Henk Kouwen mentioned this to All:
 HK> Starting a programm is possible with the Startup group, and i can
 HK> start a programm up from within a Delphi programm, but how to close
 HK> this programm after a certain time??
You need a timer that checks the system time each time its event is fired. 
When it is time to close the program, simply close all the forms.  To shut 
down Windows, look up the ExitWindows API function.
                                ...Gary
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