2006-12-15 13:05:06 · 14 answers · asked by x1 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Not really, there are no easy programs that automatically turn your computer off. You have to turn it off yourself. However, you can turn off the monitor and go to bed. The printer will keep printing, until it finishes the job (or has a paper jam). The computer will remain on though.
You can put the computer into sleep mode or have it shutdown at a certain time, but not after the print job is complete, you set it for some arbitrary time.
This program will shutdown your computer at a specific time, which you can set, but if the printer is still running then it will cut off the print job: http://software.techrepublic.com.com/download.aspx?docid=230059
Here is another program that does the same thing: http://downloads.zdnet.com/download.aspx?&scname=Remote+Access+-+Networking+-+Windows&docid=271474
You can find some programs that can log you off, but you need to be computer savvy and know how to use script files: http://www.petri.co.il/quickly_shut_down_computers_on_network.htm
Microsoft has this option: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/IE/deploy/deploy5/appende.mspx
But, it has to be run through Internet Explorer 5.0+ I am not sure if it will do the job for you.
You can put the computer into sleep mode, but it will still be running, it just won't be accessing the hard drives, or doing anything else.
Start>Control Panel>Power then you can set the computer to turn off the video signal after a certain time or to put the computer into sleep mode after a certain time. However, if the printer is still printing then the computer will cut off the print job.
2006-12-15 13:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your computer's settings, it will put itself to sleep, hibernate, etc.
MOST modern printers will AUTOMATICALLY go to sleep within minutes of completing the last print job they have in the que.
NEITHER turns itself COMPLETELY off under those conditions.
Many people don't bother turning off the computer or the printer at all, since it will start faster if it is NOT turned off the next time it is used.
Myself, I like ANYTHING that is NOT being used quite often turned OFF, and I would NOT go to bed with the printer running. (ANY slight problem could stop the job until you intervene. Murphy's Law, what can go wrong, will go wrong, at the worst possible time!)
AND
ANY printout THAT big is going to need quite a lot of paper, and I don't know of ANY priinter that will hold more than 1 ream at a time except some expensive "commercial" units, (ALL of which have automatic shutdown on job completion!!)
2006-12-15 14:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by f100_supersabre 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 08:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by wishon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically yes. In my experience though something goes wrong with the printer and the printing pauses until you come and set it right the next morning - when you'd hoped it would be all done and ready to go! Sods Law strikes again!
2006-12-15 13:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by lianhua 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally. I wouldn't leave it printing. The Law ofSod is bound to prevail and the printer either jam or run out of materials - never fails to happen in my experience!
2006-12-15 20:08:58 · answer #5 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can probably make it turn all the way off or at least hibernate (the same prinipal as turning it off...closes programs but turns the computer on faster)...just set it to hibernate or turn off after a given period of time (however long u think it'll take it 2 print)
2006-12-15 13:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by igotalltheanswers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USe MS DOS to set a time by typing AT into DOS and then selecting how long u want to wait b4 shutting ur printer off.
2006-12-15 21:54:44 · answer #7 · answered by Adulthood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't even worry about it. PC's consume very little power. I've left some on for basically years at a time (minus downtime for upgrades).
2006-12-15 13:54:34 · answer #8 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right click on ur desktop
choose z screen saver tab
choose power
adjust z time as u assume ur work will take 4 printing.
2006-12-15 13:09:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To leave your PC doing what? "Printing?" I have heard of hi-tech innovations but this is something else. You may have something there that will revolutionize the industry!
Seriously, What are you trying to say?
2006-12-15 13:13:28 · answer #10 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