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.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
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”.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
In the Name field, type a rememberable name, same as the Description box. Make sure both highlighted options are also selected. \n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
On the Trigger tab, simply select New to create a new trigger event.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
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.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.\n\nYou’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.\n\nMake 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.
On the Actions tab, again, simply select New.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
This next part is very important. Make sure that the action is set to Start a program, and that the program/script is:\n\n“C:\\Program Files\\Skype\\Phone\\Skype.exe\n\npresuming that Skype is in fact installed, and in that location. By default, it is.\n\nIn the arguments, make sure you enter:\n\n/callto:#######\n\nwhere 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.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
Check this to make sure you’ve entered all of your information in correctly.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
On the Conditions tab, make sure the selected three boxes are checked, to make sure the computer turns itself on if it’s off.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
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.\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
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!\n\nRead more over on the iGeneration blog.
