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December 31st 07, 04:14 AM
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automatically shut down computer two hours after it's turned on
Possible to configure an XP Pro computer so it'd shut down two
hours after it's turned on? 
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December 31st 07, 04:20 AM
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automatically shut down computer two hours after it's turned on
John Smith wrote:
Possible to configure an XP Pro computer so it'd shut down two hours after it's turned on? Set a scheduled task... You could run a scheduled task at startup to create a second scheduled task that would utilize the built-in shutdown command in 120 minutes from the creation of the task... I am sure there are more elegant ways. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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December 31st 07, 11:26 AM
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automatically shut down computer two hours after it's turned on
"John Smith" wrote in message ... Possible to configure an XP Pro computer so it'd shut down two hours after it's turned on? Create a scheduled task that gets invoked at boot time. It should run this batch file: @echo off ping localhost -n 7200 nul shutdown -s -f
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December 31st 07, 11:27 AM
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automatically shut down computer two hours after it's turned on
"John Smith" wrote in message ... Possible to configure an XP Pro computer so it'd shut down two hours after it's turned on? At second thoughts - here is a simpler batch file: @echo off shutdown -s -t 7200
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