Prevent shutdown before a certain time OR generate alert on shutdo

[82412]

Is there a way of preventing a user shutting down an XP Pro PC, but only
before a certain time of day?

Failing that, is there a way of making the shutdown button generate an alert
warning the user that he/she is shutting the PC down too early and must
restart it?

 

[82412]

Is there a way of preventing a user shutting down an XP Pro PC, but only
before a certain time of day?

Failing that, is there a way of making the shutdown button generate an alert
warning the user that he/she is shutting the PC down too early and must
restart it? This could in fact be a simple alert saying that if it's before 8pm, please restart. It then wouldn't have to be linked to the PCs clock.

 

[Leonard Grey]

Try this:
https://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/frisvold1.mspx

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Is there a way of preventing a user shutting down an XP Pro PC, but only
before a certain time of day?

Absolute worst case, he could pull the plug.

 

[82412]

Try this:
https://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/frisvold1.mspx

Thanks for that, I know how to disable/remove the shutdown button but I want
it to be available after the designated shutdown time so that's not an
option. It would therefore seem that the simplest idea would be to have a
simple alert generated when the shutdown button is clicked, e.g. "Please
restart this PC if it's before 8pm". Is there a way to do this?

 

[Rick Merrill]

Is there a way of preventing a user shutting down an XP Pro PC, but only
before a certain time of day?

Have an administrator level task run periodicly. It can lower or raise
the permissions of "a user" as needed.

Failing that, is there a way of making the shutdown button generate an alert
warning the user that he/she is shutting the PC down too early and must
restart it?

Ahhh, no.

(Unless you want to build relays, and lockdown the power with a UPS...)