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Can I time my computer to shutdown?

post #1 of 9
8/27/04 at 12:50am
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Hey guys I was wondering If there was a program that i could download or already with XP that could shut my computer down for me or something like that. I have XP Home.
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post #2 of 9
8/27/04 at 2:55am
http://yasoft.km.ru/eng/switchoff/

I've been using it for years.
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post #3 of 9
8/27/04 at 3:21am
Make a batch (.bat) file that contains the following line:
c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TSSHUTDN.EXE 0 /DELAY:0 /POWERDOWN

Save it. Go to the scheduled tasks and have it run that bat file at whatever time(s) you want the PC to shut down.

Alternately, you can also have Windows XP do disk checks and disk defragments for all of your drives/partitions, and then shutdown.

For info on doing that, try this site:
http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak1593.aspx
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post #4 of 9
8/27/04 at 5:25am
no you can do that at the boot menu i think.. you can set when the computer can turn on or turn off...
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post #5 of 9
8/27/04 at 11:21am
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Originally Posted by bgesley
http://yasoft.km.ru/eng/switchoff/

I've been using it for years.

I have downloaded but was diasppointed that the application runs in my system tray and I am not sure how to remove it. Also if it is going to run their why can't i put in a password to stop it or something. Right now i am really want this program because my cousing won't get offline in time. And at school when i am downloading music or something and want to go to bed i could shut the computer down in a few hours so i reduce the chances of getting a virus when connected to the network. so what i dont like is one

1. Anyone using the computer can stop the action.
2. it only allows me to do one. Disconnect or, Shutdown, or Logoff, not all
3. It is in the system tray.


Am I asking too much? Maybe I will check out download.com
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post #6 of 9
9/3/04 at 10:25am
try adding the following line into a scheduled task.

find shutdown.exe in the windows directory and use the following syntax

shutdown /s

i use this, and it will shutdown your computer at the desired time with a delay of 30 seconds.
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post #7 of 9
9/6/04 at 1:32pm
this is what it should look like in windows xp

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post #8 of 9
9/6/04 at 4:27pm
XP? looks like longhorn to me

That's cool though. Better than loading a 3rd party program to do it.
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post #9 of 9
9/7/04 at 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by The Anaconda
XP? looks like longhorn to me

That's cool though. Better than loading a 3rd party program to do it.
it' actually windows xp pro, with the graphite long horn skin in windows blinds.

but then again i dont really care cause i only use windows for gaming, for everything else i use a REAL machine, LINUX. jk
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