Scheduling shut down machine

[architech]

[Windows XP Professional, Ver 2002 svc pak 2; Gateway E6610 Intel Core 2]

Under "Scheduled tasks" ... how do i schedule the task to shut down my computer 1 hour or 45 mins from any given time?

Is this possible? Or am I just being hopeful & smoking some bad stuff... LOL

[squall_01]

We are not promitted to promote drugs sorry,  There is an easier way to do this.  Walla a simple small program I like to use called Switch off.  It allows you to set a time when the pc will shut down.  Has differnt features an will force to close an open programs an counts down when it will shut down.  Hope you find this useful.

[BatchFileBasics]

There is an easier way to do this.  Walla a simple small program I like to use called Switch off.  It allows you to set a time when the pc will shut down.  Has differnt features an will force to close an open programs an counts down when it will shut down.  Hope you find this useful.

you can do that...or you can make a batch file(.bat) and type

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At (Whatever) shutdown -s -t (how many seconds) -c (comment)
(whatever) = at what time you want EX: 12:00 AM
(how many seconds) = ....how many seconds untill shutdown EX: 60 or 120
(Comment) = what ever you want to show up EX: shuting down because i said so

[architech]

We are not promitted to promote drugs sorry,  .......

You're kidding right? b/c i was kidding...   

[architech]

There is an easier way to do this.  Walla a simple small program I like to use called Switch off.  It allows you to set a time when the pc will shut down.  Has differnt features an will force to close an open programs an counts down when it will shut down.  Hope you find this useful.

you can do that...or you can make a batch file(.bat) and type

Code: [Select]

At (Whatever) shutdown -s -t (how many seconds) -c (comment)
(whatever) = at what time you want EX: 12:00 AM
(how many seconds) = ....how many seconds untill shutdown EX: 60 or 120
(Comment) = what ever you want to show up EX: shuting down because i said so

You "ROCK"...

I will try the batch file.... thanks!

[architech]

There is an easier way to do this.  Walla a simple small program I like to use called Switch off.  It allows you to set a time when the pc will shut down.  Has differnt features an will force to close an open programs an counts down when it will shut down.  Hope you find this useful.

you can do that...or you can make a batch file(.bat) and type

Code: [Select]

At (Whatever) shutdown -s -t (how many seconds) -c (comment)
(whatever) = at what time you want EX: 12:00 AM
(how many seconds) = ....how many seconds untill shutdown EX: 60 or 120
(Comment) = what ever you want to show up EX: shuting down because i said so

I did this....
and it didnt work..
what am i doing wrong...?

copied and pasted into a BAT file .... to my desktop...
and doubled clicked on it...

and nothing...

[SuperDave]

You could also set it to turn off using the power options.

[BatchFileBasics]

There is an easier way to do this.  Walla a simple small program I like to use called Switch off.  It allows you to set a time when the pc will shut down.  Has differnt features an will force to close an open programs an counts down when it will shut down.  Hope you find this useful.

you can do that...or you can make a batch file(.bat) and type

Code: [Select]

At (Whatever) shutdown -s -t (how many seconds) -c (comment)
(whatever) = at what time you want EX: 12:00 AM
(how many seconds) = ....how many seconds untill shutdown EX: 60 or 120
(Comment) = what ever you want to show up EX: shuting down because i said so

try that and tell me if it works


I did this....
and it didnt work..
what am i doing wrong...?

copied and pasted into a BAT file .... to my desktop...
and doubled clicked on it...

and nothing...

lol i didn't mean (whatever) literally, i mean.... heres an example:

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at 12:00 PM shutdown -s -t 30 -c Example


[architech]

Sorry ... I miss typed... I did add numerical values..
However it still didnt work...

Apparently (after some investigation).... the windows policy on my machine will not allow ''batch files'' to run...

It will allow scripts to run....

But I'm familar with those... only that the extension is ... *.scr...
Thanks anyway...

The batch does work at home...

Thanks Again "BathFileBasics"...
Sorry for late response....

lol i didn't mean (whatever) literally, i mean.... heres an example:

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at 12:00 PM shutdown -s -t 30 -c Example