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    One Button Shut Down????

    Hey y'all! Merry Merry to you!

    They told me in school, however, I forget now. What is the way to shut windows/computer down without all the mouse clicking and questions?

    Thanks,
    Sharon

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    Yank the plug?

    Actually, most PCs these days will power down cleanly by pushing the power button. Really.

    Many thanks to egghead for the cool .sig

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    Hold that button in until it shuts down.....some puters respond differently...some do it right away, others take a moment.....just a little extra info....

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    Right click on the Desktop.
    Left click on New > Shortcut.

    http://www.tacktech.com


    In the Type the location of the item: textbox enter
    %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s

    The -s parameter is used to shut down the computer.

    The following two parameters can be used with -s:
    -f Forces running applications to close without warning.
    -t xx Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds.

    The following command would shut down instantly.
    %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00

    Click the Next > button.

    http://www.tacktech.com


    In the Type a name for this shortcut: textbox enter
    Shutdown My Computer (or some other name of your choice)

    Click the Finish button.
    More Info:
    http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-on...own-button.htm

    This creates a shutdown shortcut on your desktop that requires one click.

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    Thanks very much all! While I am ok with hitting the button, DH is happier with the shortcut! Thanks BB!!!!!

    Sharon

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