[MACEP] PC scheduled shutdown

[Ira Erbs]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317371&sd=tech
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I ERBS
Computer Technology
Ft Vancouver HS
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Vancouver,WA 98661
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ierbs at vansd.org

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>>> jim.hendrie at phoenix.k12.or.us 3/8/2006 11:08 AM >>>
Hi Art,

You can use Microsoft¹s Shutdown.exe program via a vbscript that you could
have run from your computer when you logon. Just write the vbscript to check
the local time on your computer and when it¹s 6 o¹clock, have it shutdown
the computers you¹d like shutdown. You can also, via the script, tell the
program how long you want to give the user until the machine will shutdown
(the default is 20 seconds). This program works for both the Win2k machines
and XP. Best of all, it¹s free.

Jim Hendrie
Computer Specialist II
Phoenix Talent School District # 4


On 3/8/06 9:05 AM, "Art Grimm" <art_grimm at gbsd.gresham.k12.or.us> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I would like to have pc's (xp and 2k) shutdown automatically at 6pm every
> evening.
> If someone is using the pc I would like that user to be able to defer it for
> awhile. 
> Any settings on the pc or freeware program that can do this?
> 
> We have Altris at our HS and couldn't accomplish this. The problem was that
> any computer that was already shutdown would issue said shutdown command when
> available. So in this case the tech configured all the pcs to shutdown on
> Friday evening. They had a lab full of pcs that were already shutdown. So on
> Monday the lab person boots up the lab. Lo and behold as soon as # 30 is
> booted up #1 shuts down, then #2,#3, etc. I got a chuckle out of that one!
> 
> thanks,
> Art
> 
> 
> Art Grimm        
> Network and Web Manager
> Gresham-Barlow School District
> 1444 SE 5th Ave
> Gresham, Oregon 97080
> phone: 503.465.8240
> fax:    503.465.2101
> art_grimm at gbsd.gresham.k12.or.us 
> 
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