SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM FOR A PERTICULAR TIME AUTOMATICALLY

myself YAKUB
   
   could any one tell me how 2 set the system to shutdown for a perticular time in the background
is there any command in in dos to do this
   ("using os -windows Xp servicepack-2")




thank you........

[Global Moderator]

I know there are free programs out there on the internet to shut the computer down at/after a certain time but as for Command Prompt, the only thing I could think of is:

shutdown -s -t "300"
This will shut off the computer in 5 minutes (300 seconds) but it won't run in the background.

A little unclear...

Do you mean:
Shut down at a particular time and not turn back on?

-OR-

Shut down at a particular time and turn back on later?

i mean Shut down at a particular time and not turn back on
(or)
i want to give a time limit to a perticular user on my computer
(     there are two user on my computer
1.admin
2.guest   )

[Global Moderator]

i mean Shut down at a particular time and not turn back on

Unless you have something outside the computer (like a piece of hardware) to interrupt the boot process, I don't see any way to stop the computer from booting.

i want to give a time limit to a perticular user on my computer

There are many free programs out there on the internet that will allow you to do this. One program I have found useful (and still do) is Kana Reminder. You can set it to turn the computer off at a specific time.

THANK YOU ...........

[Global Moderator]

What, my shutdown command? I still remember when that wrecked havoc among our school computer rooms.... 

i know about the shutdown command long back i.e.,
it is visible to everyone  but i want it to be run in the background
       "shutdown -s -t sec's" & shutdown -r -t sec's are the most popular commands
any way thanks for giving information about the remainder..
 it's very nice
 once again thank you....................................

[Global Moderator]

No problem and Good Luck. 

myself YAKUB
   
   could any one tell me how 2 set the system to shutdown for a perticular time in the background
is there any command in in dos to do this
   ("using os -windows Xp servicepack-2")




thank you........

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wrecked havoc

wrought? 

This topic has 9 replies but 1107 views. Is that normal?

I suspect spammer activity.

Or a particularly popular search term ....... shutdown + system

I suspect spammer activity.


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