(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:04 am
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windows>vista>security (more info?)
Try using Sleep instead of Hibernate. This keeps the RAM and processor
going in a low power state but shuts down pretty much everything else,
including the hard drives, fans and all lights on the machine so that it
looks like it's off. It does everything that Hibernate does (dumps the
contents of memory to the hard drive) so it's safe in case there's a power
cut, but it resumes A LOT faster, and is able to wake up to perform
scheduled tasks.
I've got a bit of a problem with Defender at the moment, so it's still not
running a scan, but I do know Windows Update is running every morning at 3AM
without problems.
"janis75" <janis75.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51C842FC-F865-4726-989F-0EEE650EABD0@microsoft.com...
> okay obviously *I* came across as a complete moron so *I* guess *I* didn't
> state the isue the right way.
>
> I understand that normally a computer would have to be on in order for it
> to
> do certain things however, I am new to Vista so I didn't know if it could
> do
> anyting special like that.
>
> just a question is all.......as I said I was just looking for direction
> because Vista is new to me.
>
>
> "t-4-2" wrote:
>
>>
>> janis75;707654 Wrote:
>> > this may seem like a weird question / situation whatever but I have
>> > both
>> > my
>> > windows defender and my anti-virus program set to automatically scan my
>> > computer at 2 am on a daily basis. I usually put my computer into
>> > hibernation
>> > when I am done working on it and for some reason it doesn't seem like
>> > either
>> > one of these programs is doing what it should be doing. If I actually
>> > do a
>> > complete shutdown on my computer then after I restart it it tells me
>> > that my
>> > computer hasn't been scanned in x amount of days. I thought I had
>> > everything
>> > set up correctly but I guess I may be missing something. Does anybody
>> > have
>> > any suggestions? I have never had an issue like this. Every other
>> > computer I
>> > have had things worked and scanned just fine like they were set up to
>> > do.
>> > Please help
>> Hello janis,
>> Maybe * I * am the one missing something. I always thought the
>> computer had to be ON before scanning could be executed. Am I wrong ?
>>
>>
>> --
>> t-4-2
>>
(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:40 pm
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks for the insight I really appreciate it. I will try using the sleep
mode from now on.
"Rojo Habe" wrote:
> Try using Sleep instead of Hibernate. This keeps the RAM and processor
> going in a low power state but shuts down pretty much everything else,
> including the hard drives, fans and all lights on the machine so that it
> looks like it's off. It does everything that Hibernate does (dumps the
> contents of memory to the hard drive) so it's safe in case there's a power
> cut, but it resumes A LOT faster, and is able to wake up to perform
> scheduled tasks.
>
> I've got a bit of a problem with Defender at the moment, so it's still not
> running a scan, but I do know Windows Update is running every morning at 3AM
> without problems.
>
>
> "janis75" <janis75.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51C842FC-F865-4726-989F-0EEE650EABD0@microsoft.com...
> > okay obviously *I* came across as a complete moron so *I* guess *I* didn't
> > state the isue the right way.
> >
> > I understand that normally a computer would have to be on in order for it
> > to
> > do certain things however, I am new to Vista so I didn't know if it could
> > do
> > anyting special like that.
> >
> > just a question is all.......as I said I was just looking for direction
> > because Vista is new to me.
> >
> >
> > "t-4-2" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> janis75;707654 Wrote:
> >> > this may seem like a weird question / situation whatever but I have
> >> > both
> >> > my
> >> > windows defender and my anti-virus program set to automatically scan my
> >> > computer at 2 am on a daily basis. I usually put my computer into
> >> > hibernation
> >> > when I am done working on it and for some reason it doesn't seem like
> >> > either
> >> > one of these programs is doing what it should be doing. If I actually
> >> > do a
> >> > complete shutdown on my computer then after I restart it it tells me
> >> > that my
> >> > computer hasn't been scanned in x amount of days. I thought I had
> >> > everything
> >> > set up correctly but I guess I may be missing something. Does anybody
> >> > have
> >> > any suggestions? I have never had an issue like this. Every other
> >> > computer I
> >> > have had things worked and scanned just fine like they were set up to
> >> > do.
