W T run script or .bat at shutdown?

[KG]

I would like to run a short file backup script or .bat at shutdown on XP home, any idea how to do?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

You would have to give up the standard ways to shutdown, and use the a script to do both backup, and then shutdown. Pro has Policy
to set a logoff script, Home does not.

 

[KG]

You would have to give up the standard ways to shutdown, and use the a script to do both backup, and then shutdown. Pro has Policy
to set a logoff script, Home does not.

OK does this mean it can not be done or, it can not be done easily?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Well, relative to your understanding of .bat or .vbs code, you can write something that does all you want with one click of some
specially created shortcut for your shutdown routine.

--down.bat--
REM ---backup the files
start /WAIT copy c:\myfile.txt d:\backupfolder
REM ---and out like a light
shutdown /s /f /t 00
--end file--

--down.vbs--
set shell = createobject("wscript.shell")
shell.run "copy c:\myfile.txt d:\backupfolder", 0, true
shell.run "shutdown /s /f /t 00"
--end file--

The Windows Script Host is especially good at handling the file system objects, if you care to get into it.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/sgWorkingWithFiles.asp?frame=true

 

[KG]

Thank you for the reply. I'll give it a shot and let you know.