-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Turn Off Computer icon missing/Errata
- From: "Bashfulbob" <bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:52:41 -0500
Hi Doc
Thanks for the prompt reply and explanation.
Do you have a good book or two that you may recommend that instructs a
person on the finer arts of using MS DOS and/or its commands?
----- Original Message -----
From: <dktrfaustus@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:23 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Turn Off Computer icon missing/Errata
> On 15 Jun 2005 at 8:36, Bashfulbob wrote:
>> You mind defining the switches for us who would like to understand the
>> meaning off the DOS or Linux switches.
>
>
> No problem...
>
> Shutdown.exe isn't, strictly-speaking, a DOS command; it's a 32-bit
> program, only available in XP/2000. But it does run in the Command
> Prompt, and can be used in batch files and the like.
>
> Anyway, the useful switches for shutdown.exe are:
>
>
> "-i"
> Display the graphical interface for shutdown.exe
>
> "-s"
> Shutdown the computer
>
> "-r"
> Restart the computer
>
> "-l"
> Log off the current user
>
> "-t xx"
> Specify a timeout of xx seconds before the shutdown/restart/logoff
> initiates
>
> "-a"
> Abort a shutdown operation which has started ( -- useful for
> neutering virus activity and unwanted remote shutdowns)
>
>
>
> There are a few more. Type "shutdown /?" at the Command Prompt for a
> full list.
>
>
> Faustus
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