How to Automate Shutdown if possible

GuyuteGuyute Gamehenge
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Hi All,

I am curious if WinXP Home has a way of automating shutdown after a preset elapsed time, kind of like a TV can? I start to download stuff sometimes that will take an hour or two, and leave (or go to bed depending on the time of day). I was wondering if there was a way I could say "hmmm, if the download will take about 75 minutes, I can program my PC to shut down in 85 or so". That way it is not for hours on end.

Thanks!

Comments

  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited August 2004
    If you use a download manager (such as Getright) it could do that for you, and much safer than an app outside of the downloader could.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited August 2004
    Well you can prolly go into sleep mode and turn off hard disks in power settings.

    You could also make a batch file to shut down the computer and then run a scheduled task at the time you want the computer to shut down and point the task to the batch file.

    My computers never shut off.;)
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited August 2004
    There is a nice little prog called Aye shutdown. You can set it to turn the PC off when it meets the conditions you set, ie finished downloading, certain time etc.
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited August 2004
    I have a SHUTDOWN program, which you can than simply use with the Task Scheduler to set a shutdown time. Simple and easy. It is a DOS based program, and has several command line switches you can easily add to the Task Scheduler's "run" line:

    -l -> Log Off.
    -u -> Shutdown (Turn Off).
    -r -> Restart.
    -h -> Hibernate.
    -s -> Stand By (Sleep).
    -f -> Force the action.
    -c -> Cancel a running shutdown.
    -t sec -> Delay for number of seconds.

    My company uses this professionally in the professional MPEG video servers we make, we set the servers to automatically reboot once a day (usually at 2:00 AM) to rebuild the OS fresh each day. In some cases, we actually just do a full shutdown, then use the BIOS wake-up feature to start it up again each morning.

    Freeware program and instructions available here: http://www.budja.com/shutdown/

    Dexter...
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited August 2004
    or better yet, you could just leave it on and folding away ;):D
  • GuyuteGuyute Gamehenge
    edited August 2004
    I was waitning for someone to say that, Geeky :wink: . I may just start that...

    Thanks for the tips, all.

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  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited August 2004
    Guyute wrote:
    I was waitning for someone to say that, Geeky :wink: . I may just start that...


    The sooner the better then. :) Right now your computer is wasting millions of processor cycles every day, that could be put work instead trying to help mankind. :fold:

    Dexter...
  • Mc-DubsMc-Dubs
    edited August 2004
    I enjoy this nice simple program called Chrono Shutdown, it has a very simple design and easy to use, But it looks like there's already a ton of suggestions hehe
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