Batch file to Safely Remove Hardware and then Log Off

[Guest Conan Kelly]

Hello all,

 

I have a co-worker that forgets to run Safely Remove Hardware to stop her

iPod before she logs off at the end of the day, so then she logs back on to

stop her iPod and then logs off again.

 

I was going to create a 2-line batch file that would first run Safely Remove

Hardware and then log her off. I already know the command prompts to

accomplish both task, but I have 2 questions concerning this:

 

1. In this batch file, if I first run Safely Remove Hardware, will Log Off

run immediately after that, or will the batch file pause and wait for the

user to finish with and close Safely Remove Hardware and then run Log Off?

If it will not automatically pause, how can I get it to?

2. I would like Safely Remove Hardware to show up only when there is

hardware connected that can be/needs to be stopped. How can I get it to

"poll the system" to check if there is hardware that can be stopped before

displaying?

 

The commands I intend to use are:

 

RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll (from

http://ask-leo.com/safely_remove_hardware_where_did_the_icon_go_how_do_i_safely_remove_hardware_without_it.html)

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\shutdown.exe -l -t 5

 

 

Thanks for any help anyone can provide,

 

Conan Kelly

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Batch file to Safely Remove Hardware and then Log Off

 

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"Conan Kelly" <CTBarbarinNOSPAM@msnNOSPAM.comNOSPAM> wrote in message

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> Hello all,

>

> I have a co-worker that forgets to run Safely Remove Hardware to stop her

> iPod before she logs off at the end of the day, so then she logs back on

> to stop her iPod and then logs off again.

>

> I was going to create a 2-line batch file that would first run Safely

> Remove Hardware and then log her off. I already know the command prompts

> to accomplish both task, but I have 2 questions concerning this:

>

> 1. In this batch file, if I first run Safely Remove Hardware, will Log

> Off run immediately after that, or will the batch file pause and wait for

> the user to finish with and close Safely Remove Hardware and then run Log

> Off? If it will not automatically pause, how can I get it to?

 

This command won't pause. You would have to insert a loop

into your batch file like so:

 

RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll

:again

ping localhost -n 6 > nul

tasklist | find /i "dundll32.exe" > nul && goto again

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\shutdown.exe -l -t 5

> 2. I would like Safely Remove Hardware to show up only when there is

> hardware connected that can be/needs to be stopped. How can I get it to

> "poll the system" to check if there is hardware that can be stopped before

> displaying?

AFAIK, all hardware that requires a safe removal is visible as

a drive letter. You could use this command to check your drives:

 

fsutil.exe fsinfo drives

 

As an alternative you could use devcon.exe to disconnect

the hardware automatically, without user intervention. This

approach would also take care of the wait period you refer

to. Have a look here for further details, and post again if

unsure how to use it:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/f/11f7dd10-272d-4cd2-896f-9ce67f3e0240/devcon.exe

>

> The commands I intend to use are:

>

> RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll (from

> http://ask-leo.com/safely_remove_hardware_where_did_the_icon_go_how_do_i_safely_remove_hardware_without_it.html)

> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\shutdown.exe -l -t 5

>

>

> Thanks for any help anyone can provide,

>

> Conan Kelly

>