Shutdown Scheduler and South.com Software for Windows

JIT Scheduler
$25 - Gibin Software House

JIT Scheduler is the task scheduler for Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4/2000/2003/XP, it provides the easy way to create and launch tasks in specified day and time. JIT Scheduler supports 4 types of tasks: Application, Document, System Shutdown or just Message (Remind). This means, that you can open document (e.g. picture, text or Web - page link etc.) as well as launch an application (.exe). You can also turn off your computer at the desired time and show text messages which remind about some important events. It is useful for scheduling different routines : virus scanning, disk checking and defragmentation, system shutdown etc. You don't need to run these programs manually every day or week, Scheduler will do it automatically. The product contains service application.

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Prof Shutdown
$98.95 - Simplyware

Prof Shutdown enables an administrator to schedule power management jobs to be executed on a local machine or multiple remote machines in a network. In the latter case, the tool is able to manage up to 1,000 machines all together at a specified time. A local machine can be scheduled to shutdown, reboot, hibernate, standby, log off current user session, lock computer, wake up from hibernate or standby mode, and display a popup message dialog. Networked machines can be scheduled to shutdown, reboot, hibernate, log off and wake up. Other major features include log file maintenance, command line support, and no need for a remote client installation.

Scheduling a job is easy and requires no special knowledge. Prof Shutdown offers a wizard-style scheduler that can guide you through all the steps in a point-and-click manner. You click on the "Add New Task" icon, select a job to execute (shutdown, reboot, etc.), and type in a message to be displayed in a popup dialog before a job is executed. Time of message display can be set up according to your preference. Then you will be prompted to add a remote machine by specifying its name or IP, login and password (if necessary). If a networked machine is not known, you can search for it using the Active Directory Search or scanning from IP range functions. The final step is to schedule the time when you want a job to be triggered.

Prof Shutdown will benefit network administrators since it lets them execute routine management jobs without ever having to leave their own workplace. They?ll have more focus on more important tasks, and less time spent on visiting each machine in an enterprise.

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AgataSoft Shutdown Pro
$15 - AgataSoft

This program is a powerful automated tool for shutting down your computer.
The program can shut down your computer:
At a certain time (for example, at 12:00).
In a certain time (for example, in 3 hours).
If the CPU usage is low (for example, the CPU usage has been lower than 40% for 5 minutes).
If the user has been away from the computer for a certain time.
The task scheduler will help you execute the necessary task on a certain day of the week (for example, shut down the computer at 18:00 from Monday through Friday, and switch it off at 16:00 on Saturday).
Hotkeys will help you quickly shut down or restart the computer.
Before a shutdown, you can delete temporary files, clear the Internet Explorer cache, clear the Recycle Bin, delete document access entries.
Network control will help you shut down computers on your local area network, you will be able to shut down either one computer or multiple computers at a time.

Here are some key features of "AgataSoft Shutdown Pro":
Shutting down the computer at a certain time.
Shutting down the computer in a certain time.
Shutting down the computer in case of low CPU usage.
Scheduling a shutdown for a whole week, for each day, for workdays or holidays.
Shutting down the computer if it has been idle for a certain period of time.
Clearing the computer from unnecessary files before shutting it down.
Quick shutdown with the help of hotkeys.
Displaying the time left before a computer shutdown or another action.
Scheduling tasks other than a shutdown, such as restart, logoff, standby, hibernation, alarm, showing the specified message.
Choosing the sound for the alarm.
Specifying the password for protecting the program and its settings.
Shutting down other LAN computers.
Forbidding or permitting shutting down LAN computers.
Specifying the password for a network shutdown.
Support Multi-languages interface.

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SmartSleep - auto shutdown
$19.95 - Dextronet

SmartSleep is a new and free to try utility for shutting down your computer at a specified time. You can also schedule these tasks, so it can turn off your PC every Sunday at 18:00 and so on. However, SmartSleep can do way more than that!

SmartSleep supports these operations: Shutdown, Log Off, Reboot, Black Screen, suspend, Hibernate, File Execution and Display Message.

The shutdown utility has some really neat functions - you may display black screen during countdown so you can save the life of your monitor. It's also possible to slowly reduce the speaker volume, so if you are listening to music or watching films before falling asleep, you will love this.

With SmartSleep you may force all applications to quit during shutdown, even those which aren't responding, so it will turn off your PC always. You also can select program which will be executed before shutdown.

Unlike in many other applications, you may set-up date and seconds, so PC is turned off exactly when you want. Combined with Atomic Clock Synchronization feature, the shutdown time is always very accurate.

SmartSleep has a clear and easy to use interface that supports minimizing to system tray. It can be launched automatically at system startup and remembers everything you set it too. You may set-up time by absolute time (16:30:26) or by relative time (12 minutes from now).

Shutdown scheduling is very powerful. Tasks can be performed once, every day, or on specified days (Monday and Thursday, only weekends, all days expect Friday etc). You may easily turn scheduling on/off in options and individual tasks can be turned on/off with checkboxes upon them. For example, you may set 'lunch reminder' to 12:00 every day except the weekend, start program to clear your system at Sunday 21:00 and turn off your PC at 22:00 every weekend.

You can turn on shutdown confirmation window with timeout to prevent accidents.

Comprehensive help file included.

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Advanced Task Scheduler
$39.95 - Southsoftware.com

Advanced Task Scheduler - is a multifunctional task scheduler, which allows launching programs and batch files, opening documents and Internet pages, displaying popup reminders, playing sounds, shutting down and restarting computer, turning off monitor only, stopping running processes, establishing and closing dial-up connections - automatically.
Advanced Task Scheduler offers full set of scheduling tools that allow running scheduled tasks automatically once, minutely, hourly, daily, monthly, yearly, in specified period of time after starting the computer or by such events as hot key, computer idle, dial-up connection established/terminated.
Advanced Task Scheduler can be started as a Windows Service and work in the background so it will not take a place on the desktop but all scheduled tasks will work normally. This feature allows run Advanced Task Scheduler even when no user is logged on.
Advanced Task Scheduler can automate many of your routine tasks. Automatic launching of programs with flexible set of planning tools will set you free from having to wait until some time to run needed applications. Popup reminders let you not forget important things that you were planning to get done. Automatic shutdown feature allows leaving the computer running while being sure that it will be shut down at specified hour. The capability of stopping processes at specified hour makes it possible not only starting programs automatically but stopping programs automatically as well. Automatic opening and closing dial-up connections allows both establishing and closing dial-up connections at extremely accurate moment of time.

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Scheduler Extra
$15 - Valeriy Shabanov

Scheduler of new generation. In contrast to standard windows scheduler the Scheduler Extra can not only start applications, but it allows to show messages, turn of computer, monitor, set up loudness of sound, eject CD-ROM and many others features. There is possibility on one event to assign unlimited amount of actions, as well as to interrupt execution of this actions for failure (falsity) of some condition. Supported possibility of operating on setting time, on timer, at Windows startup and itc.
The program use a minimum of system recourse, simple in use. All events, actions and conditions are made by Plugging Technology (attached modules) and their amount constantly increase. Supported by Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. New Plugging You can download at developer's page: www.shasoftware.narod.ru

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