For a year or so, Task Scheduler woke up the computer at 0200, GenieSoft ran a daily backup, computer went back to sleep until I woke it later in the morning.
A month or so ago, using the mouse to wake the computer would cause a lock up, but the Enter key worked, and then even using the Enter key would wake up the machine, but it would be locked up. A process of elimination found that an older USB printer was the culprit.
Since then, I've constantly encountered Task Scheduler problems. For example,
two days ago, GenieSoft ran correctly; yesterday, although GenieSoft ran correctly, I noted that the task itself, which should have ended after the few minutes that the backup required, did not end until a few hours later, when I woke the machine. Having restarted the computer, this morning, I found (not for the first time) the computer itself awake, the monitor asleep, and the only fix was to use the power switch.
In the Event Viewer, rather deep into the \Windows performance area, I find a set of messages that started at 01:59:50, when the Task Scheduler woke the machine. At 01:59:02, I got this:
The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Scenario : The Desktop Window Manager responsiveness has degraded.
and:
The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Reason : CPU resources are over-utilized.
Diagnosis : A sharp degradation in Desktop Window Manager responsiveness was observed.
No further information found, and Task Manager shows only that the task started, nothing more, indicating that GenieSoft never started the actual backup.
I've been in a lengthy discussion with HP, I've reinstalled GenieSoft, and I have not the slightest idea what might be causing the problem (and, thus, how to fix it.) Furthermore, I have no way of knowing if the same sort of Event Viewer messages occurred in the past when the backups worked properly.
Not critical, as I gave up a while ago and reset the task to 1800, when the computer is rarely asleep. However, I'd like to fix the problem(s) if possible, so advice--other than such things as removing hexes, intoning new enchantments, etc.--would be appreciated.
[EDIT] I forgot to state that I cannot edit the Task Scheduler entry outside of the GenieSoft program. I've tried that, and the result has always been a failure for it to work. GenieSoft creates the task the way it needs it to be, apparently, and will only allow changes within the program.
A month or so ago, using the mouse to wake the computer would cause a lock up, but the Enter key worked, and then even using the Enter key would wake up the machine, but it would be locked up. A process of elimination found that an older USB printer was the culprit.
Since then, I've constantly encountered Task Scheduler problems. For example,
two days ago, GenieSoft ran correctly; yesterday, although GenieSoft ran correctly, I noted that the task itself, which should have ended after the few minutes that the backup required, did not end until a few hours later, when I woke the machine. Having restarted the computer, this morning, I found (not for the first time) the computer itself awake, the monitor asleep, and the only fix was to use the power switch.
In the Event Viewer, rather deep into the \Windows performance area, I find a set of messages that started at 01:59:50, when the Task Scheduler woke the machine. At 01:59:02, I got this:
The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Scenario : The Desktop Window Manager responsiveness has degraded.
and:
The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Reason : CPU resources are over-utilized.
Diagnosis : A sharp degradation in Desktop Window Manager responsiveness was observed.
No further information found, and Task Manager shows only that the task started, nothing more, indicating that GenieSoft never started the actual backup.
I've been in a lengthy discussion with HP, I've reinstalled GenieSoft, and I have not the slightest idea what might be causing the problem (and, thus, how to fix it.) Furthermore, I have no way of knowing if the same sort of Event Viewer messages occurred in the past when the backups worked properly.
Not critical, as I gave up a while ago and reset the task to 1800, when the computer is rarely asleep. However, I'd like to fix the problem(s) if possible, so advice--other than such things as removing hexes, intoning new enchantments, etc.--would be appreciated.
[EDIT] I forgot to state that I cannot edit the Task Scheduler entry outside of the GenieSoft program. I've tried that, and the result has always been a failure for it to work. GenieSoft creates the task the way it needs it to be, apparently, and will only allow changes within the program.
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