shut down computer from dos prompt

[PeriyurParthi]

hi all
Does anyone knows how to SHUTDOWN the COMPUTER from DOS PROMPT....
replies will be help ful
thanks and regards
parthi

 

[rgbean]

First it depends on the OS and whether you are running "under" Windows.

Under DOS, I remember having a 30-40 byte program that would shutdown the computer. In Windows, things get a bit more complicated - it likes to clean up things, or it'll "complain" the next time you start up. If you are running under NT/2000/XP, it'll also depend on your security access level as to whether you can do this.

Rick

 

[ramani]

1. To shutdown a win98 or winMe computer..
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows
2. To restart a win98 or winMe computer ..
C:\WINDOWS\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 6

or you can ignore the 'c:\windows\' since the command is available in the path anyway. ramani :-9
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