I've done this with Windows Server Standard Edition but its not working on
SBS.

The scheduled task is running as the Administrator.

All I get in the event log is the following:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: USER32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1073
Date:  11/4/2009
Time:  4:01:38 AM
User:  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: DELL840
Description:
The attempt by user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM to restart/shutdown computer DELL840
failed

I came across a smiliar issue when trying to up shut down scripts on power
failure (UPS) and this is what i found:
- If you are running a 64bits bear in mind that there is file indirection.
Therefore many windows system folders get redirected and the you think
you're running somethig under program files for example and the program is
looking under "program files (x86)" instead.
Other windows folders are redirected besides program files.

- When calling for the shutdown command I always need to specify some
additional params such as the shutdown reason.

I would reccommend that you log in in as Administrator, open a console
window and manually try to run the command to see what happens.

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I've done this with Windows Server Standard Edition but its not working on
SBS.

The scheduled task is running as the Administrator.

All I get in the event log is the following:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: USER32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1073
Date:  11/4/2009
Time:  4:01:38 AM
User:  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: DELL840
Description:
The attempt by user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM to restart/shutdown computer DELL840
failed

Hello Steven,

Thanks for your post.

Based on research and experience, this kind of error usually caused 3rd party services or applications that preventing the computer from shutting down. First of all, I suggest
you try a Clean Boot on the SBS server.

Clean boot
=================
Let's disable all startup items and third party services when booting. This method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program or service. Please
perform the following steps:

1. Click the Start Button type "msconfig" (without quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
Note: If prompted, please click Continue on the User Account Control (UAC) window.

2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray).
3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK".

Then, restart the computer. When the "System Configuration Utility" window appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility
when Windows starts" box and click OK.

Please test this issue in the Clean Boot environment, if the issue disappears in the Clean Boot environment, we can use a 50/50 approach to quickly narrow down which entry
is causing the issue.

For more information about this step, please refer to the following KB article:

How to perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;310353

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support

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