> >> > Please help
> >> Hello janis,
> >> Maybe * I * am the one missing something. I always thought the
> >> computer had to be ON before scanning could be executed. Am I wrong ?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> t-4-2
> >>
>
>
(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 3:39 pm
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
janis75;708544 Wrote:
> okay obviously *I* came across as a complete moron so *I* guess *I*
> didn't
> state the isue the right way.
>
> I understand that normally a computer would have to be on in order for
> it to
> do certain things however, I am new to Vista so I didn't know if it
> could do
> anyting special like that.
>
> just a question is all.......as I said I was just looking for direction
> because Vista is new to me.
>
>
> "t-4-2" wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > janis75;707654 Wrote:
> > > Hello janis,
> > > Maybe * I * am the one missing something. I always thought the
> > > computer had to be ON before scanning could be executed. Am I wrong ?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > t-4-2
> > > > >
Hello janis,
Please, don't take it as being offending. I DID NOT mean it that way.I
truly was confused about the issue. I always thought I had to leave the
computer on if I want to do scanning in the wee hour of the night.
That's all. If I had hurt your feeling, I apologize, sincerely.
(Msg. 12) Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:07 pm
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hello t-4-2
I apologize then as well. I guess I shouldn't have been so quick to jump the
gun and assume that you were trying to be offending in any way.
I have been told to put the computer in sleep mode to make sure that the
scanning will take place. However I am afraid that it will overheat itself. I
may just try to do my scanning when I fire up my computer at least that way I
won't have to worry about all this stuff. Thanks for the help though and
again I am sorry for the mis-communication earlier.
"t-4-2" wrote:
>
> janis75;708544 Wrote:
> > okay obviously *I* came across as a complete moron so *I* guess *I*
> > didn't
> > state the isue the right way.
> >
> > I understand that normally a computer would have to be on in order for
> > it to
> > do certain things however, I am new to Vista so I didn't know if it
> > could do
> > anyting special like that.
> >
> > just a question is all.......as I said I was just looking for direction
> > because Vista is new to me.
> >
> >
> > "t-4-2" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > janis75;707654 Wrote:
> > > > Hello janis,
> > > > Maybe * I * am the one missing something. I always thought the
> > > > computer had to be ON before scanning could be executed. Am I wrong ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > t-4-2
> > > > > >
> Hello janis,
> Please, don't take it as being offending. I DID NOT mean it that way.I
> truly was confused about the issue. I always thought I had to leave the
> computer on if I want to do scanning in the wee hour of the night.
> That's all. If I had hurt your feeling, I apologize, sincerely.
>
>
> --
> t-4-2
>
(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:14 pm
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"t-4-2" <guest.DeleteThis@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:c81df611494ced63e9097c6b51f18bb2@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> janis75;707654 Wrote:
>> this may seem like a weird question / situation whatever but I have both
>> my
>> windows defender and my anti-virus program set to automatically scan my
>> computer at 2 am on a daily basis. I usually put my computer into
>> hibernation
>> when I am done working on it and for some reason it doesn't seem like
>> either
>> one of these programs is doing what it should be doing. If I actually
>> do a
>> complete shutdown on my computer then after I restart it it tells me
>> that my
>> computer hasn't been scanned in x amount of days. I thought I had
>> everything
>> set up correctly but I guess I may be missing something. Does anybody
>> have
>> any suggestions? I have never had an issue like this. Every other
>> computer I
>> have had things worked and scanned just fine like they were set up to
>> do.
>> Please help
> Hello janis,
> Maybe * I * am the one missing something. I always thought the
> computer had to be ON before scanning could be executed. Am I wrong ?
>
>
> --
> t-4-2
(Msg. 14) Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:30 pm
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
janis75;709462 Wrote:
> Hello t-4-2 > > I apologize then as well. I guess I shouldn't have been so quick to > jump the > gun and assume that you were trying to be offending in any way. > > I have been told to put the computer in sleep mode to make sure that > the > scanning will take place. However I am afraid that it will overheat > itself. I > may just try to do my scanning when I fire up my computer at least that > way I > won't have to worry about all this stuff. Thanks for the help though > and > again I am sorry for the mis-communication earlier. > > "t-4-2" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > janis75;708544 Wrote: > > > Hello janis, > > > Please, don't take it as being offending. I DID NOT mean it that > > way.I > > > truly was confused about the issue. I always thought I had to leave > > the > > > computer on if I want to do scanning in the wee hour of the night. > > > That's all. If I had hurt your feeling, I apologize, sincerely. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > t-4-2 > > > > >
Hello janis,
I'm GLAD that we have cleared the cloud of misunderstanding.
