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O.P. Fake power down
I was wondering if there was a way to have a program that waits for system power down then aborts it (i know this is possible because i did it).  It would then have to turn off the power light, mute speakers, and whatever else to make it appear to be off. It needs to be turn-onable by someone without knowing what happened.

The reason I am asking is because I would like to run a webserver but i don't think my mom would let me keep it on all the time, but i am trying to get another computer cheap that i could use.

So could you please help if you know how to do any of this.

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01-04-2007 08:40 PM
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RE: Fake power down
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The reason I am asking is because I would like to run a webserver but i don't think my mom would let me keep it on all the time, but i am trying to get another computer cheap that i could use.

Well then you shouldn't be abusing her computer to your own ends.

Anyway, I don't think such a program exists, as it'd near impossible to do realisticly (since most PCs make a lot of noise while still switched on, fan etc).
01-04-2007 08:42 PM
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You could always break the PC light, monitor lights and stuff :p.
01-04-2007 08:46 PM
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RE: Fake power down
By the way, you do know that webservers on home connections are slow to the point of being useless.
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RE: Fake power down
Get water cooling, Remove all the led's, a silent hard drive, and PSU.


Plus, as dr4g0n said, its useless on a home connection, because The upload speeds are slow, you need atleast 4mb/sec up, to get a good speed id think *-)
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Get water cooling, Remove all the led's, a silent hard drive, and PSU.


Plus, as dr4g0n said, its useless on a home connection, because The upload speeds are slow, you need atleast 4mb/sec up, to get a good speed id think *-)


I've worked for 2 company's that host few websites on 2mb upload connection.

and you sure as hell don't need it all :-)

So standard website will quite easliy run on a home connection.

most connection get 30kb upload speed. my connection at home NTL 10mb , has 70kb upload spead.

2mb line has 230kb upload sped.

examples from my last company

www.nicva.org
www.communityni.org
www.callnetni.org
www.grant-tracker.org

Current company

www.texthelp.com
www.browsealoud.com

Basically you could run it if you wanted in fact. I'll setup website on my home machine just to test it, doesnt take that long to do :-)

Providing you don't use heavy graphics/images.


edit 1 :If WAMP works on vista ultimate that is :-)
edit 2 :Wamp works heres default wamp page http://maileys.no-ip.info/ for my website now.
edit 3 : Forum http://maileys.no-ip.info/smf/index.php compare with http://www.hardwareoholic.co.uk/forum/index.php  << thats my proper hosting

This post was edited on 01-05-2007 at 09:37 AM by joemailey.
01-05-2007 09:10 AM
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RE: Fake power down
Even if you can trick you mom at first, she will find out eventually and your "server" will be down.

It would be very unreliable to your customers. So why not ask someone to host your site instead, on a 'real' server....
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01-05-2007 05:49 PM
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I could offer your free hosting if you wished.

With Cpanel and fantastico.

etc

add me to msn - sniper@vtsclan.com
01-05-2007 05:59 PM
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O.P. RE: Fake power down
Well, I do have wamp right now, but that is just for file access on my other computers and to test scripts and what not, I find it is not slow enough to be noticible.

joemailey: i added your wlm, let's talk about it

EDIT: no, i do not access it on a LAN, that would be stupid

This post was edited on 01-05-2007 at 06:34 PM by Baggins.
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