Shutdown command problem

[vasujain]

hi all
i am making a shortcut for shutdown .
so i m using command
shutdown -h for hibernate
shutdown -l for logoff

but whenever i use time for it
like
shutdown -h -t 120
where t 120 is number of secs after which the command will execute then the command doesnt executes

this command works fine for restart shutdown -s -t 120

help me s o that i can use hibernate with time

 

[ccatlett1984]

Try the following

shutdown /h /t:[I]120

[/I]

 

[vasujain]

no it aint working either...

 

[mikinho]

The time-out switch is not supported by hibernate.

You could use AT 12:20 "shutdown /h" to schedule a hibernate at a specific time.

 

[ccatlett1984]

In that case, grab this SysInternals PS Shutdown Tool

Give that a whirl.

 

[vasujain]

The time-out switch is not supported by hibernate.

You could use AT 12:20 "shutdown /h" to schedule a hibernate at a specific time.

but i am using a peice of software that hibernates the system exactly after the time i give...

vista shutdown timer....

so time switc is tere wth logoff and hibernate...the syntax must be differnet i guess

 

[vasujain]

In that case, grab this SysInternals PS Shutdown Tool

Give that a whirl.

tx 4 the link i already figured out taht thing while i was searching 4 the solutin.....but thing is i wana du it on own....

 

[mikinho]

but i am using a peice of software that hibernates the system exactly after the time i give...

vista shutdown timer....

so time switc is tere wth logoff and hibernate...the syntax must be differnet i guess

Maybe I'm not following what you are saying. In Vista the the timeout swtich doesn't work either. This is because of the underlying APIs. Other applications, like psshutdown, work by creating either a temporary windows service or keeps an active process opens that waits until the time-out to hibernate. The shutdown.exe process does neither. The shutdown.exe process when shuttting down or restarting uses the InitiateSystemShutdownEx API that supports an optional timeout. The APIs for sleep and hibernation do not support a time-out.

 

[vasujain]

Maybe I'm not following what you are saying. In Vista the the timeout swtich doesn't work either. This is because of the underlying APIs. Other applications, like psshutdown, work by creating either a temporary windows service or keeps an active process opens that waits until the time-out to hibernate. The shutdown.exe process does neither. The shutdown.exe process when shuttting down or restarting uses the InitiateSystemShutdownEx API that supports an optional timeout. The APIs for sleep and hibernation do not support a time-out.

tx a lot...that wud du the required work...adding reputation 2 u...

 

[flez]

Having same issue but i'm not understanding the solution..

think i'm missing the point.


if I want to force a shutdown I can just creat a 'dothis.cmd' edited with notepad that contains one line of ''shutdown /s /t 3600'' and in 60 minutes it will shutdown.

so why does it support hibernate if the option never works?

changing the line in the batch file to shutdown /h /t 3600 fails everytime

I'd love to get this working as my mb does not support shutdown in win7(dont ask, even the machines front power button does not turn it off, well it does, then 3 seconds later it turns back on, every time)

 

[Brink]

Hello Flez,

Try the command below in the tutorial below to see if it may work for you with a 60 minute time delay.

shutdown.exe -s -t 3600 -f

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61294-shut-down-computer-shortcut-create.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[flez]

yes ok .....


1) I typed CMD and ehtered the above command but with -t 15

2) approx 15 seconds later, desktop started to clear...

3) ''shutting down '' screen was shown.

4) computer went click and all the lights went off...

5) 3 seconds later computer went click and booted back up

steps 3-5 are what happens when i shutdown with the mouse, shutdown with the front panel button, shuts down with a bsod or whatever...

MY pc has not 'shutdown' in 14 months..... I have to hibernate, or pull the plug out the wall...

thereforeI need to get the hibernate command to work from a simple clickable batch file.

why is my machine that way, dont care, its really of benefit to me it is has it shares drives with other pcs for my home movies and music, saves having to find its not on when i need it

But, I would really like to use the hibernate from a batch file, so i can set the machine to turn off an hour or two after i go to bed while watching/streaming a movie to my bedside laptop

to recap, my machine has two power states, fully on, or s3sleep/hibernate, thats all that works on it.

fully on is easy to achive, but getting to s3/hibernate needs a batch file.

i need that batch file!