PaSoundMan
If I'm not mistaken, the 777 has an automatic icing detection and activation system on it. Been a few years since I flew it at my airline as FO, but it was essentially a no brainer system and whenever the system detected icing, it atuomatically turned the anti ice system on for the engines. No real input needed by the flight crew. Can someone confirm?
Not to say that system was inoperative, though.
K