Hi,
I work at a High School where we are running Netware 6.5 SP5 and Zenworks 4.01 ir7.
We have approximately 300 computers and monitors in our school and for the most part the staff and students leave the computers either logged in or logged off at the Novell login screen all the time.
The school board wants people to start powering off the monitors and computers at night time as it will save on hydro costs.
There are also other benefits to powering off the monitors and computers at night which flushes out the RAM (memory)as well as prolonging the life of the computers and monitors.
I've already went to the staff on several occassions and no one seems to want to listen. The computers and monitors are still always powered on and the computer is either left logged in or at the Novell login screen.
I've tried the Novell Cool solutions methods and they only work periodically.
We are running Windows XP Professional SP2 and Windows 98SE operating systems and a few laptops have Windows Vista.
We recently had a meeting with the IT Department and I mentioned to them that there are software out there that can power off computers and monitors at a scheduled time every day and that the software is to be installed on each computer.
The Board said they are not concerned of the costs and that if I can find a viable solution on how to power off the computers and monitors on a scheduled time each night they are willing to pay for the costs!!!!
What is the best software on the market to shutdown computers as well as monitors at a scheduled time regardless if the user is logged in or logged off? Also, does this software support Windows 98SE, Windows XP and Windows Vista?
Thanks!
I work at a High School where we are running Netware 6.5 SP5 and Zenworks 4.01 ir7.
We have approximately 300 computers and monitors in our school and for the most part the staff and students leave the computers either logged in or logged off at the Novell login screen all the time.
The school board wants people to start powering off the monitors and computers at night time as it will save on hydro costs.
There are also other benefits to powering off the monitors and computers at night which flushes out the RAM (memory)as well as prolonging the life of the computers and monitors.
I've already went to the staff on several occassions and no one seems to want to listen. The computers and monitors are still always powered on and the computer is either left logged in or at the Novell login screen.
I've tried the Novell Cool solutions methods and they only work periodically.
We are running Windows XP Professional SP2 and Windows 98SE operating systems and a few laptops have Windows Vista.
We recently had a meeting with the IT Department and I mentioned to them that there are software out there that can power off computers and monitors at a scheduled time every day and that the software is to be installed on each computer.
The Board said they are not concerned of the costs and that if I can find a viable solution on how to power off the computers and monitors on a scheduled time each night they are willing to pay for the costs!!!!
What is the best software on the market to shutdown computers as well as monitors at a scheduled time regardless if the user is logged in or logged off? Also, does this software support Windows 98SE, Windows XP and Windows Vista?
Thanks!