Automate Windows XP Maintenance and Shutdown

Using Notepad, copy the following text and paste it into a file named PowerDown.bat. Double-click on it to run it. Better -- put it in a folder somewhere and create a shortcut to it. If you like it, please post a kind comment on this webpage. *************************************** :: PowerDown.bat :: by Ray Woodcock :: Please post a kind word on my blog: :: Ray Woodcock's Latest :: This item posted on July 28, 2007 echo off cls :Menu1 echo. echo What would you prefer? echo. echo 1 Power Down echo 2 Hibernate (if available on your computer) echo 3 Restart echo 4 Maintenance echo 5 Nothing Further (Exit) echo. echo. echo Note: Ctrl-Break provides an emergency exit. echo. echo. echo. echo Choose a number and hit Enter ... echo. echo. echo. set /p x1= cls set x1=%x1:~0,1% if "%x1%"=="1" goto PowerDown if "%x1%"=="2" goto Hibernate if "%x1%"=="3" goto Restart if "%x1%"=="4" goto Maint if "%x1%"=="5" goto eof echo. echo Not a valid choice. echo. goto Menu1 :PowerDown shutdown -s -f -t 15 goto Undoit :Hibernate shutdown -h -f -t 15 goto Undoit :Restart shutdown -r -f -t 15 goto Undoit :Maint echo. echo What kind of maintenance would you like? echo. echo 1 Run System File Checker echo 2 Fix file system errors (/f) echo 3 Recover bad sectors (/r) echo 4 Defragment all drives echo 5 Previous Menu echo. echo Choose a number and hit Enter ... set /p x1= cls set x1=%x1:~0,1% if "%x1%"=="1" goto SFC if "%x1%"=="2" goto FixErrors if "%x1%"=="3" goto BadSectors if "%x1%"=="4" goto Defrag if "%x1%"=="5" goto Menu1 echo. echo Not a valid choice. echo. goto Maint :SFC sfc /scannow echo. echo System File Checker is now running in a separate process. echo Meanwhile, you are returning to the main menu in this program. echo. goto Menu1 :FixErrors echo. echo You will now choose the drives to check. echo Some will be fixed now. Most will require reboot. echo. pause cls echo. echo Checking drive C ... echo. chkdsk c: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive D ... echo. chkdsk d: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive E ... echo. chkdsk e: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive F ... echo. chkdsk f: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive G ... echo. chkdsk g: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive H ... echo. chkdsk h: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive I ... echo. chkdsk i: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive J ... echo. chkdsk j: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive K ... echo. chkdsk k: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive L ... echo. chkdsk l: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive M ... echo. chkdsk m: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive N ... echo. chkdsk n: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive O ... echo. chkdsk o: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive P ... echo. chkdsk p: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive Q ... echo. chkdsk q: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive R ... echo. chkdsk r: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive S ... echo. chkdsk s: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive T ... echo. chkdsk t: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive U ... echo. chkdsk u: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive V ... echo. chkdsk v: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive W ... echo. chkdsk w: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive X ... echo. chkdsk x: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive Y ... echo. chkdsk y: /f cls echo. echo Checking drive Z ... echo. chkdsk z: /f cls goto Summary :BadSectors echo. echo This can be very time-consuming, especially on large drives. echo Select only those drives that need this now. echo. pause cls echo. echo Checking drive C ... echo. chkdsk c: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive D ... echo. chkdsk d: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive E ... echo. chkdsk e: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive F ... echo. chkdsk f: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive G ... echo. chkdsk g: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive H ... echo. chkdsk h: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive I ... echo. chkdsk i: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive J ... echo. chkdsk j: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive K ... echo. chkdsk k: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive L ... echo. chkdsk l: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive M ... echo. chkdsk m: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive N ... echo. chkdsk n: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive O ... echo. chkdsk o: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive P ... echo. chkdsk p: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive Q ... echo. chkdsk q: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive R ... echo. chkdsk r: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive S ... echo. chkdsk s: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive T ... echo. chkdsk t: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive U ... echo. chkdsk u: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive V ... echo. chkdsk v: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive W ... echo. chkdsk w: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive X ... echo. chkdsk x: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive Y ... echo. chkdsk y: /r cls echo. echo Checking drive Z ... echo. chkdsk z: /r cls goto Summary :Defrag defrag c: /f defrag d: /f defrag e: /f defrag f: /f defrag g: /f defrag h: /f defrag i: /f defrag j: /f defrag k: /f defrag l: /f defrag m: /f defrag n: /f defrag o: /f defrag p: /f defrag q: /f defrag r: /f defrag s: /f defrag t: /f defrag u: /f defrag v: /f defrag w: /f defrag x: /f defrag y: /f defrag z: /f cls goto Summary :Summary echo. echo Your requested maintenance is complete. echo If maintenance requires rebooting, you echo will have that option now. echo. goto Menu1 :Undoit cls echo. echo If you want to cancel the reboot/shutdown, echo please hit Enter, quickly. echo. pause > nul shutdown -a cls goto Menu1