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    shortcut to shut down xp

    i want to add a shortcut to my WIndows XP desktop to shutdown the computer when i double click it .
    what should i write in the "Type the location of the item " text box while making the shortcut
    i guess i'll have to use something like "rundll" from the "system32" folder of "windows" folder

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    or press the window button icon
    then tap "u" twice and it'll shut down.

    do it try it now. ITS FREE!!
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    Something like:
    RUNDLL32 USER32.DLL,ExitWindowsEx
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    windows key +'U' + 'U'

    faster. easier.
    too bad it's one more keypress... unless you don't have a keyboard, then...

    Start -> Shut Down -> Shut Down
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    The thing I hate about the normal shutdown is that you have to make an attempt to hit the right key. The U is in the middle of the freakin keyboard. For 98, all I had to do was hit the window key and then enter twice.... so much easier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ober
    The thing I hate about the normal shutdown is that you have to make an attempt to hit the right key. The U is in the middle of the freakin keyboard. For 98, all I had to do was hit the window key and then enter twice.... so much easier.

    That is ober lazy
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    what i had asked was not a keyboard shortcut but a desktop shortcut
    anyways i googled around and found the answer
    thanx all

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    please share your answer
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    Quote Originally Posted by surdy
    what i had asked was not a keyboard shortcut but a desktop shortcut
    anyways i googled around and found the answer
    thanx all
    I told you about the "start->shutdown->shutdown" thing already... how much shorter do you want to make it?
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    Make a shortcut to the shutdown command.. You can even add a nice little Goodbye message

    Usage: shutdown [-i | -l | -s | -r | -a] [-f] [-m \\computername] [-t xx] [-c "c
    omment"] [-d up:xx:yy]

    No args Display this message (same as -?)
    -i Display GUI interface, must be the first option
    -l Log off (cannot be used with -m option)
    -s Shutdown the computer
    -r Shutdown and restart the computer
    -a Abort a system shutdown
    -m \\computername Remote computer to shutdown/restart/abort
    -t xx Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds
    -c "comment" Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)
    -f Forces running applications to close without warning
    -d [u][p]:xx:yy The reason code for the shutdown
    u is the user code
    p is a planned shutdown code
    xx is the major reason code (positive integer less than 256)
    yy is the minor reason code (positive integer less than 65536)

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    Quote Originally Posted by caroundw5h
    please share your answer
    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:

    Right click on an open area of the desktop
    Select New / Shortcut
    Enter in "shutdown -s -t 00" - no quotes
    Press the Next button
    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[u][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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    or you could have just gone to the cmd line and gotten that informatin with
    Code:
    help shutdown
    . in which case you could write a snippet like so.
    Code:
    #include <stdlib.h>
    //#include <process.h>
    int main(void){
        system("shutdown -parameters")
        return 0;
    }
    kinda fun to play around with the CLI in windows and make silly little miscehvious code.
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    'Litestep', shutdown through a popup, plus more!

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