automatically shut down my home XP computer?

[Guest]

I have a new Windows XP PC that I watch DVDs on in my bedroom.

I was wondering whether it is possible to set Windows XP Home Edition to
shut down my computer automatically at a certain time - kind of like the
Sleep Timer on my TV works?

 

[Guest]

To shutdown at a specific time
1. Go to Control Panel - Scheduled Tasks
2. Click: Add a Scheduled Task
3. Click Next to continue
4. When selecting a program, browse to: C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe and
click Next
5. Select how often you want the task to run and click next
6. Select a a time schedule and click next
7. Enter in the username and password for your admin user account and click
next
8. Check the box for "Open advanced properties for this task..." and click
Finish
9. In the Run text box add a -s to the end of the path statement so it looks
like this: C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -s
10. Click OK and you are done.

 

[S.Sengupta]

Open command prompt and type:-
shutodwn /? . This will show you a list of commands it supports

see also:-
http://www.budja.com/shutdown/

regards,
S.Sengupta [MS-MVP]