timed shutoff

I've been trying to find a way to set a delay for shut off and something i can change easily. i tried shut off command in command prompt but the shut down command doesn't work - only logs off- and the delay doesn't work either.
any explanation why command prompt doesn't work and suggestions to what i should try?

Timed Shutdown
Ever wanted to shut your Windows down at a certain time? Then Timed Shutdown is your tool! This utility is a fast program (small in filesize) to shut down Windows whenever you want.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54826

Macs have a setting for this out of the box. Timed turn on, too.

>>3
Lol, EVERY *nix-based OS does.

You could probably do something in group policy under startup/shutdown scripts. Just a guess. I know my university automatically starts up/shuts down the computers automatically and I know for a fact that it does not use any extra applications for the shutdowns.

Use the "blaster" tool.

holy crap windows sucks

google for a shutdown app with a timer. there are plenty to be found

>>6
i see what you did there

Shutdown command with the -s switch and task scheduler is all you need. No need for fucking about with scripts or group policies or third-party utils. Or get PSShutdown, another command-line util from SysInternals, which has a few more features (like a cancel button if a shutdown is initiated while someone's using the computer).

www.opera.com

>>11
I've tried Opera, sucks about as hard as IE.