:: This script will run psshutdown.exe and shutdown all 32 pcs in room E2 :: It will also produce a log (E2shutdownlog.txt) with the time and date stamp for each pc. ::The script will also delete the log file when it starts to get too big. @echo off cls title E2 Power off Script echo --------------------- echo - Power off Script - echo --------------------- psshutdown.exe -t 10 -l psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc01 echo. E2 PC No.1 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc02 echo. E2 PC No.2 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc03 echo. E2 PC No.3 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc04 echo. E2 PC No.4 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc05 echo. E2 PC No.5 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc06 echo. E2 PC No.6 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc07 echo. E2 PC No.7 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc08 echo. E2 PC No.8 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc09 echo. E2 PC No.9 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc10 echo. E2 PC No.10 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc11 echo. E2 PC No.11 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc12 echo. E2 PC No.12 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc13 echo. E2 PC No.13 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc14 echo. E2 PC No.14 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc15 echo. E2 PC No.15 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc16 echo. E2 PC No.16 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc17 echo. E2 PC No.17 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc18 echo. E2 PC No.18 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc19 echo. E2 PC No.19 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc20 echo. E2 PC No.20 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc21 echo. E2 PC No.19 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc22 echo. E2 PC No.21 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc23 echo. E2 PC No.22 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc24 echo. E2 PC No.23 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc25 echo. E2 PC No.24 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc26 echo. E2 PC No.25 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc27 echo. E2 PC No.26 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc28 echo. E2 PC No.27 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc29 echo. E2 PC No.28 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc30 echo. E2 PC No.29 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc31 echo. E2 PC No.31 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc32 echo. E2 PC No.32 >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |time |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt echo. |date |find "current" >> E2shutdownlog.txt ----- >> E2shutdownlog.txt Echo. View E2shutdownlog.txt for details pause Exit it works but its slow and i need to check to see if each pc off after the command has been sent. I can do this with a ping script but that is a separate script. btw i know its a mess, Im qyite new to writing batch files. Thanks Kenny

FOR /L %%a IN (1,1,32) DO (PING \\e2pc%%a >NUL 2>&1 && echo %%a UP || echo %%a down) >> E2shutdownlog.txt ?

ok that looks very complex could you please explain how that works and what it will do to the script i posted. thanks very much for your help. Kenny

lol Im sorry i just read my post again and i did not say that i have a working ping script. my problem is combining the two so i can ping a pc to see if its on or not and if it is use the "psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c - n 10 -t 40 \\e2pc31" part of the script. sorry about that. Kenny

echo *********************************** echo E2PC01 echo *********************************** ping -n 1 E2PC01 >null goto %errorlevel% :1 echo Pc Not Responding goto :ENDtest :0 psshutdown.exe -m "This computer is Shutting down, please save any work" -c -t 40 \\e2pc01 echo. E2 PC No.1 >> E2shutdownlog.txt :ENDtest echo. should that work?

It should, but there's much cleaner ways to get it done.

well i did say i was new to this :)