I just tried but could not find a .NET method for restarting the computer. A Google search found this page: How to shutdown and restart windows from within a c# program - MSDN Forums http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:7HouvvtddiEJ:forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx%3FPostID%3D2286961%26SiteID%3D1+site:microsoft.com+c%23+restart+windows&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us A few people recommended calling a shutdown utility of the operating system as follows: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("ShutDown", "/s"); List of all arguments: -r Shutdown and restart the computer -s Shutdown the computer -t xx Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds -a Abort a system shutdown -f Forces all windows to close -i Display GUI interface -l Log off Hope this helps, Jamal On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Ken Perry wrote: > Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:36:48 -0700 > From: Ken Perry <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: a couple quick c# questions. > > > > The windows forms namespace holds all the GUI stuff you would have to > include other libraries for rebooting the system and I am not sure which one > off the top of my head. > > Ken > > > _____ > > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler > Littlefield > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:38 PM > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: a couple quick c# questions. > > > Hello, > I'm not totally sure how to do references... I'll have to figure that out. > Also, will the Windows.Forms namespace hold the api? things like restarting > the comp, etc etc? > Thanks, > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ken <mailto:whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Perry > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:21 PM > Subject: RE: a couple quick c# questions. > > All you have to do is do > > using System.Windows.Forms > > Then you can use things like MessageBox and I think you can even do the > system menu but I have never tried to. You will also have to add a > reference to the .net library for windows.forms but that is pretty simple > to. > > Ken > > _____ > > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler > Littlefield > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:02 PM > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: a couple quick c# questions. > > > Hello, > I've got a couple questions. I'm looking for a class, that would allow me to > add a drop-down menu onto the system menu of a console. > Also, is there a way to either a, put a console into a windows app, or b, > use the windows namespace in a console? There are a ton of things I'd like > to do with the console, working on a program via a console, but I need more > flexability--accessing the windows namespace would help, or... Is there > another way to get to the API functions without using the windows namespace? > Thanks, > ~~TheCreator~~ > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind