Software to prevent my PC from sleeping during certain periods

[kag]

I hate when my computer sleeps and wakes multiple times during the day.

I would like to prevent it from sleeping (for example) between 5PM and 11PM on weekdays and between 8AM and 11PM on weekends.

I don't want to automatically wake it during these hours, as some days I don't go on the computer. But once's it's waken up, don't sleep until the end of the schedule.

Any suggestions?

 

[sivart]

Vista? I couldn't get that thing to stay asleep for my life. However, it likes to wake up in the middle of the night. Very annoying on an HTPC that you want to sleep 95% of the time.

Turning off everything automatic seemed to help, but it still needs a reboot about twice a month to help it remember to stay asleep.

 

[her209]

You could run a Scheduled Task that will update the registry key that tells the computer what Power Save mode to use.

 

[kag]

I found a program called SetPower Free which seems to fit the task. But I'm still open to alternatives.

 

[theevilsharpie]

Vista? I couldn't get that thing to stay asleep for my life. However, it likes to wake up in the middle of the night. Very annoying on an HTPC that you want to sleep 95% of the time.

Edit the properties of you network adapter, and set it so that only network traffic from a management station can wake it.