Automatic Shutdown

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Cosmo Donato

Hi,
I'm having a problem getting the automatic shutdown to run in XP Pro. I
set up a scheduled task to turn my computers off at 1am, but it doesn't
shutdown when a limited user is logged in. The task shows as executing with
admin rights but the system doesn't power down.
Any suggestions on what I can do?
Thanks,
Cosmo
 
The command line I'm using is Shutdown -s -t 05.

What command line are you using?

You might want to try SHUTDOWN -S -F
 
Additionally, I wrote a small VB app that will do what you want. I tested it with a Limited User actively logged on. It logs them off, then shuts down the system.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/shutitdown.zip

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Try adding the -F parameter.
 
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