Shutdown script

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Name: William Lockie (by blockie)
Date: May 10, 2008 at 14:49:37 Pacific
Subject: Shutdown script
OS: WXP SP2
CPU/Ram: 3.0/2G
Model/Manufacturer: Clone

Comment:

I am looking for a shutdown scrip that I can add to the Windows scheduler. Maybe a simple program will do. I want to shut down my computer at 2-3 in the morning after all scans,backup etc. are done.
William Lockie
"OS: WXP SP2
CPU/Ram: 3.0/2GB
Manufacturer/Model: clone"

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Response Number 1

Name: Wombat
Date: May 10, 2008 at 14:57:25 Pacific

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Download Poweroff and set it up to do what you want.
This is a quick and dirty method but it works well...
http://users.pandora.be/jbosman/app...
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity...

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Response Number 2

Name: RTAdams89
Date: May 10, 2008 at 14:57:42 Pacific

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Windows XP includes a program shutdown.exe that does this
-Ryan Adams
http://RyanTAdams.com

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Response Number 3

Name: ...
Date: May 10, 2008 at 20:50:43 Pacific

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Like RTAdams89 said, Windows has a shutdown command.
shutdown -f -s -t 1
should work for you (-f force shutdown of programs, -s is a shutdown and not a restart, and -t 1 for 1 second. But how do you know when the scans will complete?

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Response Number 4

Name: William Lockie (by blockie)
Date: May 12, 2008 at 07:56:01 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Thanks RTAdams89,
I will put this batch file in the Windows scheduler to execute each night after housekeeping is done. ( estimate time).
However, I try to run the batch file like it is written only gets me to the command prompt. It does not execute the remaining two lines. What am I doing wrong?

shutdown.bat
cmd
cd C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\
Shutdown -f-s
William Lockie
"OS: WXP SP2
CPU/Ram: 3.0/2GB
Manufacturer/Model: clone"

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Response Number 5

Name: RTAdams89
Date: May 13, 2008 at 01:54:30 Pacific

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all you need to do is run "shutdown.exe -f -s -t 5"
No need to put it in a batch file
-Ryan Adams
http://RyanTAdams.com

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