Help restarting Windows XP everyday at a certain time.

Fairly simple, you need write a script that uses the SHUTDOWN command, then fire it with task scheduler.   Type "shutdown" at a command prompt for a template, go to "Control panel", "Sheduled tasks" to add a task.

Any other solution malmensa? I do not want to use the windows task scheduler.

You just need a scheduled task to perform a reboot, it's prebuilt into windows.

It should have existing schedules for scandisk/ddefrag etc, look at them and create one for a shutdown/reboot

Create a schedule task that runs %SystemRoot%\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00

this will restart immediately at the time you set in the schedule.

use -s to shutdown instead of restart
change 00 to how many seconds to wait before restart

Hmm, why don't you want to use windows task scheduler?
It's free and already installed - that's its purpose to perform scheduled operations - it sits in the taskbar and waits to run tasks.

Unless you want to write something yourself in Visual Basic that isn't obvious to a user and unknown to them reboots the PC - but applications like that may not work given antivirus software etc; best to use the approved Microsoft Program so you know for certain it iwll work.

ThievingSix: this looks like what I am looking for. Don't have time to test it now,but will test it within the next few hours and award points. Thanks.

The only thing I can say about the code is when setting the ShutdownTime constant, use the format: "00:00:00 am". No more characters, no less.

Also you might want to change the final Sleep(1000) to Sleep(500) or Sleep(750)  because there is a slight chance that it will miss your time by a second if you don't.

ThievingSix -->

1) Start a new application.
2) Remove Unit1(Project Menu --> Remove From Project).
3) View project source(Project Menu --> View Source).

this looks like the Create Console Application button

No. This isn't a console app. It would have to say {$APPTYPE Console} for that.

yeah, the only line would then be :
delete {$APPTYPE Console} line :)

and off course
uses windows, sysutils;

True, same thing in the end.

Sorry for not responding for a while but one of the perks of living in a small town in Namibia is the lack of a reliable internet connection :-)

Thieving: This may sound stupid but how do I integrate your solution into an already existing project? I copied and pasted it in my current project but with the function, all code after it is ignored. Maybe I am overlooking something or just being stupid...

thank you for the help. sorry it took so long to award the points.

Put this in a timer

    CurrentTime := FormatDateTime('hh:nn:ss am/pm',Now);
    If (CurrentTime = ShutdownTime) Then
      begin
      While Not RestartWindows Do
        begin
        Sleep(1000);
      end;
    end;
    Sleep(1000);

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