Back to the question you asked in your original post. You Have to leave
the computer on if you want it to do scanning . Sleep mode won't do.
Please see the screenshot of the question I asked and the answer from
Brink, one of our moderators. Screenshot link below : -
'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting'
(http://imagegrotto.com/view-scan11067.JPG)
(Msg. 15) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:25 am
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hello again t-4-2,
I appreciate the insight again. As I said I may just make it a point to go
ahead and run my own scans everyday for these things. At least then I know it
will get done without any hesitation. In a worse case scenerio I wait a week
to do a scan, I definately wouldn't wait that long but just figuring worse
case scenerio.
Are you running Vista? What are some quirks that I may experience? I have
always used XP so I am not sure what to expect with Vista. So far I guess it
has been decent but I don't really do anything all that involved on my
computer anyway.......just schoolwork.
Any pointers or warnings or whatever you can offer would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Janis
"t-4-2" wrote:
>
> janis75;709462 Wrote:
> > Hello t-4-2
> >
> > I apologize then as well. I guess I shouldn't have been so quick to
> > jump the
> > gun and assume that you were trying to be offending in any way.
> >
> > I have been told to put the computer in sleep mode to make sure that
> > the
> > scanning will take place. However I am afraid that it will overheat
> > itself. I
> > may just try to do my scanning when I fire up my computer at least that
> > way I
> > won't have to worry about all this stuff. Thanks for the help though
> > and
> > again I am sorry for the mis-communication earlier.
> >
> > "t-4-2" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > janis75;708544 Wrote:
> > > > Hello janis,
> > > > Please, don't take it as being offending. I DID NOT mean it that
> > > way.I
> > > > truly was confused about the issue. I always thought I had to leave
> > > the
> > > > computer on if I want to do scanning in the wee hour of the night.
> > > > That's all. If I had hurt your feeling, I apologize, sincerely.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > t-4-2
> > > > > >
> Hello janis,
> I'm GLAD that we have cleared the cloud of misunderstanding.
> Back to the question you asked in your original post. You Have to leave
> the computer on if you want it to do scanning . Sleep mode won't do.
> Please see the screenshot of the question I asked and the answer from
> Brink, one of our moderators. Screenshot link below : -
>
> 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting'
> (http://imagegrotto.com/view-scan11067.JPG)
>
>
> --
> t-4-2
>
(Msg. 16) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:07 pm
Post subject: Re: automatic scan [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
This may depend on exactly what is meant by "on"
or "off". Electronic gadgets are seldom really off.
Check Vista's help FAQ entry for "When should I
shut down my computer?"
In help, use search term "turn off" and the first thing
should be the FAQ. It's about halfway down.
"C.B." <notreallyc.b.mullen RemoveThis @windowslive.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "t-4-2" <guest RemoveThis @unknown-email.com> wrote in message
> news:c81df611494ced63e9097c6b51f18bb2@nntp-gateway.com...
>>
>> janis75;707654 Wrote:
>>> this may seem like a weird question / situation whatever but I have both
>>> my
>>> windows defender and my anti-virus program set to automatically scan my
>>> computer at 2 am on a daily basis. I usually put my computer into
>>> hibernation
>>> when I am done working on it and for some reason it doesn't seem like
>>> either
>>> one of these programs is doing what it should be doing. If I actually
>>> do a
>>> complete shutdown on my computer then after I restart it it tells me
>>> that my
>>> computer hasn't been scanned in x amount of days. I thought I had
>>> everything
>>> set up correctly but I guess I may be missing something. Does anybody
>>> have
>>> any suggestions? I have never had an issue like this. Every other
>>> computer I
>>> have had things worked and scanned just fine like they were set up to
>>> do.
>>> Please help
>> Hello janis,
>> Maybe * I * am the one missing something. I always thought the
>> computer had to be ON before scanning could be executed. Am I wrong ?
>>
>>
>> --
>> t-4-2
>
> No.
>
> C.B.
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