Is there a way to shut down Windows daily at, say 1 am?

Guest · Jul 17, 2007

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Kashi

peter · Jul 17, 2007

Yes there is ..at 01:00 hrs you drag your ass out if bed and push the power
button!!
Why bother??....when its time to quit I shut the monitor off and go to bed.
peter

Guest · Jul 17, 2007

Well... I do not want my children to be in front of the computer past that
time and many other methods have failed, if you can help, I would appreciate
it

Guest · Jul 17, 2007

Understand your situation, but unfortunately the answer is no.

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Adam Albright · Jul 17, 2007

Understand your situation, but unfortunately the answer is no.

Don't think I would trust it, but... this may be a solution

http://www.yoursafetyguide.com/ezoff.aspx

artfudd · Jul 17, 2007

Kashi... if you have the sidebar enabled you can download a gadget that will
do this.

http://gallery.live.com/results.aspx?bt=1&q=shutdown

It is called "AutoShutdown" ... I have not tried it fully so you are on your
own with it..

DevilsPGD · Jul 17, 2007

In message <[email protected]> Bob J

Understand your situation, but unfortunately the answer is no.

It is? Since when?

Use the Windows Scheduler to launch shutdown with the appropriate
command line options every minute between 12am and 6am, for example, to
both shut down the system and prevent the kids from firing it up again.

Don't forget to password the BIOS, and make sure they don't have
administrator rights, otherwise they'll bypass this in a few seconds.

Lang Murphy · Jul 17, 2007

I haven't tried it myself... but you might try using Task Scheduler to run
shutdown.exe. Open a cmd prompt and type "shutdown /?" which will show you
all of the switches (and there are -quite- a few) for shutdown.exe. Then
open task scheduler, create a new task, point the action to shutdown.exe and
add whichever switches to the "Add arguements" box.

You might want to let the task run whether someone's logged on or not, and
let it run with highest priviledges.

Again, I've not tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Let us know
how you fare.

Good luck,

Lang

Lang Murphy · Jul 17, 2007

Another option, that did not occur to me when I posted my reply, is that if
you're using a router, the router may have access restrictions settings that
would let you block internet access in specified time windows.

Lang

Spirit · Jul 17, 2007

Install a Password utility that has a timed component.

http://www.posum.com/id11.html
Work Station Lock

Jimmy Brush · Jul 17, 2007

I haven't tried it myself... but you might try using Task Scheduler to
run shutdown.exe.

Hello,

This works very well.

I have created a sample task that will do this:

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/downloads/shutdown.zip

Extract the xml file to your desktop.

- Click start
- Type: task scheduler
- press enter
- Click Action -> Import Task
- Find the shutdown.xml file you extracted and click open
- Click OK to import the task

The sample task will run every day at 1 am. It will display the
following message to all logged on users:

"The computer will turn off in a few minutes. Please save all of your
work and close all programs."

After 5 minutes, the computer will close all programs and turn itself off.

However, it does not stop the user from turning the computer back on.

You can do this using parental controls and setting what hours the user
is allowed to be logged in. In fact, I think using that method and
setting it to 'enforce hours' will remove the need for this scheduled task.

- JB

Tim Judd · Jul 17, 2007

peter said:
Yes there is ..at 01:00 hrs you drag your ass out if bed and push the power
button!!
Why bother??....when its time to quit I shut the monitor off and go to bed.
peter

so all you do is insult people who ask for help, peter.

welcome to the blocklist.

peter · Jul 18, 2007

I see you answered the gentleman's question quite well.
and that was not insulting..............Sarcastic..yes.....not too
nice...yes............but not insulting!!
peter

Lang Murphy · Jul 18, 2007

Jimmy Brush said:
Hello,

This works very well.

I have created a sample task that will do this:

http://www.jimmah.com/vista/downloads/shutdown.zip

Extract the xml file to your desktop.

- Click start
- Type: task scheduler
- press enter
- Click Action -> Import Task
- Find the shutdown.xml file you extracted and click open
- Click OK to import the task

The sample task will run every day at 1 am. It will display the following
message to all logged on users:

"The computer will turn off in a few minutes. Please save all of your work
and close all programs."

After 5 minutes, the computer will close all programs and turn itself off.

However, it does not stop the user from turning the computer back on.

You can do this using parental controls and setting what hours the user is
allowed to be logged in. In fact, I think using that method and setting it
to 'enforce hours' will remove the need for this scheduled task.

- JB

JB,

Good point... not having investigated the Parental Controls, that option did
not occur to me. Probably a better solution.

Thanks!

Lang

Jay Somerset · Jul 18, 2007

I see you answered the gentleman's question quite well.
and that was not insulting..............Sarcastic..yes.....not too
nice...yes............but not insulting!!
peter

So Peter, you pride yourself in being both sarcastic and "not too nice". At
least that's a start.

Guest · Jul 19, 2007