PC utilities forum: shortcut for shut down

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shutcut.php

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http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-one-click-shutdown-button.htm

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ISP and/or browser. I just check and both site are avilable.

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I got it.Thanks really.

I use Tray commander lite which is a free program. I have been using it for 3 years with no problems. It sits in your task tray and all you have to do is right click on it and tell it what to do. it will also open and shut your cd door if you want.

Good luck - JL

Below is the link to the download page for Tray Commander Lite. Like I said, I have used it for 3 years and have had no problems with it and I use it every time I shutdown or want to reboot etc.

Good luck - Jim

http://www.ardamax.com/info_tcl.html

Hi Toni, I have WinXP Home and I'd like to try the shutdown app you've been using. Where can I get it? Thanks, Noel

FOR QUICK SHUT DOWN - COULD U SEND IT TO ME??? FOREVERGLAD@AOL.COM.?????? THNX

http://www.pcwarfare.com/neatstuff.toc.htm

If it works with XP for those of you willing to try it, let me know so I can correct the wording I have there. Thanks.

TONI

Press the Hybernate button on the keyboard. Most new keyboards have them, even the cheapy $9.00 MicroInnovations like mine. One button, one press. And there is a Power button too.

It's possible to shut down Windows by simply double-clicking an icon on your Desktop. Granted, you won't see any options to restart your computer or advance into a power down mode. This method immediately closes Windows, no questions ask.
Just create a shortcut icon on your Desktop that runs a command line telling Windows to shut down the computer. First, right click an empty portion of the Desktop, select New, and click Shortcut. In the Command Line field, type
c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows (and be sure to include a space between rundll.exe and user.exe) Click Next, type a name for the shortcut
(such as: Shutdown), and click Finish. The new icon should now appear on your Desktop, ready for you to double-click it the next time your computing session is over.

C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE user.exe,exitwindows
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\RUNDLL32.EXE user.exe,exitwindows

It depends of what Windows version your computer has installed.

The tip in question, from the July 1998 Windows Tips, illustrated how a command line for exiting and restarting Windows eliminates those bothersome confirmation prompts. It also allows automation via the Task Scheduler and makes it possible to create keyboard shortcuts for these common operations. With Windows 98, you can take this shortcut further by using various commands to exit or restart Windows without rebooting, or to reboot the system. This procedure won't work in Windows NT or 2000.

To create a shortcut for exiting Windows 9x, navigate to the folder the shortcut will be stored in. If you would like the commands to be available on the Start menu, right-click the Start button and choose Open. Then right-click the desired folder window and choose New, Shortcut. In the command-line box, type rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows to create a shortcut that exits Windows (Windows 9x and Windows Me) or rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindowsexec to create a shortcut that restarts Windows without rebooting (Windows 9x only). Click Next, type a name for your icon, and click Finish. You can customize this feature even further by Alt-double-clicking the icon to display its Properties. Then click the Shortcut tab (if needed), and use the Shortcut key box to type a keyboard shortcut; or you can click the Change Icon button to select a new appearance for the shortcut icon. Click OK as many times as necessary to close all the open dialog boxes. If you have any difficulty getting the restart command to function, open the shortcut's Properties box and type a space followed by a 0 or a 1 at the end of the Target line.

In Windows 98 or Windows Me, you can create an icon that reboots the system (as opposed to merely restarting Windows) or that logs off the current account. Follow the same steps as above, but type this command line: rundll32.exe shell32.dll, SHExitWindowsEx 2 (it's case-sensitive, so watch capitalization following the comma). The ''2'' parameter causes a reboot. If you change it to 0, you will log off and on with a different account, and if you change it to 1, you'll get the ''exit Windows'' command explained above.