MVPhttp://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help -www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughtshttp://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> <ross.clarke.vio...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8b817475-15a5-4ed2-8bd1-...
>
>
>
> > I've got my BIOS setup to turn on my computer at a certain time each
> > morning, to complete scheduled tasks such as virus scans, disk
> > defragmentation etc. To turn my computer off, I have to hibernate it,
> > as my user account is password-protected and if it turns on from
> > scratch then I would have to login before any tasks could be carried
> > out. However, when I check up on my computer in the morning, I find
> > that it has resumed and then frozen. Sometimes it freezes at the
> > Resuming Windows... prompt, but most of the time it freezes at the
> > desktop just after it turned on. Can somebody tell me how I can get my
> > computer to stop freezing when it turns on?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

According to the Event Viewer, the last thing on each day is caused by
gusvc, and appears twice, showing this message:

"The description for Event ID 0 from source gusvc cannot be found.
Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your
local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or
repair the component on the local computer."

Does this constitute any problem, or is it more likely to be a driver,
maybe the graphics one from nVidia?

On Mar 29, 5:18*pm, "Rick Rogers" <r...@mvps.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Gusvc is the google update service. Try removing or disabling it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVPhttp://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help -www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughtshttp://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> <ross.clarke.vio...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:5bcd38a3-adde-4441-a615-...
> On Mar 29, 1:55 pm, "Rick Rogers" <r...@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > Check the event viewer to see what is the last thing being done during the
> > startup, as that is your most likely culprit.
>
> > Also, be aware that not all machines take to the hibernate function
> > successfully. Some software bits, especially drivers, don't respond
> > properly
> > on awakening and in these cases you either need to find updated drivers
> > that
> > do support this mode or, alternately, not use this function. Hardware
> > manufacturers often release drivers that support basic functionality and
> > do
> > not necessarily support all of an operating system's features.
>
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
>
> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft
> > MVPhttp://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Windows help -www.rickrogers.org
> > My thoughtshttp://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> > <ross.clarke.vio...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:8b817475-15a5-4ed2-8bd1-....
>
> > > I've got my BIOS setup to turn on my computer at a certain time each
> > > morning, to complete scheduled tasks such as virus scans, disk
> > > defragmentation etc. To turn my computer off, I have to hibernate it,
> > > as my user account is password-protected and if it turns on from
> > > scratch then I would have to login before any tasks could be carried
> > > out. However, when I check up on my computer in the morning, I find
> > > that it has resumed and then frozen. Sometimes it freezes at the
> > > Resuming Windows... prompt, but most of the time it freezes at the
> > > desktop just after it turned on. Can somebody tell me how I can get my
> > > computer to stop freezing when it turns on?- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> According to the Event Viewer, the last thing on each day is caused by
> gusvc, and appears twice, showing this message:
>
> "The description for Event ID 0 from source gusvc cannot be found.
> Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your
> local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or
> repair the component on the local computer."
>
> Does this constitute any problem, or is it more likely to be a driver,
> maybe the graphics one from nVidia?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I've just disabled that service, so I'll see if it works tonight...