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Method 1: Windows NT/2000 and XP

Open command prompt

Go to Start ---> Run--->

Now type cmd.

When the command prompt has loaded, type “net stats srv” (or “net statistics server”).

Method 2: Windows XP and beyond

In command prompt, type “system info” which will also provide you with your PC’s uptime.

Method 3: Windows Vista and beyond

For those using Vista or Windows 7, right click the taskbar and choose “Task Manager” or “Start Task Manager”. Click “Performance” tab and on the bottom right of the window you can see your system uptime.

Please check that the two computers you wish to share one keyboard and mouse between are networked, as this is the only requirement.

Input Director

Input Director is a windows-exclusive program that allows you to control more than one computer without using more than one keyboard and mouse. With input director, you simply control both computers with the keyboard and mouse, and press a certain hotkey to change which computer you would like to control.

You can either use the hotkey method, or just move the cursor off the screen, and it will appear on the other computer, allowing you to use the keyboard for that one instead.
please note that the only systems that currently support Input Director are Windows 2000(SP4), Windows XP

Now the kind of configuration mentioned above can be realized in two ways. One, by connecting two monitors in such a way, that they have exactly the same display or two, by connecting them in such a way that the whole display gets split between the two monitors, giving you a larger workspace to work on.

To get the same output on both monitors, you need a video port adapter to split the video signal into two and have the same display outputs. To extend your display workspace onto two monitors, you will need to follow the following procedure. You will need a Graphic (Video) card with two ports, either VGA or DVI, plugged into the computer.

Procedure:
1. Connect both the monitors to each of the ports.
2. Restart your computer so that it detects both the monitors.
3. To configure both the displays, Goto Control Panel, click the Display icon.
4. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab.
5. Select the second monitor and tick the ‘Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor’ option.
6. You can drag the Monitor icons and position them relatively to match their actual physical arrangement.
7. Click Apply, and Windows XP will automatically activate your new monitor and adjust the workspace size and match the workspace resolutions.

Source:DigitGeek

1. Right click on your desktop and choose "New=>shortcuts".
2. In the box that says "Type the location of the shortcut",
type in "shutdown -s -t 3600" without the quotation marks and click next. Note: 3600 are the amount of seconds before your computer shuts down. So , 60secs*60mins=3600secs.
3. Make up a name for the shortcut and you're done.
You can change the icon by right clicking=>properities=>change icon=>browse


TO ABORT:
To make an abort key to stop the shutdown timer just create another shortcut and make
the "location of the shortcut" to " shutdown -a" without the quotes.


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Here is another trick to shutdown at a specific time, for example you wish to shutdown at 11:35am. Type this in

start=>Run

Type Code: at 11:35 shutdown -s

TO ABORT:
Code:shutdown -a