[windows2000] Re: Auto-shutdown pc's with GPO
- From: "Greg Reese" <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:49:04 -0600
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?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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