Shut Down and Shu Software for Windows

12Ghosts ShutDown
$29 - 12Ghosts Inc.

Shut down with one click or with one key stroke. Run maintenance programs, daily or at certain days of the week, for example scan disk and backup programs. Just one click, then leave your computer and it will power-off automatically after all programs finished.

Initiate an "auto-logon as a different user" - without waiting for the insert-password-now dialog box. Dual-boot directly into a parallel installation of Windows NT/2000/XP, restarts without user intervention.

It allows you to log off your computer after a specified time of inactivity, or makes sure to restart your computer weekly. It saves you time by automating the shut down process, and even terminates not responding programs.

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dfg ShutDown XP
$0 - d.f.g

This program is a professional shutdown, automation, atomic time synchronizing, disk cleaning and PC protection utility - the best you can get today. dfg ShutDown XP gives you an easy and thorough time controlled and automatic way to shutdown, restart or log off your system with optional power off and shutdown forcing (no questioning). Optionally it will run as a NTservice. An optional Countdown Counter (visual and acoustic) enables you to cancel the system shutdown within a time period of up to 99 seconds. The program also has a built in alarm clock function (alarm sound). Optionally will dfg ShutDown XP will protect the computer while you are absent. You can also launch a program (and wait for exit) before shutdown e.g. to start your daily backup program. All actions (log off, shut down, restart, etc. including system crash info) together with time and userID will be stored in a log file. Synchronization from your system clock to the exact time using the Internet can be done manually or automatically. It queries one of the National Institute of Standards and Technology timeservers, which then returns the correct standard time. It works through firewalls and proxy servers and supports 12(AM/PM) and 24 hour time format incl. all time zones. The standard time is converted to local time and compared with the internal system time on the computer, and adjustments are made accordingly. Optional time check automatically after Windows / program start and the Internet connection is available. The disk cleaning function is optionally accomplished before the shutdown starts.

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EasyShutSys
$0 - Soarersoft Software Studio

[EasyShutSys V2.6]
is a timming shutdown tool to shut windows 98/me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. It is a convient,simple-to-use software with friendly userinterface.
*support to shut down, log off and restart windows system after specified time interval.
*support to shut down, log off and restart windows system at specified date and time.
*support to autorun timming shut task when turnning on your computer.
*Count down before executing shut task.
*Remind you at 5 seconds earlier than the time of executing shut task.
It is an GREEN and FREE software!

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ActiveExit XP
$29.95 - WinAbility Software Corporation

If you are an administrator of a computer site, and other users often forget to log off from their accounts when they leave the computers, you can set up ActiveExit to log off such users automatically after a period of inactivity. ActiveExit can not only logoff the inactive user, but also shut down or hibernate the computer, as well as lock the workstation, provided that the computer itself supports such operations. Even if a user has locked the computer, or if no user is logged on to Windows, ActiveExit can shutdown or hibernate the computer after the idle period you set up, to conserve energy and reduce the wear of the computer components. If other users of your computer often shutdown it unnecessarily, you can stop them from using the shutdown command by configuring ActiveExit to protect that command with a password. You can also set up ActiveExit to run a program before exiting Windows, to, for instance, backup your data, or clean up your hard disk automatically at the end of the work day.

Windows XP allows the administrators to restrict the logon hours for certain users, but it does not provide a way to forcefully log the users off Windows when the allowed hours end. ActiveExit XP can help you overcome this limitation: you can use it to set up a weekly schedule of the allowed hours, and ActiveExit will not only prevent users from logging on during the denied hours, but it will also log them off automatically when the allowed time ends. You may find this feature of ActiveExit useful if you are a parent and your kids spend too much time with the computer playing games or chatting with buddies. You yourself can continue using the computer at any time by overriding the ActiveExit function by entering a password you can set up.

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Shutdown Monster
$0 - ebiSoft

This software is a shutdown timer. This means that you can make your computer shut down at a specified time.
You can set a countdown, type in an exact date and time, or even specify a file to check periodically.

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RebootEx
$24.95 - Ashkon Technology LLC

RebootEx is a system utility for Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems that allows to automatically shutdown, reboot and/or relogon to your computer. The program provides the following key features: ability to reboot, shutdown, shutdown & power off the computer, log off the current user, shutdown remote computer and schedule logon after reboot. A number of additional command line options makes it a highly scriptable efficient and secure tool.

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