Scanning While Sleeping?

I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware Doctor, MBAM,
SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed on a
Windows 7 laptop.

Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or any
other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either sleeping or is in
hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that it's been
several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the scanner scheduler is
set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each night and I'm not
sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan from running.

Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.

I don't know what your laptop does but in Task Scheduler you can set the
computer to wake up to preform tasks.

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"Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
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> I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware Doctor,
> MBAM,
> SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed on a
> Windows 7 laptop.
>
> Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or any
> other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either sleeping or is
> in hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that it's been
> several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the scanner scheduler is
> set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each night and I'm not
> sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan from running.
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.
>
>

.. and Pyotr, thanks for your insights on this.

Based on both your comments I assume my Spyware Doctor scanner should run ok
if we leave the laptop cover open and let it go into `screensaver' mode.
That is, don't let it hibernate or sleep. I suppose another option would be
to have the scanner run upon startup.

Thanks for your help.....Paul C.

<.> wrote in message news:...
> I don't know what your laptop does but in Task Scheduler you can set the
> computer to wake up to preform tasks.
>
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> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware Doctor,
>> MBAM,
>> SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed on a
>> Windows 7 laptop.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or any
>> other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either sleeping or is
>> in hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that it's been
>> several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the scanner scheduler is
>> set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each night and I'm not
>> sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan from running.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.
>>
>>
>

On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:13:45 -0400, Paul Calcagno wrote:

> . and Pyotr, thanks for your insights on this.
>
> Based on both your comments I assume my Spyware Doctor scanner should
> run ok if we leave the laptop cover open and let it go into
> `screensaver' mode. That is, don't let it hibernate or sleep. I suppose
> another option would be to have the scanner run upon startup.
>
> Thanks for your help.....Paul C.

Another option, of course, install Linux and forget it.


>
> <.> wrote in message news:...
>> I don't know what your laptop does but in Task Scheduler you can set
>> the computer to wake up to preform tasks.
>>
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>> .
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>> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware Doctor,
>>> MBAM,
>>> SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed on
>>> a Windows 7 laptop.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or
>>> any other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either sleeping
>>> or is in hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that
>>> it's been several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the scanner
>>> scheduler is set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each
>>> night and I'm not sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan
>>> from running.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.
>>>
>>>
>>>

In my experience the computer will wake up if hibernating or sleeping.

However if waking from hibernating I find it often, but not always, goes to
sleep before running the command. Then it will run the command as soon as I
wake up the computer by using it.

As I use Task Scheduler to play loud music to wake me up I have to only
choose Sleep.

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"Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>. and Pyotr, thanks for your insights on this.
>
> Based on both your comments I assume my Spyware Doctor scanner should run
> ok if we leave the laptop cover open and let it go into `screensaver'
> mode. That is, don't let it hibernate or sleep. I suppose another option
> would be to have the scanner run upon startup.
>
> Thanks for your help.....Paul C.
>
> <.> wrote in message news:...
>> I don't know what your laptop does but in Task Scheduler you can set the
>> computer to wake up to preform tasks.
>>
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>> .
>> --
>> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware Doctor,
>>> MBAM,
>>> SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed on a
>>> Windows 7 laptop.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or any
>>> other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either sleeping or is
>>> in hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that it's been
>>> several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the scanner scheduler
>>> is set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each night and I'm
>>> not sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan from running.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.
>>>
>>>
>>

Last night I confirmed that if I leave the cover open on the laptop that the
Spyware Doctor scanner WILL run. The history file now says that the
overnight scanner ran for the first time since May 17th, so apparently
closing the cover means the scheduled scan will not run. Perhaps I can get
it to run if I use Task Scheduler and can't get it to wake the computer up.
However, in that scenario, I'm not sure if Task Scheduler will work since
the wake up process (from a closed cover situation) requires a password to
re-engage the computer.

I'll try to see if I can get Task Scheduler to solve this
problem.............Paul C.

<.> wrote in message news:...
> In my experience the computer will wake up if hibernating or sleeping.
>
> However if waking from hibernating I find it often, but not always, goes
> to sleep before running the command. Then it will run the command as soon
> as I wake up the computer by using it.
>
> As I use Task Scheduler to play loud music to wake me up I have to only
> choose Sleep.
>
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> .
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> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>. and Pyotr, thanks for your insights on this.
>>
>> Based on both your comments I assume my Spyware Doctor scanner should run
>> ok if we leave the laptop cover open and let it go into `screensaver'
>> mode. That is, don't let it hibernate or sleep. I suppose another option
>> would be to have the scanner run upon startup.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.....Paul C.
>>
>> <.> wrote in message news:...
>>> I don't know what your laptop does but in Task Scheduler you can set the
>>> computer to wake up to preform tasks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> .
>>> --
>>> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware Doctor,
>>>> MBAM,
>>>> SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed on
>>>> a Windows 7 laptop.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or
>>>> any other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either sleeping
>>>> or is in hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that
>>>> it's been several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the scanner
>>>> scheduler is set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each
>>>> night and I'm not sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan
>>>> from running.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:38:28 -0400, Paul Calcagno wrote:

> Last night I confirmed that if I leave the cover open on the laptop that the
> Spyware Doctor scanner WILL run. The history file now says that the
> overnight scanner ran for the first time since May 17th, so apparently
> closing the cover means the scheduled scan will not run. Perhaps I can get
> it to run if I use Task Scheduler and can't get it to wake the computer up.
> However, in that scenario, I'm not sure if Task Scheduler will work since
> the wake up process (from a closed cover situation) requires a password to
> re-engage the computer.

