DEILD alarm using Windows Task Scheduler

**kraid** · 07-31-2010 02:32 PM

A Dream Exit Induced Lucid Dream (DEILD) is where you wake up and don't move or even open your eyes in order to quickly slip back into a dream. To do this you must either awake by yourself or use an alarm that stops after only a few seconds.

There are different ways to use the pc as a self-stopping alarm but I chose Windows Task Scheduler because you can wake your pc from hibernation mode, thus keeping the pc completely silent.

I made this using Windows 7, should look the same in Vista and hopefully somewhat similar if you're using Windows XP

First you need a script that will play a sound file and put the computer back to hibernate
Open up notepad and enter this:

Code:

set wshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("wscript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "cmd /c ""%ProgramFiles%/Windows Media Player/wmplayer.exe"" C:\alarm.wav", 0
WScript.Sleep(6000)
WshShell.Run "cmd /c shutdown /h", 0

Replace "C:\alarm.wav" with the path to a sound clip you want to use as the alarm signal
Then you might want to change the value of WScript.Sleep(6000),
this is how long before the computer will hibernate in miliseconds (1000 = 1 second).
Save the script as alarm.vbs and remember to select "save as type: All files"

Now open up Task Scheduler Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Task Scheduler

Then click Action > Create Task

Give the task a name and select "Run only when user is logged in"

Go to the Triggers tab and create a new trigger

Select Daily and pick a time to activate
If you want it to activate several times a night you tick "Repeat task every:" and enter the time values you like.

After you've setup the trigger go to the actions tab, create a new action to start a program and select the script alarm.vbs you created earlier.

Now last but not least go to the Conditions tab and make sure "Wake the computer to run this task" is ticked.

Click OK.

You can right click the task and disable/enable it whenever you want or click properties to change time and settings.

Now just set the pc to hibernate, go to sleep and enjoy the silence