[OPLINTECH] Poweroff

[Eric Maynard]

Hey Jim,

Thanks for the heads up on that tip about that I5.  I will definitely keep
that in mind.


Eric Maynard
Head of Information Technology,
Holmes County District Public Library
Millersburg, OH  44654
Email [emaynard at holmeslib.org]
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
Fax   [330.674.1938]

"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently"




On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:15 AM, JKENZIG <JKENZIG at cuyahogalibrary.org>wrote:

> Run it in compatibility mode.  Create a shortcut to the program, right
> click on it and choose properties from the context popup menu. Click on the
> compatibility tab and check the box to run this program in compatibility
> mode and select Windows XP SP3 as a choice. Check the box at the bottom
> under PRivelege level to run as administrator and enter credentials.  Choose
> change settings for all users.
>
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> A product you could get that can control your enterprise is called shutdown
> plus from WMSoftware.com it is fairly inexpensive.
> http://www.wmsoftware.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196&Itemid=201
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> Also for turning on your computers, most computers within the last 4 years
> or so have a setting in the bios to power them on at a scheduled day and
> time which we use here.  You can use the task scheduler also with the
> Windows 7 built in shutdown.exe command and schedule the shutdowns also.
> That way the librarians do not have to worry about it.
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> Also consider in new purchases buying computers with Intel I5 Vpro
> processors.  These let you power on and off machines remotely via a central
> console and work similar to HP’s ILO for servers.
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> Regards,
>
> *Jim Kenzig*
>
> *Software Applications Engineer***
>
> Cuyahoga County Public Library
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> www.cuyahogalibrary.org
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> *From:* oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Kevin Jones
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:20 PM
> *To:* oplintech
> *Subject:* [OPLINTECH] Poweroff
>
>
>
> I hope there are some techs that are familiar with the Poweroff software.
> I was using it on a Windows XP computer to control several computers in the
> library.  Staff could run a poweron batch file and several computers would
> boot up.  At closing they could run the shutdown batch file to power the
> computers off.  The reference staff loved it.
>
> I replaced the XP computer with a new Windows 7 64Bit computer, and now I
> can't get the Poweroff software to work.
>
> Does anyone know what I could try to get this working on the Windows 7
> computer?  Does anyone have suggestions for something similar that would
> work in a Windows 7 environment?
>
> Kevin Jones
> Network Administrator
> Coshocton Public Library
> 655 Main Street
> Coshocton, OH 43812
> Phone: 740-622-0956
> Fax: 740-622-4331
> http://www.coshoctonlibrary.org
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