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    Question Tool Scheduler

    Does anyone know if there is anything to download from the internet does the following?

    1. Opens an internet connection
    2. Opens a program (ie spybot)
    3. Updates program
    4. Runs program
    5. Closes program
    6. Opens another program, and start again from 2
    7. If there are no other programs in the list, disconnect from the internet and shut down.

    Basically, I want an easy way to run and virus checker, spyware defrag program and more easily. I'd be useful to me, but I think it'd be even more useful to my grandparents who, to be honest have no idea what to do with a computer.

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    most antivirus software has a scheduler built in

    but basically, if it can be done on the command line (e.g. "antivirusprogram.exe /scan=c:" or similar) then windows has the functionality built in, as does *nix via the 'cron' command

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    Directhex - I don't understand what you mean TBH.



    I don't want lot's of little schedulers (ie one for each program) - If possible, I'd like just one, so that when it runs it runs each program after each other, then shuts down the PC. I don't even know if it's possible that anyone has made a program like that or anything, but I thought I might as well ask .

    The programs I might use this for are these:

    * AVG
    * Spybot
    * Ad-aware
    * Defrag
    * Disk cleanup

    I don't really want all these running at the same time that's why I'd like a program to open one when one finishes. Since it'll all probably done at night, it'll be a good idea to shut down when done also.

    As said, I don't know if a program like that exists, but if anyone knows of one, please let me know .

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    if the programs can be launched in such a way that they behave themselves, from the command line, then you can put them in a script.

    for example, make a new .txt file, name it 'test.bat', then put into it

    Code:
    notepad
    mspaint
    iexplore
    double click it to run it.

    that should give an idea of what you can do with a basic script, if (and only if) the programs can be made to run, scan, and quit all via command line options.

    start, run, cmd, "shutdown /?" will give you help on how to make a shutdown at the end of any script

    yeah, there might be a nice friendly graphical tool, but i'm a unix sysadmin, this is how i do things

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    So will just typing "shutdown" at the end of the list of programs I want to run shutdown my PC? I went to find the help for the shutdown command, and it said a lot of stuff like:

    -s = shutdown
    -r = reboot

    so is it "shutdown-s"?

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    I think I want an english version of this:

    http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=54505

    That's a dutch program that automatically updates and runs spybot, ad-aware and others. I'm looking for one just like that, but one that does more programs (and in english!).

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    OK, I've had a think about what's been said, and have come up with this:
    I like the idea directhex has. I know how to open the programs one after each other, and then shutdown, but the problem is getting the program to scan once it's open, and then getting it to quit when it's finished.

    What might be possible would be to find the file that starts the scanning (if you know what i mean), and instead of just opening say ad-aware, go straight into the scan instead. The problem there is finding the correct file though.

    If anyone could help me with those two issues, I'd be most please . An example program would be ad-aware. I can open it, but can set it off scanning, then I can't exit it when it's done.

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