SimpleActivityLogger
SimpleActivityLogger is a small DLL that hooks into Windows and records the following events: * System Startup & Shutdown * User Logon & Logoff * Console Lock & Unlock * Screen Saver start & stop There is a also a small GUI application to allow the user to specify what events are logged and to... SimpleActivityLogger is most useful for people who need to track their computer usage during the course of a day for billing purposes, where system startup & shutdown and/or logon & logoff times are a good indication of the amount of billable time they have spent using the computer.
http://www.coruscant.ltd.uk/files/SAcLog11.exe - 247Kb - Download - Screenshot

RAMDisk9xME
RAMDisk creates a virtual hard drive using your computer's memory. The ramdisk is many times faster than a regular hard disk and will speed up any application that reads/writes a lot of files. RAMDisk will also save and restore "images" of the it's contents, including at shutdown/startup so it... We have heard from many users in each of these categories about significant performance increases obtained through RAMDisk. ... Suggested uses include speeding up databases, web servers, editing large audio/graphics files, caching Temporary Internet Files in your browser, compiling large projects,...
http://www.cenatek.com/files/software/ramdisk9xme15.zip - 627Kb - Download

RAMDiskNT
RAMDisk creates a virtual hard drive using your computer's memory. The ramdisk is many times faster than a regular hard disk and will speed up any application that reads/writes a lot of files. RAMDisk will also save and restore "images" of the it's contents, including at shutdown/startup so it... We have heard from many users in each of these categories about significant performance increases obtained through RAMDiskNT. ... Suggested uses include speeding up databases, web servers, editing large audio/graphics files, caching Temporary Internet Files in your browser, compiling large...
http://www.cenatek.com/files/software/ramdisknt15.zip - 677Kb - Download

Shutdown Manager and Tools
Features: - Power Monitor - Clipboard Viewer: view clipboards content, save images to BMP, JPG, GIF formats with several options, save text to file, send text content to keyboard to emulate keystrokes (i. e. : saves time when have to enter long codes, etc. ... - Allows to Shutdown (Shutdown, Restart, Logoff) computer in normal way or Fast Mode (forced). ... - Fast File Finder tool - Wait for windows to close/title change: allows you to setup Shutdown Manager to wait for a specified window(s) to be closed or title changed.
http://www.interdesigner.com/downloads/ShutdownManager_setup.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

JIT Scheduler
JIT Scheduler is the task scheduler for Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4/2000/2003/XP, it provides the easy way to create and launch tasks in specified day and time. JIT Scheduler supports 4 types of tasks: Application, Document, System Shutdown or just Message (Remind). ... It is useful for scheduling different routines : virus scanning, disk checking and defragmentation, system shutdown etc. ... You can also turn off your computer at the desired time and show text messages which remind about some important events.
http://www.gibinsoft.net/gipoutils/bin/jit.exe - 679Kb - Download - Screenshot

Paper Shredder
Paper Shredder is an easy to use Privacy utility. Features: Deletes Internet Cache, History, Cookies, Location bar Address Clears Search History on Google Toolbar Clears Recent Documents menu Clears Recent Clips (Windows Media Player and RealPlayer) Clears Recent Projects (Delphi, Visual... x or higher) Compatible with Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP Friendly install interface and Complete uninstall capabilities.
http://www.winmeta.com/download/papershredder/psh13.zip - 715Kb - Download - Screenshot

Volt
Leaving your computer on all the time is one way to have your computer ready for you whenever you need it, but it is not the smart way. The smart way is for the computer to turn on before you want it so it can download EMail, news and updates. The smart way is for the computer to turn off... Volt can do this and more, including all forms of shutdown/suspension, delayed shutdown/suspension, command line operation and logging. ... The window can be set to stay on, or when the battery state changes according to the users preference.
http://www.sinnercomputing.com/prog/volt.zip - 33Kb - Download - Screenshot

ActiveExit XP
If you are an administrator of a computer site, and other users often forget to log off from their accounts when they leave the computers, you can set up ActiveExit to log off such users automatically after a period of inactivity. ActiveExit can not only logoff the inactive user, but also shut... If other users of your computer often shutdown it unnecessarily, you can stop them from using the shutdown command by configuring ActiveExit to protect that command with a password. ... Even if a user has locked the computer, or if no user is logged on to Windows, ActiveExit can shutdown or...
http://www.winability.com/download/aexit-asp.exe - 996Kb - Download - Screenshot

RemoteExec
RemoteExec® is a very powerful tool for remotely updating your Windows NT/2000/XP networks. It allows you to remotely execute the same program simultaneously on multiple computers, without requiring preinstalled agents on target machines. RemoteExec® will dramatically minimize, simplify and... - Shutdown the entire network before a power cut. ... - Remote shutdown, reboot and logoff scheduler. ... - Detailed activity result logging. ... - Command line mode, to remotely run RemoteExec actions from a script or with the task scheduler.
http://www.isdecisions.com/download/RemoteExec_x86.exe - 527Kb - Download - Screenshot

Accurate Shutdown
Accurate Shutdown is a powerfully automatic software that turns off your computer and at the user-specified time. It can turn off / reboot / logoff the computer, turn off the monitor only, disconnect from the Internet, and execute one or a group of programs. ... With a simple, compact,use-friendly interface that is easily mastered and used. ... Keeps the computer/Internet unavailable in the specified time period everyday. ... Offers password protection for the system safety. ... It has many timer options to meet the needs and requirements of all kinds of users on different occasions.
http://www.accuratesolution.net/asd/asd.exe - 1Mb - Download