Shutdown Shortcut

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Hi,

I've searched for this, but the only results aren't the same as what I'm
asking.

Can I create a desktop shortcut for ShutDown and Restart?

On my XP machine I can used shutdown.exe for this, but this 2k machine
doesn't seem to have that or an equivalent program, at least as far as I can
find.
There IS a recent thread here which talks about shutdown.exe, but it's
not clear whether that's a system file or a 3rd party thing. I assumed it
was going to be a system file. Either that, or Explorer is being abusive to
me? ;-)


If anyone wishes to make relavent comments on the following, input
cheerfully received:

Windows 2000 Pro, SP4, auto-updates used to get it up to speed. Passes all
diags, mainly CheckIt and SM mem tests.
Caveats:
-- First experience with win2k
-- Goal: Determine whether this computer is worth running; paid $250 for
the box.
-- Dell Precision 250 MT computer, taken from service in June; hdd, ram,
etc. stripped to one 17Gig, 512 RAM, 1.7 GHz dual CPU Xeons.
-- No OS or restore CD, no restore partition, BUT COA seems legitimate;
have checked it with MS Support folk. Thus, depending on an Image for my
"restore" media<g>.
So, if shutdown.exe should be there and isn't, I'm sol for the OS but
that's not really a big deal. I just thought I'd see how it works compared
to XP Pro. I don't have any apps written for dual cpu, so that "feature" is
disappointingly moot, it seems, at the moment.

Did I waste my money?

Regards,

P Gal
 
You can use shutdown.exe from the resource kit or
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsShutdown.html

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi,
|
| I've searched for this, but the only results aren't the same as what I'm
| asking.
|
| Can I create a desktop shortcut for ShutDown and Restart?
|
| On my XP machine I can used shutdown.exe for this, but this 2k machine
| doesn't seem to have that or an equivalent program, at least as far as I
can
| find.
| There IS a recent thread here which talks about shutdown.exe, but it's
| not clear whether that's a system file or a 3rd party thing. I assumed it
| was going to be a system file. Either that, or Explorer is being abusive
to
| me? ;-)
|
|
| If anyone wishes to make relavent comments on the following, input
| cheerfully received:
|
| Windows 2000 Pro, SP4, auto-updates used to get it up to speed. Passes
all
| diags, mainly CheckIt and SM mem tests.
| Caveats:
| -- First experience with win2k
| -- Goal: Determine whether this computer is worth running; paid $250 for
| the box.
| -- Dell Precision 250 MT computer, taken from service in June; hdd, ram,
| etc. stripped to one 17Gig, 512 RAM, 1.7 GHz dual CPU Xeons.
| -- No OS or restore CD, no restore partition, BUT COA seems legitimate;
| have checked it with MS Support folk. Thus, depending on an Image for my
| "restore" media<g>.
| So, if shutdown.exe should be there and isn't, I'm sol for the OS but
| that's not really a big deal. I just thought I'd see how it works compared
| to XP Pro. I don't have any apps written for dual cpu, so that "feature"
is
| disappointingly moot, it seems, at the moment.
|
| Did I waste my money?
|
| Regards,
|
| P Gal
|
|
 
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