How To Easily Restart Windows XP

We all had to restart Windows for a thousand times, but do you know that you can do it even more faster?? How? Just by creating a shortcut with following paths!(Assume you installed Windows XP on your C: Partition)

c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -r -f -t 00

Here a little explanation for the path!

• -r is for restarting the computer.
• -f is to force close all programs without saving.
• -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you do.

You can log off from a Windows XP Professional or Home edition by running

C:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -l -f -t 00

Here a little explanation for the path!

• -l is for logging off the computer.
• -f is to force close all programs without saving.
• -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you do.

Also you can shutdown a Windows XP Home or Professional edition by running

c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00

• -s is for shutting down the computer.
• -f is to force close all programs without saving.
• -t 00 is used to restart in zero seconds. i.e. as soon as you do.

You always have to turn from the CPU after running this command. (Same with AT and ATX powered machines.) If you want to turn down power of ATX machine automatically, run

c:\windows\system32\tsshutdn.exe 00 /POWERDOWN /DELAY:00

This is used to turn off a server. Even though your computer will be shutdown completely, this whole operation will take 30 seconds to finish. Even though you don’t have networked computers attached to your computer, this works.

Source: Insanetek

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