Automatic shutdown/scheduled tasks

[SLR]

Windows 98 has a very easy way to set up "scheduled
tasks" . Things such as scan disk and scheduled shutdown
at a given time can be easily set up. How can I set up my
XP Pro. machine to shutdown automatically at night,
unattended?

[Thorsten Matzner]

"SLR" > wrote:

>Windows 98 has a very easy way to set up "scheduled
>tasks" . Things such as scan disk and scheduled shutdown
>at a given time can be easily set up. How can I set up my
>XP Pro. machine to shutdown automatically at night,
>unattended?

Create a Scheduled Task for the SHUTDOWN command. For details type
SHUTDOWN /?
at a DOS prompt.

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[SLR]

>-----Original Message-----
>"SLR" > wrote:
>
>>Windows 98 has a very easy way to set up "scheduled
>>tasks" . Things such as scan disk and scheduled
shutdown
>>at a given time can be easily set up. How can I set up
my
>>XP Pro. machine to shutdown automatically at night,
>>unattended?
>
>Create a Scheduled Task for the SHUTDOWN command. For
details type
>SHUTDOWN /?
>at a DOS prompt.
>
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>.
>I opened the DOS screen but don't know the specific
steps to set it up. How do I set it up?

[Thorsten Matzner]

"SLR" > wrote:

>>I opened the DOS screen but don't know the specific
>steps to set it up. How do I set it up?

Open the DOS window and type
SHUTDOWN /?
to find out what command-line parameters you can use and want to use.
Write down or remember the command-line.
In the Scheduled Tasks window create a task for any application, then
open the Properties for this task and overwrite the command-line with
your command-line for SHUTDOWN. Leave the Properties dialog and press
F2 to rename the task.

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