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  #1  
Old August 13th 04, 03:11 PM
Bree
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Default help with timers

Does anyone know how to add a timer that makes my computer automatically shut
down at a certain time, and also how to take that timer off?
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  #2  
Old August 13th 04, 05:12 PM
Wesley Vogel
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Default help with timers

Gladly stolen from Ramesh
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
02. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
03. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
04. Click Next.
05. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
06. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, locate and click the Shutdown.exe file, and
then click Open.
07. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
08. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start, specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
09. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then click
Next.
10. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, specify any additional parameters that you want to use
with Shutdown.exe.
13. Click OK.

NOTE: For exact parameters for shutdown.exe, open cmd and type
shutdown.exe /?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bree hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to add a timer that makes my computer
automatically shut down at a certain time, and also how to take that
timer off?

  #3  
Old August 14th 04, 09:27 AM
Ramesh [MVP]
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Default help with timers

Thanks Wes. But, I may have stolen it from here :-)

You Cannot Schedule a Windows XP-Based Computer to Shut Down and Restart =
by Using the AT Command with Shutdown.exe:=20
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;814761

I think a shortcut for "shutdown.exe -s -t 00" has to be created and =
then the shortcut has to be selected in the 6th step above.

--=20
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:=20
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message =
...
Gladly stolen from Ramesh
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart at =
a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
02. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
03. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
04. Click Next.
05. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
06. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, locate and click the Shutdown.exe file, =
and
then click Open.
07. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how =
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
08. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start, specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
09. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then =
click
Next.
10. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I =
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, specify any additional parameters that you want to =
use
with Shutdown.exe.
13. Click OK.

NOTE: For exact parameters for shutdown.exe, open cmd and type
shutdown.exe /?

--=20
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bree hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to add a timer that makes my computer
automatically shut down at a certain time, and also how to take that
timer off?

  #4  
Old August 14th 04, 02:06 PM
Wesley Vogel
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Posts: n/a
Default help with timers

Hi Ramesh,

I tried this to see if I could make it work.

I already had a shortcut on my Desktop to
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00 for Shutdown.

I scheduled it and it didn't work. I got a You do not have permission
error. I do not use a password. After downloading and running sthome.vbs
from Kelly's Korner I got it to work. :-) That item mentions Home. But it
works with Pro also. I have XP Pro and it works for me.

67. Run Scheduled Tasks w/o PW Home
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I also have a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00 for
Reboot. I tried this one also and got it to work.

So I modified the instructions to reflect the way I got them to work.

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Create a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00.
02. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
03. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
04. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
05. Click Next.
06. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
07. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
shortcut that you created, click it, and then click Open.
08. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
09. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start, specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
10. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then click
Next.
11. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, change it to read:
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Change the Start in box to read:
%windir%
13. Click OK.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Ramesh [MVP] hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes. But, I may have stolen it from here :-)

You Cannot Schedule a Windows XP-Based Computer to Shut Down and
Restart by Using the AT Command with Shutdown.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;814761

I think a shortcut for "shutdown.exe -s -t 00" has to be created and
then the shortcut has to be selected in the 6th step above.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
...
Gladly stolen from Ramesh
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart
at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
02. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
03. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
04. Click Next.
05. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
06. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, locate and click the Shutdown.exe file,
and
then click Open.
07. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
08. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start,
specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
09. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then
click
Next.
10. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, specify any additional parameters that you want
to use
with Shutdown.exe.
13. Click OK.

NOTE: For exact parameters for shutdown.exe, open cmd and type
shutdown.exe /?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bree hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to add a timer that makes my computer
automatically shut down at a certain time, and also how to take that
timer off?


  #5  
Old August 14th 04, 02:29 PM
Ramesh [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default help with timers

Nice work, Wes :-)

off-topic You may be knowing this already, but just in case.
For the schtasks & blank password, here is some info from David. =
"Implications of this tweak"
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=3...m=3DerG%249bS=
ZEHA.2388%40TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl

--=20
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:=20
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message =
...
Hi Ramesh,

I tried this to see if I could make it work.

I already had a shortcut on my Desktop to
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00 for Shutdown.

I scheduled it and it didn't work. I got a You do not have permission
error. I do not use a password. After downloading and running =
sthome.vbs
from Kelly's Korner I got it to work. :-) That item mentions Home. =
But it
works with Pro also. I have XP Pro and it works for me.

67. Run Scheduled Tasks w/o PW Home
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I also have a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00 for
Reboot. I tried this one also and got it to work.

So I modified the instructions to reflect the way I got them to work.

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart at =
a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Create a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00.
02. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
03. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
04. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
05. Click Next.
06. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
07. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
shortcut that you created, click it, and then click Open.
08. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how =
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
09. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start, specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
10. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then =
click
Next.
11. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I =
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, change it to read:
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Change the Start in box to read:
%windir%
13. Click OK.

--=20
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Ramesh [MVP] hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes. But, I may have stolen it from here :-)

You Cannot Schedule a Windows XP-Based Computer to Shut Down and
Restart by Using the AT Command with Shutdown.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;814761

I think a shortcut for "shutdown.exe -s -t 00" has to be created and
then the shortcut has to be selected in the 6th step above.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
=

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
...
Gladly stolen from Ramesh
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart
at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
02. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
03. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
04. Click Next.
05. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
06. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, locate and click the Shutdown.exe file,
and
then click Open.
07. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
08. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start,
specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
09. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then
click
Next.
10. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, specify any additional parameters that you want
to use
with Shutdown.exe.
13. Click OK.

