Desktop shortcut to Shut Down your computer faster:

1 - Right-click on the desktop.
2 - Select New; Shortcut.
3 - Cut & Paste the following code into the Command Line box:

c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows

4 - Click Next.
5 - Name the new shortcut anything you want (It defaults to rundll)
6 - Click Finish.

If you click the new icon on your desktop, your computer will shutdown without having to go through the Start Menu (It goes alot faster also!!)

THIS DOES NOT WORK ON WINDOWS XP!!!

Windows XP users:

Right click on an empty space on the desktop and select New; Shortcut
In the command line copy and paste the following :

[For shutdown]
C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00

[For restart]
C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00

Now click next and your shutdown/restart shortcut is ready to use.

I find this very usefull and handy :)

The Dude :)

uuumm.. thanks? :D

thats helpful:eek: lol

I guess, that sort of tip would be interesting to allow the admin to reboot windows boxes used for hosting purposes :D

this is good if you've got multiple porn windows open and porn movies playing with loud sound and someone walks in when you're not expecting them..

just db click the icon and breath a sigh of relief :P

Yeah, good point. A lot easier then holding in the button on the machine, especially since it takes like 30 seconds to shut off. It's kind of obvious when you just turn off the monitor...

30 seconds to turn off the machine? what kind of motherboard do you have? Most socket A boards take 3 seconds..

HI!
This is a good fix.
A quick reboot is possible in the following way too.
click on reboot windows. When you are clicking OK , Press the shift key also.

Have a nice day
Regards
Amar

Press Power Button in XP/2000. Shuts down cleanly in about three seconds for me.

Well, not 30 seconds. I kind of exaggerated. Maybe about 10 seconds.

It's an Intel Mobo specialized for Dell Computers.

Still.. in 10 seconds you could have booted down the system with start, shutdown :P

Originally posted by bobcares
HI!
This is a good fix.
A quick reboot is possible in the following way too.
click on reboot windows. When you are clicking OK , Press the shift key also.

Have a nice day
Regards
Amar
Actually that only works in 98/ME.

HI!
Not sure how these would be on other flavours of Windoze as I use Windoze only when I go to help my friends or relatives.
Basically what these do is restart windows rather than restarting the entire computer. i.e. it goes to real mode and then back to protected mode.
Have a nice day
Regards
Amar