Windows 7 Desktop with Countdown

[cumpleby]

Hi, Im hoping someone can help with this. We are looking for an App / Widget / Gadget / Script that will put a countdown onto specific users desktops either through GPO or a central Application. Can this be done and how? This would be on Windows 7 Machines. We are looking to use this on a site by site basis if required for special announcement's / launches

Thanks

Chris

 

[Beilstwh]

countdown onto specific users desktops", I am not sure exactly what you mean. Could you give more detail?

Thanks

Bill
Lead Application Developer
New York State, USA

 

[cumpleby]

Hi Thanks for the reply. We are looking to have a "Countdown" ie "21 days 7 hours 31 mins to the lauch of...." on the users desktop reminding them of an event / launch that's taking place.

Cheers

 

[Beilstwh]

Oh, got it. There were a number of applications that were written to do that for the Y2K. LOL...the good old days. Use the following search terms in google to see references to a number of free or paid applications

windows countdown widget

Bill
Lead Application Developer
New York State, USA

 

[cumpleby]

Thanks ive already done this and looked at some apps, but I cannot find any I can roll out through GPO and maintain the wording of what it says or the appearance of the app centrally.

 

[MikeHalloran]

I thought getting a daily content-free email from a senior Administrative ASSistant was intrusive.
"Everyone, please look for the upcoming memo..." etc.

If I were doing something mental, like design or programming, and your flashing countdown popped up and wouldn't go away, well,
I'd go looking for the source, and eliminate it.

I.e. don't expect gratitude for appropriating even a square millimeter of someone else's desktop.

 

[hairlessupportmonkey]

Make one yourself.

https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/

You can build a GUI with a couple of tools too.

Pretty straight forward, you can customise it to your needs, turn it into an .exe and deploy / run via GPO

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