NOTE: For exact parameters for shutdown.exe, open cmd and type
shutdown.exe /?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bree hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to add a timer that makes my computer
automatically shut down at a certain time, and also how to take that
timer off?

  #6  
Old August 15th 04, 12:13 AM
Wesley Vogel
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default help with timers

No I wasn't aware of that, Ramesh.

Heading to the registry now to change
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa
limitblankpassworduse

Thank you. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Ramesh [MVP] hunted and pecked:
Nice work, Wes :-)

off-topic You may be knowing this already, but just in case.
For the schtasks & blank password, here is some info from David.
"Implications of this tweak"

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...TNGP09.phx.gbl

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
...
Hi Ramesh,

I tried this to see if I could make it work.

I already had a shortcut on my Desktop to
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00 for Shutdown.

I scheduled it and it didn't work. I got a You do not have permission
error. I do not use a password. After downloading and running
sthome.vbs
from Kelly's Korner I got it to work. :-) That item mentions Home.
But it
works with Pro also. I have XP Pro and it works for me.

67. Run Scheduled Tasks w/o PW Home
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I also have a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00 for
Reboot. I tried this one also and got it to work.

So I modified the instructions to reflect the way I got them to work.

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart
at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Create a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00.
02. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
03. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
04. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
05. Click Next.
06. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
07. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
shortcut that you created, click it, and then click Open.
08. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
09. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start,
specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
10. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then
click
Next.
11. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, change it to read:
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Change the Start in box to read:
%windir%
13. Click OK.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Ramesh [MVP] hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes. But, I may have stolen it from here :-)

You Cannot Schedule a Windows XP-Based Computer to Shut Down and
Restart by Using the AT Command with Shutdown.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;814761

I think a shortcut for "shutdown.exe -s -t 00" has to be created and
then the shortcut has to be selected in the 6th step above.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
...
Gladly stolen from Ramesh
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart
at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
02. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled
Tasks.
03. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard
starts.
04. Click Next.
05. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
06. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, locate and click the Shutdown.exe file,
and
then click Open.
07. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
08. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start,
specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
09. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then
click
Next.
10. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, specify any additional parameters that you want
to use
with Shutdown.exe.
13. Click OK.

NOTE: For exact parameters for shutdown.exe, open cmd and type
shutdown.exe /?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bree hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to add a timer that makes my computer
automatically shut down at a certain time, and also how to take that
timer off?


  #7  
Old August 15th 04, 05:56 AM
Ramesh [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default help with timers

No problem, Wes :-)

--=20
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:=20
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message =
...
No I wasn't aware of that, Ramesh.

Heading to the registry now to change
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa
limitblankpassworduse

Thank you. ;-)

--=20
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Ramesh [MVP] hunted and pecked:
Nice work, Wes :-)

off-topic You may be knowing this already, but just in case.
For the schtasks & blank password, here is some info from David.
"Implications of this tweak"

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=3...m=3DerG%249bS=
ZEHA.2388%40TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
=

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
...
Hi Ramesh,

I tried this to see if I could make it work.

I already had a shortcut on my Desktop to
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00 for Shutdown.

I scheduled it and it didn't work. I got a You do not have permission
error. I do not use a password. After downloading and running
sthome.vbs
from Kelly's Korner I got it to work. :-) That item mentions Home.
But it
works with Pro also. I have XP Pro and it works for me.

67. Run Scheduled Tasks w/o PW Home
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I also have a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00 for
Reboot. I tried this one also and got it to work.

So I modified the instructions to reflect the way I got them to work.

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart
at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Create a shortcut to %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00.
02. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
03. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
04. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard starts.
05. Click Next.
06. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
07. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
shortcut that you created, click it, and then click Open.
08. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
09. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start,
specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
10. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then
click
Next.
11. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, change it to read:
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Change the Start in box to read:
%windir%
13. Click OK.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Ramesh [MVP] hunted and pecked:
Thanks Wes. But, I may have stolen it from here :-)

You Cannot Schedule a Windows XP-Based Computer to Shut Down and
Restart by Using the AT Command with Shutdown.exe:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;814761

I think a shortcut for "shutdown.exe -s -t 00" has to be created and
then the shortcut has to be selected in the 6th step above.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
=

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...s/gp/gpref.asp

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
...
Gladly stolen from Ramesh
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/

Use Task Scheduler to schedule the computer to shut down and restart
at a
specific time.

To do so, follow these steps:

01. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
02. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Scheduled
Tasks.
03. Double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard
starts.
04. Click Next.
05. Under Click the program you want Windows to run, click Browse.
06. In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, locate and click the Shutdown.exe file,
and
then click Open.
07. Under Perform this task, specify a name for the task and how
frequently
you want this task to run, and then click Next.
08. Under Select the time and day you want this task to start,
specify a
start time and date for the task, and then click Next.
09. Type the user name and password to run this task under, and then
click
Next.
10. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I
click
Finish check box, and then click Finish.
11. Click the Task tab.
12. In the Run box, specify any additional parameters that you want
to use
with Shutdown.exe.
13. Click OK.

NOTE: For exact parameters for shutdown.exe, open cmd and type
shutdown.exe /?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bree hunted and pecked:
Does anyone know how to add a timer that makes my computer
automatically shut down at a certain time, and also how to take that
timer off?


 




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