Function Start-Countdown {   
<#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Provide a graphical countdown if you need to pause a script for a period of time
    .PARAMETER Seconds
        Time, in seconds, that the function will pause
    .PARAMETER Messge
        Message you want displayed while waiting
    .EXAMPLE
        Start-Countdown -Seconds 30 -Message Please wait while Active Directory replicates data...
    .NOTES
        Author:            Martin Pugh
        Twitter:           @thesurlyadm1n
        Spiceworks:        Martin9700
        Blog:              www.thesurlyadmin.com
       
        Changelog:
           2.0             New release uses Write-Progress for graphical display while couting
                           down.
           1.0             Initial Release
    .LINK
        http://community.spiceworks.com/scripts/show/1712-start-countdown
    #>

    Param(
        [Int32]$Seconds = 10,
        [string]$Message = "Pausing for 10 seconds..."
    )
    ForEach ($Count in (1..$Seconds))
    {   Write-Progress -Id 1 -Activity $Message -Status "Waiting for $Seconds seconds, $($Seconds - $Count) left" -PercentComplete (($Count / $Seconds) * 100)
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
    }
    Write-Progress -Id 1 -Activity $Message -Status "Completed" -PercentComplete 100 -Completed
} #End Function Start-Countdown