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We have prepared a FAQ on how to tune
your computer's ACPI standby functions to get the most of WakeMeUp! This
article has a lot of high-quality BIOS shots and is strongly recommended
for taking a look at it for all users except experts. All operations
there are described in details, so everyone will be able to follow the
instructions.
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Q: WakeMeUp!
can't resume my computer from StandBy mode. What's wrong? |
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A: WakeMeUp! is unable to resume a PC
from StandBy mode if it has RTC Alarm feature enabled in system BIOS.
Please turn it OFF if you want WakeMeUp! to be able to resume your computer
from S1/S3 sleep mode.
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Q: How can I save my alarms and import them to another machine? I can not seem to find the file on the machine where the alarm data is stored. |
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A: WakeMeUp! uses Windows system registry to store its settings and
alarms.
You'll need to do the following to transfer the alarms from one
machine to another:
- Click Start | Run, type "regedit" (without quotes)
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WakeMeUp! key, right-click the "WakeMeUp!" key and select Export in context menu that will appear. Save it to HKLM.reg file
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WakeMeUp! key, right-click the "WakeMeUp!" key and select Export in context menu that will appear. Save it to HKCU.reg file
- Transfer these files to the target machine, double-click each of them and confirm registry data merge.
- Install WakeMeUp! on the target machine
The alarm and settings export/import feature will be introduced in
WakeMeUp! 2.0 |
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Q: Are there any shortcut keys for "Snooze..." buttons? |
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A: Yes, they are «5» and «1» for the first and the second buttons respectively.
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Q: I
can't install WakeMeUp! on my PC with Windows 98. Why so? |
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A: WakeMeUp! uses its own NT system
service, and, moreover, it relies on a number of functions that are provided
only by Windows 2000/XP/2003.
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Q: Will
WakeMeUp! fire an alarm if my PC was rebooted and there are no users
logged on (for example, after power failure)? |
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A: Your alarm will occur, but don't
forget to set "State after power failure" in your system BIOS
to "ON".
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Q: Sometimes my PC is unable
to resume from StandBy. What can I do to fix it? |
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A: In most cases this is caused by low-quality drivers or hardware
confilcts. Try downloading the latest drivers. If this doesn't help,
try to change the PCI slots your PCI cards occupy (sound card, TV Tuner,
network adapter...)
Suspicious hardware:
TV Tuner (bt848-based in particular) . Try installing Ivan
Uskov's drivers
"NoName" devices
USB devices (mobile phone modem, scanner etc.)
PLEASE NOTE: Nowadays there are many programs that install their own
filter drivers and in most cases their authors forget to think about
stability issues and proper Power Management support in particular.
The examples of such software are traffic filters, firewalls, disk
emulators etc. So, it's a good idea to try uninstalling a suspicious
program.
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Q: My
PC is not very old, but I can't make it enter StandBy mode. The yellow "StandBy" button
in Windows XP is grey. Does it mean that my PC is not ACPI-compliant? |
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A: Windows XP sometimes can't understand
if your PC supports ACPI (and S1/S3 sleep modes in particular) if you
install it with sleep mode set to S3. It is recommended that you change
the sleep mode to S1 before installing WinXP and set it back to S3 when
the installation completes. If you don't know how to do this, please
read this FAQ. This bug
should be fixed in current Windows XP builds. |
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Q: My
evaluation period is over and I'm planning to buy WakeMeUp! There is
a feature I want WakeMeUp! to have, so I wonder if I should pay again
for the version it will appear in? |
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A: The license key you will get from
us is valid for all versions of WakeMeUp! that will ever be released.
By the way, don't hesitate to send your feature requests to support@highspheres.com! |
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(This q/a is written by Juerg Reimann)
Q: I use WakeMeUp! to run Windows Media Player with command line arguments
to listen to my playlist or a radio station. I have 2 sound cards (sound
card an USB headset). For some reason the sound comes out of my USB Headset
instead of my usual sound card! |
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A: New: now it's possible to adjust the sound settings
for Local System user profile directly from WakeMeUp! by clicking a corresponding
link at the bottom of the "Preferences" window. |
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WakeMeUp! (version 1.4) Preferences Window |
However, the following information can be useful for
you.
The default audio device is user-dependant under Windows. There is a a
software called "supershell" to change the default device. It's
freeware and available at:
http://p-nand-q.com/download/supershell.htm
It's basicly just a command prompt that runs under the context of SYSTEM/AUTHORITY.
Working within the supershell it is possible to run mmsys.cpl (in the system32
dir) and set the preferred sound card as the default device. And voilà,
WakeMeUp will play your favourite radio station in
the morning...
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If you are planning to buy WakeMeUp!, ShareIt!'s FAQ dedicated to the
purchase process can be interesting for you. ShareIt! is the company
that guarantees the success of the whole registration process.
Go
to Share*It! FAQ |
