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Setting up your Skype wake-up call

By zaw2 January 28, 2009, 3:34 PM PST

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Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Load up the Task Scheduler

Load up the Task Scheduler

Go to Start then Run (or hold the Windows key + R), type in compmgmt.msc then hit OK. Accept any UAC prompts you might encounter.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Create the task

Create the task

In the left hand pane, click Task Scheduler, and in the very right hand pane, select Create Task. You don’t get the best results if you just select “Create Basic Task”.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Set the name and startup preferences

Set the name and startup preferences

In the Name field, type a rememberable name, same as the Description box. Make sure both highlighted options are also selected. nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Create a new trigger event

Create a new trigger event

On the Trigger tab, simply select New to create a new trigger event.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Set the trigger (the alarm clock)

Set the trigger (the alarm clock)

This part is important, to set the “alarm clock”. To wake up every day, select Daily, and change the time accordingly. Make sure you recur it every 1 day so you wake up every day at the same time.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.nnYou’ll also want a failsafe in place, so Repeat task every 5 minutes for a duration of 30 minutes so if you miss the first one, it’ll keep ringing you every 5 minutes for the next half hour.nnMake sure the task expires, say an hour or so after the initial start of the task, and that the check box next to Enabled is ticked. Hit OK.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Attach a task to the trigger

Attach a task to the trigger

On the Actions tab, again, simply select New.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Set Skype and the parameters

Set Skype and the parameters

This next part is very important. Make sure that the action is set to Start a program, and that the program/script is:nn“C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exennpresuming that Skype is in fact installed, and in that location. By default, it is.nnIn the arguments, make sure you enter:nn/callto:#######nnwhere the #’s are your international cell phone number, including country code. For me, I would start it +447743… etc. Hit OK when you’ve done.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Verify the actions and triggers

Verify the actions and triggers

Check this to make sure you’ve entered all of your information in correctly.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Make sure the computer turns on...

Make sure the computer turns on...

On the Conditions tab, make sure the selected three boxes are checked, to make sure the computer turns itself on if it’s off.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Set the failsafes

Set the failsafes

In the Settings tab, select the check box highlighed to ensure that should the task fail for any reason, it will restart every 1 minute so it kicks in as soon as possible.nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

Setting up your Skype wake-up call

Wake up when Skype calls you

Wake up when Skype calls you

Once you have set everything up, you should be able to go to sleep, and be woken up with a phone call from Skype in the morning… providing your phone isn’t on silent or vibrate settings!nnRead more over on the iGeneration blog.

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