Creating a Shutdown/Reboot Icon

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WindowsXP has a program called
SHUTDOWN.EXE which allows you to easily create icons to
shutdown or restart your computer.

To create a
shutdown shortcut on the desktop:

1.Right click
on an open area of the desktop
2.Select New /
Shortcut
3.Enter in "shutdown -s -t 00" - no quotes

4.Press the Next button
5.For the name, enter in
anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the
Finish button.

For a reboot, enter "shutdown -r
-t 00"

Shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m
[\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c "message"]
[-d[p]:xx:yy]

Parameters

>-l - Logs off the current user,
this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes
precedence.
>-s - Shuts down the local
computer.
>-r - Reboots after shutdown.

>-a - Aborts shutdown. Ignores other
parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use
-a during the time-out period.
>-f -
Forces running applications to close.
>-m
[\\ComputerName] - Specifies the computer that you want
to shut down.
>-t xx - Sets the timer for
system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20
seconds.
>-c "message" - Specifies a
message to be displayed in the Message area of the
System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127
characters. You must enclose the message in quotation
marks.

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