Run command when power button pushed

ThunderStick · 05-23-2009, 08:59 AM

I want to be able to execute a script when my power button is pushed so that my computer will be able to run an update before it powers down. I would like to be able to keep the computer from going through the shutdown process until the script has completed running.

ANy help with this is appreciated

CLICK HERE
SOLUTION updated 14-JUN-2009
Place a shortcut to it in your startup folder

USE THE ATTACHED PROGRAM TO:
-Intercept Windows Shutdown
-Customizable Shutdown Options (Logoff, Hibernate, Forced Shutdown, Standby...ETC)
-Close Ride Runner
-Run up to 4 programs or scripts one after another
-Disable mouse and keyboard
-turn off monitor as soon as power button is pushed

README
Open the RUNNER.INI file and enter the names of the programs you wish this program to run.
Starting with Program1.
It will not run the next program until the previous one has closed or finished.
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EXAMPLE OF RUNNER.INI
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[PROGRAM1]
WINDOWNAME= "NAME DISPLAYED IN DISPLAY BOX WHEN WAITING FOR PROGRAM 1. CAN BE ANYTHING"
EXEPATH= "PROGRAM 1 EXECUTABLE AND PATH" "EXAMPLE C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"

[PROGRAM2]
WINDOWNAME= "NAME DISPLAYED IN DISPLAY BOX WHEN WAITING FOR PROGRAM 2. CAN BE ANYTHING"
EXEPATH= "PROGRAM 2 EXECUTABLE AND PATH" "EXAMPLE C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"

[PROGRAM3]
WINDOWNAME= "NAME DISPLAYED IN DISPLAY BOX WHEN WAITING FOR PROGRAM 3. CAN BE ANYTHING"
EXEPATH= "PROGRAM 3 EXECUTABLE AND PATH" "EXAMPLE C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"

[PROGRAM4]
WINDOWNAME= "NAME DISPLAYED IN DISPLAY BOX WHEN WAITING FOR PROGRAM 4. CAN BE ANYTHING"
EXEPATH= "PROGRAM 4 EXECUTABLE AND PATH" "EXAMPLE C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"

[RR]
USINGIT= "SHUTDOWN Ride Runner properly if it is running (YES OR NO)"

[MONITORCONTROL]
USEIT= "Turn off monitor when shutting down (YES OR NO)"
OFFDELAY= "Turn off monitor delay in seconds"
BACKON= "Turn on monitor when RUNNER is done (YES OR NO)"
BACKONDELAY= "Turn on monitor delay in seconds"

[OPTIONS]
BLOCKMOUSEANDKEYBOARDINPUT= "Disables your mouse a keyboard until RUNNER is finished (YES OR NO)"
SPEECH= "Spoken Status of RUNNER (YES OR NO)" (SAPI required)
SHUTDOWNWHENDONE= "Shutdown computer when RUNNER completes (YES OR NO)"
SHUTDOWNOPTION= "Options for method of shutdown"

/[SHUTDOWN OPTIONS]
0 = Logoff
1 = Shutdown
2 = Reboot
4 = Force
8 = Power down
16= Force if hung
32= Standby
64= Hibernate

PB Intercept No Longer Needed

MGD · 05-23-2009, 09:58 AM

There you go, this should help ya.
http://www.tutorial5.com/content/view/157/47/

ThunderStick · 05-25-2009, 09:38 AM

Oh yeah forgot to mention
Im running XP HOME
there is no group policy editor for the home edition.
ANy other ideas woud be greatly appreciated.

Injector · 05-25-2009, 01:02 PM

do you have this folder in the registry?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Wind ows\System\Scripts\Logoff

Injector · 05-25-2009, 01:07 PM

or you can download poweroff
http://users.telenet.be/jbosman/applications.html
and configure it to run your script once the process of your frontend ends

that way poweroff will sit in the system tray when the frontend process ends poweroff will run your script and then shutdown the pc

ThunderStick · 05-26-2009, 09:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Injector

do you have this folder in the registry?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Wind ows\System\Scripts\Logoff

No I dont have this in the registry, checked this.

sorry to say cant get power off to stop the shutdown process. Shutdown just kills power off.

ThunderStick · 05-26-2009, 10:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ThunderStick

sorry to say cant get power off to stop the shutdown process. Shutdown just kills power off.

Correction power off does not work from a button press it simply shutdown your PC when the program you are running closes.

Injector · 05-26-2009, 11:13 PM

but you an tell it to run a program as well, it's in the options box

moreause · 05-26-2009, 11:51 PM

i looking into that for a while but i'm having a hard time finding one that work's

Injector · 05-27-2009, 12:35 AM

have you tried making a batch file?

ClockWorK · 05-27-2009, 10:58 PM

I think I can write a program to do this. I just need a couple free hours. I'll try to look into it tomorrow.

(to be clear, I mean to detect the power button being pressed and run something, delaying the shutdown. not waiting for a process to end.)

moreause · 05-28-2009, 07:30 AM

i just redid some test with the lastchance program

it's not perfect but it seem to work

but

when it install it say a dll could not be installed
it seem than you can only add program not remove because of this
sometime the pc was not stoping long enough
so my first line of command is a delayed shut down shutdown -s -f -t 20

and it will wait around 20 sec a tried 30 but i will shutdown anyway

i still have to do some test

ThunderStick · 05-28-2009, 10:05 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Injector

have you tried making a batch file?

Tried a batch file but am unable to launch it at shutdown and keep the computer from shutting it down. This is my actual problem. I think I can figure out how to launch a command after the shutdown sequence has started. But keeping windows from closing the program before it is completed is another story.

Injector · 05-28-2009, 11:30 AM

try adding "shutdown -a" to the batch

ThunderStick · 05-30-2009, 11:01 AM

giving up on this whole idea of trying to run a script in windows xp home.
after doing some rigorous searching through google, it has been tried and failed many many times. It's just not possible.

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