• Download NIRCMD.EXE and place it in C:\Windows Directory

• Right Click the Start button, click "Settings"
• Click "All Settings" at the bottom
• Click the "Customize Start Menu" Tab
• Create a New Item
  • Rename it: OvenTimers
  • Double-Click to Edit:
    • Label: Oven Timers
    • Icon (See Below)
• Ctrl+Drag that Item down until a duplicate fits as a Sub-menu Item
  • Rename it: Countdown_1 or Timer1, etc
• Double-Click to Edit that Submenu Item
  
  • Command:
    • nircmd.exe cmdwait 60000 execmd "L:\Tenzen's Data\Computing\Sounds\CoolAlarm2.wav"
    • Change the directory to whatever audio file you want to play...
  • Label:
    • 1 Minute Timer
  • Icon:
    • See Below, or one of your choice
  • Click OK
• Ctrl+Drag that Item down to create a copy in the same sub-level as the one above it
• Continue Dragging it down until you have 29 Timers (or as many as you like)
• Rename them all as shown in the image below (hit F2 to rename an Item)
• Double-Click the second one (or highlight & hit enter), & drag-resize the window wide enough to see the entire command
  
  • Change the number of milliseconds for each one, as follows:
    • 1 minute = 60000
    • 2 minutes = 120000
    • 3 minutes = 180000
    • 5 minutes = 300000
    • 8 minutes = 480000
    • 10 minutes = 600000
    • 12 minutes = 720000
    • 15 minutes = 900000
    • 20 minutes = 1200000
    • 25 minutes = 1500000
    • 30 minutes = 1800000
    • 35 minutes = 2100000
    • 40 minutes = 2400000
    • 45 minutes = 2700000
    • 50 minutes = 3000000
    • 55 minutes = 3300000
    • 60 minutes = 3600000
    • 1hr15min = 4500000
    • 1hr30min = 5400000
    • 1hr45 = 6300000
    • 2hr = 7200000
    • 2hr30min = 9000000
    • 3hr = 10800000
    • 4hr = 14400000
    • 5hr = 18000000
    • 6hr = 21600000
    • 7 hr = 25200000
    • 8hr = 28800000
• Double-Click a Timer to Activate it
• To Cancel all Timers:
  • Create a New Item Above all the other Timers, but in the same Sub-menu Level
  • Add a Separator below the new button, between it and the other timers below
  • Rename the Item "CancelAllTimers"
  • Double-click to Edit:
    • Command:
      • nircmd.exe execmd taskkill /IM nircmd.exe /F
    • Label:
      
      • Cancel All Timers
    • Icon:
      
      • shell32.dll
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• Download Orzeszek Timer
• Extract the contents to a New Folder at a Permanent Location on your computer
• Place your custom WAV files in the "Sounds" folder, or use the default ones
• Double-Click Orzeszek Timer.exe, right-click the interface, & select the Custom Sound you wanted to add, or the existing sounds
• Type in "3 seconds" & hit enter to be sure it sounds the way you want it to
• Select other options like "loop playback" (for heavy sleepers) or "loop timer" (great for office break timers), Close When Done, etc..
• Close the Program
  • You've now saved the settings for all your future timers..
• Edit your New Menu Item Button
  • Command:
    • "I:\Tenzen's Computing\Utilities\Countdown Timers\Orzeszek Timer 1.9\Orzeszek Timer.exe" 5 minutes
    • Change the path above to the path of your Orzeszek Timer.exe (FileMenu Tools can easily copy paths with a right-click)
    • Use the Following Formats:
      • 1 minute
      • 1 hour
      • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • 2 hours 30 minutes
      • 8 hours
    • You can also use a variety of other syntax, for example:

• 5 – 5 minutes
• 2 30 00 - 2 hours 30 minutes
• 2.5 – 2 minutes 30 seconds
• 2 30 – 2 minutes 30 seconds
• 1d 5h 3m 25s – 1 day 5 hours 3 minutes 25 seconds
• 1.05:03:25 – 1 day 5 hours 3 minutes 25 seconds
• 1 5 3 25 – 1 day 5 hours 3 minutes 25 seconds
• 01/01/2011 – until midnight on 1 January 2011
• 01/01/2011 5:00 PM – until 5:00 pm on 1 January 2011