same thing. different sites. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_ez_gpo On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:15 AM, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > That's what I meant. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. > > -- > /Sorin > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >On Behalf Of Greg Reese > >Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:07 PM > >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Auto-shutdown pc's with GPO > > > >the energy star website also has a gpo for controlling power settings that > may help > >here. > > > > > >Greg > > > > > >On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:26 AM, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > Isn't hibernate good enough? What's the actual saving on shutting > down > > completely vs hibernate? > > > > Anyway, roll out a startup script and add an at-job to be run at > 1900hrs. I > > believe MS has some shutdown tools. Or just use Sysinternals psexec > >and > > psshutdown. > > > > The way I do (similar stuff) it, is to occasionally use Hyena to > get > an > >updated > > list of all computers on the domain and dump that list to text > file, > eg > > computers.txt. Then I have a scheduled task on my computer to run > > > > "C:\Program Files\pstools\psexec" @c:\computers.txt -s > > "%programfiles%\pstools\psshutdown -f -k" > > > > Or something like that. > > > > -- > > /Sorin > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > >On Behalf Of Patrick > > > > >Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:39 AM > > >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Auto-shutdown pc's with GPO > > > > > >Well sort of. The school is looking for a solution were by pc's > are > turned > >off > > >auto > > >everyday @ 7pm. We also want the ability to send the monitor into > >power save > > >mode. > > > > > >This tool looks great, but it seems it will only solve the latter > problem, I > >am > > >still stuck > > >with finding a solution that actually shuts down the pc at a > certain > time. I > > >know this is > > >possible with a script, but that means constantly updating the > list > of > > >computers when > > >ever a new one is joined onto the domain > > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > >Patrick > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > > > >From: Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:00:32 AM > > >Subject: [windows2000] Re: Auto-shutdown pc's with GPO > > > > > >I believe your problems can be solved with the "Terra Novum EZ GPO > >Tool" for > > >setting standby timeouts for computer and monitor etc for WinXP > >machines (Vista > > >already supports this AFAIK). > > > > > >Check http://www.terranovum.com/projects/energystar/ez_gpo.html. > It's > >free. > > > > > >I've run this for well over a year, probably two, and it works > fine. > An > > >ADM-template is included IIRC, and the software itself comes as a > msi- > >package > > >to > > >deploy ever AD with a GPO. > > > > > >More info on > >http://www.terranovum.com/projects/energystar/index.html. > > > > > >Are you on a green-spree at work? ;-) > > >-- > > >/Sorin > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > >>On Behalf Of Patrick > > >>Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:49 AM > > >>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>Subject: [windows2000] Auto-shutdown pc's with GPO > > >> > > >>Hi Guys, > > >> > > >>We are trying to setup a process were all pc's are turned off at > a > >certain > > >>time > > >>of the > > >>day. Just wondering if this is archievable with GPO, I have > looked > thru, > >but > > >>can not > > >>seem to find anything, all I see are suggestions of using scripts > to > do > >this. > > >>Also we > > >>would like to turn off monitors if they have remained idle for > about > >30mins, > > >>would this > > >>be a powersave mode setting? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >