How do you put a SHUTDOWN icon on your desktop?

[Coolie]

I know that there is a way to do this but I don't remember how. Anyone????

 

[cloudchief]

Highlight the Desktop (left-click on an empty spot).

Right-click and choose New, and then select Shortcut from the drop down menu.

In the Command line box copy & paste:

C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USER.EXE,ExitWindows

You can then right click on the shortcut, choose properties, and change the Icon to whatever you

want.

 

[Shagga]

You only need C:\Windows\Rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows in the Target box.

 

[Dufusyte]

Wow, that's great. Do you know how to make a shortcut for "Find (files)"?

 

[Floyd]

Find dialog -> F3

 

[Noriaki]

Actually if you want to be really picky you only need:

Rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows

in the dialog box because the C:\Windows directory is in your path, at least by default.

However, cloudchief's way will work regardless of what the user's path is.

 

[Dufusyte]

F3 depends on what application currently has focus. Sometimes I have an app but I want to find a file on the HD, and so I have to go to the Start Menu etc (or jump to the Desktop and hit F3, as you suggest). But what I would really like is to have a shortcut that I could put on the Explorer bar and click it and have it launch the Find dialog.

 

[Lombardaga]

U can always use the windows key combined with the letter F to get up the Find box, though...

 

[Dufusyte]

Yeah, that's useful. Still not the button/shortcut that I was hoping for.

 

[MegalodoN]

How do you add a shutdown shortcut for Win2000?

Also, my system used to shut completely off when I shut down in Win98, but now when I shutdown with Win2k it goes to that screen that says ...It's safe to shutdown your computer etc... Is there a registry tweak to make it shut off?

 

[Coolie]

Any way to get this to work in Windows 2000? I've tried C:\WINNT\system32\rundll32.exe user.exe,exitwindowsand it doesn't work. Thanks

 

[dee]

To fully shutdown w2k go to power option in control pannel and enable Advanced Power Managment (on the APM page).

 

[andylawcc]

this is evil. as it was when someone asked this last time.... muhahahhaa:frown:

 

[RossMAN]

Floyd - Thanks for your F3 find suggestion. Out of curiosity I pressed F3 while running IE 5.5 and it brought up the Win98:SE find dialog.

Yes as you can tell I am easily amused

 

[Stealth1024]

What is Run DLL's purpose anyway?

 

[xtreme2k]

Run DLL?

running a dynamic link library as a program i think

 

[phlashphire]

Is there any modifications or options I can make so that the command (C:\Windows\Rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows) shuts down while programs are actively running. I don't want to get the "You must quit this program before you quit windows" dialog box.

 

[FordLorider]

Thanks.