Re: "Restart" from desktop program launcher

From: Anando [MS-MVP] (anando_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/05/04


Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 12:52:04 +0530

Hi Bill,

Open up the command prompt (Start >> Run CMD) and type shutdown and press enter. All the available
command line options for the shutdown command would be displayed.

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"Bill Case" <WM_Case@msn.com> wrote in message news:eZsgbSnSEHA.1472@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In Windows98 I used a desktop Icon program launcher with the command line
> "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 2" to restart
> my computer.  (I used it when I specifically wanted to reboot into another
> operating system -- no big deal, but it kept me straight on what I was doing
> next)
>
> How do I set up the same thing for WindowsXP?
>
> Up to now I have never learned windows command lines. I am familiar with DOS
> and Linux.  I would appreciate just the briefest pointer to where the
> appropriate command comes from and where I might begin to learn how to use
> them.
>
> Bill
>
> 


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