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Thanks, myselfolli. I'll give Winamp or Rainlender a try first. These computers are limited by system administrators, so I can't just go installing things willie nillie, but I'll try those on my home computer to see how I like those solutions. Thanks again, NB

Thanks for your reply, WereCatf. That's what I was afraid of... Though I'd be really excited to learn Python (or any other programming language for that matter), I'm thinking I wouldn't be able to figure this out quickly enough to make it feasible in my classrooms. So much of my time is spent dealing with other things already. Maybe I'll start playing around, however, to see what I can make happen. I suppose if I were to make it that way, I could use the same sort of script to call up any program at any time? There are plenty of other programs I use at regular intervals. This could be helpful. Any help from the community would be amazing. I know there are a number of other teachers, just in my school that would make use of this sort of thing. Anyone in the community willing to take this on? Thanks for the consideration, everyone!

Hey everyone, longtime lurker... finally making an account to get a helpful solution. I'm a middle school teacher. I love to play music in my classroom during the time when students are passing from one classroom to another. The problem is that I'm forgetful and often am busy speaking to students during that time. Is there a program that could simply schedule my computer to play music for 6 minutes at a time 8 times per day. I've found solutions to start music using the Windows scheduler program, but have found that to be cumbersome in practice and I'm far from a "power-user." I don't mind having to start a program at the beginning of the day, but would prefer if the program would be automatic. The workstation I use in my classroom runs Windows 7. Any help the community can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a ton! Nathan Barten Medical Science Cambridge Middle School Cambridge, MN