Setting time for automatic hibernation -- how?

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Hi,

I forgot how to set time-limits for automatic shut-down or
hibernation. Hint, please :-)

TIA,
Richard
 
RichardOnRails said:
Hi,

I forgot how to set time-limits for automatic shut-down or
hibernation. Hint, please :-)
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You can schedule the invocation of a bat file that includes:

%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll SetSuspendState S4

Which will hibernate your system. We have our serve do this each midnight,
as well as other machines that the operator might forget to turn off.
 
Hi,

I forgot how to set time-limits  for automatic shut-down or
hibernation.  Hint, please :-)

TIA,
Richard
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Take a look at the Power Options:

Start, Settings, Control Panel, Power Options

If that is not what you need, please clarify your objective.
 
Hi,

I forgot how to set time-limits  for automatic shut-down or
hibernation.  Hint, please :-)

TIA,
Richard
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Hi All,

Great responses! Thanks to you all:

Norvin: In detail (for my future recollection) this worked great:
Right-click the desktop
Click Properties
Click Screen Saver tab
Click Power button
Click System Hibernate drop-down list
Selected desired period

HeyBub: I'll use this solution in the future:
Schedule of a batch file containing the command:
%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll SetSuspendState S4

Jose: I checked my hibernation setting with:
Start, Control Panel, Power Options
("Settings" was not relevant on my WinXP Pro/SP3 system)

Again, many thanks for to you all.

Best wishes,
Richard
 
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