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How to warn against shutting down pc if network user accessing ext HD?
I have two pc's - a laptop and a tower - with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit installed on each. We use Homegroups to share files wirelessly via router. There is an external hard drive attached to the tower. On that external drive I have a folder named "Movies" with many sub folders that contain dvd rips. I have the laptop connected to the living room TV via HDMI cable where I watch the dvd rips. However, someone can shut the tower down while the laptop is playing a movie and, of course, the movie stops playing.
My questions are -
Is there a way to alert the tower user that someone is using the external drive when "shut down" is selected so that the tower user knows not to shut down?
If that is possible, is there a way for the tower to shut down on its own? (perhaps when the external hard drive goes idle, or even perhaps via command by the laptop user?)
Thank you for your time and courtesy.