Dark Messenger
August 14th, 2003, 07:32 PM
Can someone please tell me if it is possible to set up a scheduled task in windows 98 to shutdown my computer automatically?
And if so please explain how to do it.
thx,
-DM
shawners
August 14th, 2003, 07:40 PM
i believe in the desktop function you can choose it to shutdown after you been away from your pc, or the screen saver comes on, or shut monitor down to save energy.
Kyle06
August 14th, 2003, 08:58 PM
Start>Settings>Controll Panel>Power Options> and then you should be able to set it up from there
Kyle
johnsmatrix
August 14th, 2003, 10:03 PM
He won't be able to set up a scheduled shut down that way on a windows 98 computer. I did a search and came up with these 2 handy programs.
Go to this website and read about the programs. Notice the Paragraph titled scheduled shutdowns.
Karen's Power Tools (http://www.karenware.com/newsletters/2003/2003-01-28.asp)
Scheduled Shutdowns The Show Stopper has one more trick up its sleeve. Thanks to its shortcut and command line features, you can now schedule routine shutdowns. For example, a server can automatically reboot Windows each night at 2 a.m. Or your desktop computer can power itself off each night at 8 p.m. All you need is a program, like Windows' Task Scheduler or my Countdown Timer II. Any program that can launch another program at an appointed time will do. When asked which program to run, simply specify a Show Stopper shortcut with the desired settings, or a Show Stopper command line. For example, let's use Show Stopper and Countdown Timer II to cause the current user to be logged of each night at midnight. First, run Show Stopper, select "Log Off", and click the program's "Save Shortcut" button. By default, the shortcut will be named "Logoff.lnk", and placed on the Windows desktop. Now, run Countdown Timer II, right-click on its main window, and select "New Event". When the New Event dialog appears, enter the date and time the first nightly logoff should occur. Then specify that the event should repeat every "1 day". Finally, place a checkmark in the "Play/Open File" checkbox, click the "Browse" button, and browse to the shortcut file created a moment ago. That's all there is to it! Click OK, and the Countdown Timer II will display the number of hours, minutes and seconds until the next scheduled logoff. Once the time arrives, running programs will be stopped and the current user will be logged off!
The download links for both programs are provided on that page. Hope that helps.
Kyle06
August 15th, 2003, 05:23 AM
ok nevermind then but then again I don't run 98 so I don't know...
TheIceMan
August 15th, 2003, 05:49 AM
go to http://www.ampsoft.net there is a piece of software i have used 4 years which p*sses over the microsoft power shutdown manager , allows loads of options , i use it to autoreboot my machine once every 2 days when i go away for a month to stop errors occuring whilst it downloads.