Re: WindowsXP Pro - prevent shutdown

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 03/07/04 

Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:57:57 +0000

Mark Hanley wrote:

>
>The cleaner I suspect to be turning it off is kind of the reason it needs to
>stay on. The PC has a card swipe reader attached to it for the cleaners to
>swipe in and out on their shifts. The only reason my boss asked me to set up
>the swipe to run alongside paper based clocking in was because this
>particular cleaner is not at all truthful with his hours. We are a school
>and don't have loads of spare cash so it's kind of important to try and
>avoid this.

In Control Panel - Power Options, Advanced page, you can select 'When I
press the Power button on the Computer'. One option is 'Do Nothing' 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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