having a program shut down windows

[boy1015]

Ok I have a Q related to the password problem I reported earlier.
I am using the same program but I want it to shutdown the computer if the password is wrong. Is there any way I can do this? I can make a shortcut that restarts the computer by making a new shortcut and pasteing this in the command line C:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindowsexec . I wonder if I could somehow incorporate this into my password program. I can make the program run on startup, therefore creating a blockade, to say, keep youger siblings off when you don't want them in your room while you are trying to do something...
My code...
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>
int main()
{
char *t=new char[20];
char *x=new char[20];
x="trey";
cout<<"Enter password, please: ";
cin.getline(t, 20, '\n');
if (!strcmp(t, x))
{
cin.get();
}
else
{
cin.get();
//This is where I want the shutdown to be...
}
return 0;
}

[nvoigt]

>x="trey";

This is a memory leak. If you want to copy a string, use strcpy.
Alternativly, don't allocate memory with new. You will need to delete the memory you allocated with new later in the program.

Look up the ExitWindowsEx function in your helpfile or on www.msdn.microsoft.com

A board search might have helped, too. This is a topic discussed once or twice every two weeks.

[genghis]

sounds like a mischevious program...

[skyline]

I can make the program run on startup, therefore creating a blockade

but couldn't you just close this program or am i missing something?

[sean]

Hey Skyline - I'm just curious - where'd you get your name?

[skyline]

Nissan Skyline