Force system to shutdown after XXXX seconds (will kill all applications running):
shutdown -s -t XXXX
To install Microsoft Windows XP inside a VirtualBox using SATA drive, use this floppy disk image : AHCI_ICH8M.img.
Mount the floppy image in virtualbox, and the CD iso, and launch the VBox. At boot, press F6 when proposed (install a tierce SCSI driver) and choose “Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller”.
To mount iso/img∕bin/etc. on windows with an opensource software : http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/