Help with batch file

We have some laptops that we would like to shut down at 11pm every evening. Ive done a simple batch file to shut things down and run as a scheduled event. However, I need the file to also answer a question.

See when the computer is being rebooted, manually shut down, etc one of our processes comes up and asks "ok to terminate batch file yes/no". I need to find a way to get the shutdown file to say yes.

Right now the file simply states "shutdown -s t- 0"

Any ideas?

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tiersten

Change the 0 to 5. It will shutdown after 5 seconds and the batch should have finished by then.

tiersten

I'm assuming that you've actually got "shutdown /s /t 0" in your batch file...

Bokeh

Thanks but that didnt work. Still comes up with ok to terminate batch file. I'll keep digging on this.

dynamik

On my Vista machine, it says that /t implies /f, but I don't see that here for the older command. Maybe try adding a /f.

Bokeh

The file in question is outlookrestart.exe. It keeps outlook open for the employees so they don't shut it down and forget to check their emails. I think I need to stop this process first, then do the shutdown. All of this on XP pro.

tiersten

How about doing "start shutdown /s /t 5"

Bokeh

Nope same thing. Goes to shutdown, then I get the message ok to terminate batch file yes/no. If I dont respond, then I get another message saying system cannot end this program because it is awaiting a response from you.

dynamik

Bokeh wrote: »

The file in question is outlookrestart.exe. It keeps outlook open for the employees so they don't shut it down and forget to check their emails. I think I need to stop this process first, then do the shutdown. All of this on XP pro.

Maybe try this: PsKill v1.12

Bokeh

I think I got it finally.

Close outlookrestart
tskill outlookrestart
shutdown -s -t 5