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Shutdown script
Name: William Lockie (by blockie) Date: May 10, 2008 at 14:49:37 Pacific OS: WXP SP2 CPU/Ram: 3.0/2G Product: 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"
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:
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
Reply:
all you need to do is run "shutdown.exe -f -s -t 5"
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Name: William Lockie (by blockie)
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