Re: Way to force shutdown of a PC from a script that is run when Windows first starts up?

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From: Clay Calvert (ccalvert_at_Wanguru.com)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:24:50 -0500

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:08:08 -0500, Gary White <gbw48@comcast.net>
wrote:

>I know the shutdown code works. I've tested it while I've been logged
>on. It shuts down the machine every time. I know that the shutdown
>code was executed. I saw a test message. that I put after the
>shutdown code. Yet the PC will not shutdown!
>
>I think the problem is that I have the wrong permissions, but I'm
>unsure how to fix the problem.
>
>Any thoughts and script samples would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks in advance. ...Gary White

Startup scripts run in the context of the System account. Does the
System account have rights to shutown the PC? I got bit by this last
week.

Clay Calvert
CCalvert@Wanguru.com
Replace "W" with "L"

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