[Ham-Computers] Windows 'Shutdown' file

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 10:57:29 -0700

What version of Windows are you using?

- Trevor
  kd7ghi
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Subject: [Ham-Computers] Windows 'Shutdown' file

> 
> I recently upgraded my UPS to one that has a connection to the comm port
> and will 'shut down' the computer if the power is off for a programmed
> amount of time.   Sounded like something I needed...
> 
> My problem is the UPS software shuts down the computer in an ungracefull
> manner.  It quit windows but left the system stuck at a dos like prompt.
> A bit later when the UPS shut itself off, another programmable option,
> the result was the computer had not really shut down and so it went thru
> the disk scan etc on start up.
> 
> In the UPS software is a place where I can enter the path to any program
> I want to run specifically when the computer is shut down.  It seems to
> me if there was some windows program that told the computer to absolutely
> shut down, this would be a great place to put the program path.
> 
> So my question to the group.   Does anyone know of such a program in
> windows?
> 
> Thanks for any and all thoughts.
> 
> Jim 
> 
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