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Setting up a Windows XP pre-shutdown process OR hack the Shutdown button?
I am looking for a user-intuitive way to run a backup process right before shutting down the workstation.
I have found the ideal backup software to cover the areas that Active Directory / server shares / mapped folders don't cover already. I can setup a Cobian backup job (http://sourceforge.net/projects/cobianbackup) to do everything I need, EXCEPT: I want that job to run right before shutdown.
I network users are basic users. I need to do one of the following:
1. When they hit "Shutdown", halt the shutdown process, run the backup process, then resume shutdown
OR
2. hack the Windows XP "Shutdown" button, so that it launches instead my Cobian job. That job can, at the end of the process, shutdown the machine itself.
I have considered using the Group Policy shutdown script to specify the cobian job, but the system shutdown continues without allowing the backup job to complete.
How can I achieve my goal? Any ideas for scripting / hacking the Shutdown control / 'pausing' a shutdown command?
Thanks
I have found the ideal backup software to cover the areas that Active Directory / server shares / mapped folders don't cover already. I can setup a Cobian backup job (http://sourceforge.net/projects/cobianbackup) to do everything I need, EXCEPT: I want that job to run right before shutdown.
I network users are basic users. I need to do one of the following:
1. When they hit "Shutdown", halt the shutdown process, run the backup process, then resume shutdown
OR
2. hack the Windows XP "Shutdown" button, so that it launches instead my Cobian job. That job can, at the end of the process, shutdown the machine itself.
I have considered using the Group Policy shutdown script to specify the cobian job, but the system shutdown continues without allowing the backup job to complete.
How can I achieve my goal? Any ideas for scripting / hacking the Shutdown control / 'pausing' a shutdown command?
Thanks
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plz advise status here ???
is it solved ??
is it solved ??
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- "remove the shutdown option from the start menu (via Group policy" - - - useful, thanks,
- "but Active Exit works perfectly for this " - - - good program, too expensive for 130+ workstations
- "otherwise:: make ur backup software to shutdown after finishing backup,, and ask ur employees to run this backup when they wnat leave" - - - ended up doing that, works good with Cobian, added a "Backup & Shutdown" shortcut to Start Menu.
My only wish was that I could put that "Backup & Shutdown" shortcut where the "Shutdown Button" used to be, at the bottom of the Start menu
Thank you all
- "but Active Exit works perfectly for this " - - - good program, too expensive for 130+ workstations
- "otherwise:: make ur backup software to shutdown after finishing backup,, and ask ur employees to run this backup when they wnat leave" - - - ended up doing that, works good with Cobian, added a "Backup & Shutdown" shortcut to Start Menu.
My only wish was that I could put that "Backup & Shutdown" shortcut where the "Shutdown Button" used to be, at the bottom of the Start menu
Thank you all
LastChance
http://www.fileware.com/products.htm#LastChance
Only other freeware I found. Had it in my bookmarks, but never used it.
I will get back to this thread tomorrow, and I will have an opportunity to go through an XP Shutdown process, and possibly offer a soltution using ResHacker.....
Resource HackerTM
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
http://www.fileware.com/products.htm#LastChance
Only other freeware I found. Had it in my bookmarks, but never used it.
I will get back to this thread tomorrow, and I will have an opportunity to go through an XP Shutdown process, and possibly offer a soltution using ResHacker.....
Resource HackerTM
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
LOL. Didnt even notice this was closed b4 posting.....
:)
:)
did u try this soltuion ??
plz advise
BR