You can usually change the behavior of a laptop on close cover.

Sleep should allow a task to run if you schedule it to do so; I doubt that
hibernate will, since hibernate turns the computer all the way off.

> I'll try to see if I can get Task Scheduler to solve this
> problem.............Paul C.
>
> <.> wrote in message news:...
>> In my experience the computer will wake up if hibernating or sleeping.
>>
>> However if waking from hibernating I find it often, but not always, goes
>> to sleep before running the command. Then it will run the command as soon
>> as I wake up the computer by using it.
>>
>> As I use Task Scheduler to play loud music to wake me up I have to only
>> choose Sleep.
>>
>> --
>> .
>> --
>> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>. and Pyotr, thanks for your insights on this.
>>>
>>> Based on both your comments I assume my Spyware Doctor scanner should run
>>> ok if we leave the laptop cover open and let it go into `screensaver'
>>> mode. That is, don't let it hibernate or sleep. I suppose another option
>>> would be to have the scanner run upon startup.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.....Paul C.
>>>
>>> <.> wrote in message news:...
>>>> I don't know what your laptop does but in Task Scheduler you can set the
>>>> computer to wake up to preform tasks.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> .
>>>> --
>>>> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware Doctor,
>>>>> MBAM,
>>>>> SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed on
>>>>> a Windows 7 laptop.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or
>>>>> any other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either sleeping
>>>>> or is in hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that
>>>>> it's been several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the scanner
>>>>> scheduler is set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each
>>>>> night and I'm not sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan
>>>>> from running.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>


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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

The BIOS wakes the computer from hibernate.

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"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:38:28 -0400, Paul Calcagno wrote:
>
>> Last night I confirmed that if I leave the cover open on the laptop that
>> the
>> Spyware Doctor scanner WILL run. The history file now says that the
>> overnight scanner ran for the first time since May 17th, so apparently
>> closing the cover means the scheduled scan will not run. Perhaps I can
>> get
>> it to run if I use Task Scheduler and can't get it to wake the computer
>> up.
>> However, in that scenario, I'm not sure if Task Scheduler will work since
>> the wake up process (from a closed cover situation) requires a password
>> to
>> re-engage the computer.
>
> You can usually change the behavior of a laptop on close cover.
>
> Sleep should allow a task to run if you schedule it to do so; I doubt that
> hibernate will, since hibernate turns the computer all the way off.
>
>> I'll try to see if I can get Task Scheduler to solve this
>> problem.............Paul C.
>>
>> <.> wrote in message news:...
>>> In my experience the computer will wake up if hibernating or sleeping.
>>>
>>> However if waking from hibernating I find it often, but not always, goes
>>> to sleep before running the command. Then it will run the command as
>>> soon
>>> as I wake up the computer by using it.
>>>
>>> As I use Task Scheduler to play loud music to wake me up I have to only
>>> choose Sleep.
>>>
>>> --
>>> .
>>> --
>>> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>>. and Pyotr, thanks for your insights on this.
>>>>
>>>> Based on both your comments I assume my Spyware Doctor scanner should
>>>> run
>>>> ok if we leave the laptop cover open and let it go into `screensaver'
>>>> mode. That is, don't let it hibernate or sleep. I suppose another
>>>> option
>>>> would be to have the scanner run upon startup.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help.....Paul C.
>>>>
>>>> <.> wrote in message news:...
>>>>> I don't know what your laptop does but in Task Scheduler you can set
>>>>> the
>>>>> computer to wake up to preform tasks.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> .
>>>>> --
>>>>> "Paul Calcagno" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>> I'm running Vista Home Premium SPA, 2 GB RAM, Firefox, Spyware
>>>>>> Doctor,
>>>>>> MBAM,
>>>>>> SAS and CCleaner, Office 2007. I also have Spyware doctor installed
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> a Windows 7 laptop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anyone tell me (or redirect me) if my Spyware Doctor scanner (or
>>>>>> any other scheduled scanner) runs when the computer is either
>>>>>> sleeping
>>>>>> or is in hibernate mode? My Spyware Doctor history file suggest that
>>>>>> it's been several weeks since the last scheduled scan, yet the
>>>>>> scanner
>>>>>> scheduler is set to run every night. We close the laptop cover each
>>>>>> night and I'm not sure if closing the cover stops the scheduled scan
>>>>>> from running.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance..............Paul C.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>
>
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> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:23:11 +1000, . wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
> news:zaohifhikj5p$....

<SNIP (& rearranged for clarity)>

>> You can usually change the behavior of a laptop on close cover.

>> Sleep should allow a task to run if you schedule it to do so; I doubt that
>> hibernate will, since hibernate turns the computer all the way off.

> The BIOS wakes the computer from hibernate.

OK, I set up an experiment and verified that you're correct and I'm not :-)

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