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#1 TravelLite

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 06:28 AM

Please can someone suggest how I can automatically shut down my computer at a preset time. The system is Windows XP Service Pack 2. The need arises because I want to record a programme during my absence using a TV card.

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#2 beats

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 06:33 AM

Put the shutdown command in a scheduled task.

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 06:33 AM

Use the Task Scheduler to run the following command at the time you want:

shutdown.exe -s -t 30

If a user is logged on, a warning will pop up for 30 seconds before shutting down asking the user to save his/her work. You can change the time to anything you want (in seconds) or 00 for no warning to be shown.

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 07:58 AM

what gamehead said but FYI if your on the machine and need to abort the shutdown during the countdown just open a command prompt and type 'shutdown -a'