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How to scheduling a program running at specified time regularly, etc?

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by Husni, 2005/08/17.

  1. 2005/08/17
    Husni

    Husni Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi,

    My friend want to make a research for his thesis. His problem is that he
    want to run an mp3 or cd of clasical music for enhancing the baby's brain.
    The questions:

    1. How to schedule any program/application to run regularly at specified
    time, eg. 06.00 am and 06.00 pm?

    2. Is there any program, especially the freeware, to do the job in question
    number 1? Where to get it in the net?

    3. Is there any audio softwares to run the song or music in their song list
    automatically each time the program is start running? If the answer is yes,
    what's the program name? Where to get it in the net (the url address)? And
    how to set it?

    Fyi, he has both Windows 98 SE and Windows XP Pro.

    TIA.

    Cheers,

    Hush
     
  2. 2005/08/17
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Husni - Welcome to the Board :)

    I would think that XP has all the facilities your friend needs - Media Player and Task Scheduler (in Control Panel). I have no experience of scheduling Media Player, but give it a try :)
     

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    Husni

    Husni Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi, PeteC

    Thanks for your guidance. I followed yours. The Scheduler Task is OK. But, I can’t find any help topics to start the song or music in the playlist automatically without our involvement manually when the program start to run. I try too on Winamp with same result. I must doubleclick the song title twice to play it or choose the title song and then click the play button to play it. Maybe there is any other audio program/softwares that can meet my friend’s requirement, that is, the application will play the song in the playlist automatically when the application start to run? Anybody knows?

    Thanks.

    Hush
     
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    Newt

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    When you set up the scheduled task - at least with Windows Media Player which is the only one I've tried this with - in properties for the task and at the end of the program line, put in the name of the file you want to have started and it should run when the task executes. Note that with WMP I'd also remove the prefetch switch.

    C:\PROGRA~1\WINDOW~2\wmplayer.exe c:\am.mp3
    for instance, will start WMP and play am.mp3
     
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    jaylach

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    HMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :rolleyes:

    I have a thought... :eek:

    I've never tried this but what would happen if you set task scheduler to execute the play list with media player as the default to open with?

    Would TS allow this?????

    OK... I decided to answer that myself.

    Just set up a schedule with an mp3 file as the target for the task. It worked. Since there is a player associated with mp3's they show up even though the only 'type' you can choose from is programs in the wizard. The scheduler launched the mp3 which loaded the player and all went as hoped. Sorry, didn't try it with a playlist as I have none on this system. I have a system set up that is linked to my surround sound and VCR with a lot of lists but it's not this system and the other is un use at the moment. If an mp3 works I would think that a playlist would also. Even if not you could set up a schedule for each song seperated by the time of the previous song. In other words if you wanted to start playing at 6:00 you would schedule the first mp3 at 6:00. If that peice of music was 8min. long you would schedule the second peice at 6:08, etc..

    In either case the worst I could see is that you would have to close player windows now and then. It may even turn out that once a window for the player was open it would then play the scheduled peices through the already open player.
     
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    Husni

    Husni Inactive Thread Starter

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    Newt,

    Thanks for the solution. Btw, what’s meant by "remove the prefetch switch.â€? And how to do it?

    Thanks also to the Jay for your idea.

    Cheers,

    Hush
     
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    Husni

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    Hi,

    My PC behave strangely. I schedule Windows Media Player to run on scheduled time, e.g. 06:00 AM everyday. When the time arrive, it doesn’t run! Itried with Winamp. Same result. Why? What’s wrong with the scheduled task? Is my setting wrong? I ttry all the suggestions on my PC first before I forward it to my friend. I’m using Windows XP Pro SP2.

    Please help me. Thanks.

    Hush
     
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    PeteC

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    Husni

    Husni Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi,

    Now I can schedule Windows Media Player under Windows XP. My new question is how to repeat the schedule on fixed times? What I need further assistance is how to set the following items if I want to run it at 06:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 06:00 PM:

    a. Repeat Task:
    · Until:
    i. Duration:

    What’s meant by above setting and how to setup the setting?
    Is it necessary to setup above setting if I want to repeat every specified times such as above?

    Thanks to everyone who help me so far.

    Cheers,

    Hush
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Hush

    Right click on your scheduled task > Properties > Schedule tab and check Show Multiple schedules. Click the New button, set up a schedule for 1.00 pm and another for 6.00 pm - the original schedule being set for 6.00 am. Screenshot.
     
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    I have not tried the following (Advance Option), but the option is there to use ....
    After creating first schedule time, then click on the "Advance" button.
    In this example, schedule starts at 5:00 PM.
    Plays for 1 hour, shuts media player off.
    Repeats cycle every four hours.
     
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    Newt

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    Husni - it does look like the Advanced option will do what you want.

    I also have not ever tried it though but have opted to set up a different scheduled task for each occurance. Since you are just starting, I think I would try the Advanced option but do know that if it doesn't work for you, there is no problem having the same job run by more than one scheduled task during the day.
     
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    Husni

    Husni Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi,

    Thanks for the guidance and the pictures. It all works!

    Cheers,

    Husni
     
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    Newt

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    Very glad to hear that and thanks for letting us know.
     

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