This ONLY works on Windows XP
1. Right-click on the desktop, go New -> Shortcut
2. In the dialog box type this:
# is the amount of seconds the computer will wait before shutting down
* is the message that will be displayed when this is opened (MUST have quotation marks)
Click Next then click Finish
3. Name it to something like "Automatic shutdown", so each time you want the computer to shutdown after the countdown is up, click it.
To change the time and message, right-click it and change its properties.
USES:
Automatic Shutdown
Combating procrastination
Pranks
PM me and I'll tell you how to abort it.