shut off computer without shutting down properly?

[Dos-Man]

Is there software that can enable me to shut off computer without
properly shutting down? I fall asleep, and then I wake up in the
middle of the night and need to shut down (after brushing, of course).
I realized I am tired of "waiting for my computer to shut down". I
just want to turn the damn thing on and off, all day long.

dos-man

 

[Maureen Goldman]

Is there software that can enable me to shut off computer without
properly shutting down? I fall asleep, and then I wake up in the
middle of the night and need to shut down (after brushing, of course).
I realized I am tired of "waiting for my computer to shut down". I
just want to turn the damn thing on and off, all day long.

What is your operating system (XP, Win98, etc.)?

 

[Dos-Man]

What is your operating system (XP, Win98, etc.)?

Win98.

dos-man

 

[Alan]

Win98.

Use this in a batch file or shortcut:

to shutdown: rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 5
to reboot: rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 6
to poweroff: rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 12

See his link or http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=234216 for details.