What command do I need to enter on the command line to shut down my
computer? Using Windows XP Pro.

C. Davey Utter wrote:
> What command do I need to enter on the command line to shut
> down my computer? Using Windows XP Pro.

Enter shutdown.exe /? in the command prompt windows to see how
it works.

Nepatsfan

shutdown.exe -s -t 05 will shutdown the computer in 5 seconds. Change the 05
to anything you like, or eliminate the -t and time altogether.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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"If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"C. Davey Utter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What command do I need to enter on the command line to shut down my
> computer? Using Windows XP Pro.

Hi ... Or you could hit these keys >>> microsoft logo key follow by twice
with the u key

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"Richard Urban [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> shutdown.exe -s -t 05 will shutdown the computer in 5 seconds. Change the
> 05 to anything you like, or eliminate the -t and time altogether.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from: George Ankner
> "If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
> "C. Davey Utter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> What command do I need to enter on the command line to shut down my
>> computer? Using Windows XP Pro.
>
>

That'll do the trick for what I wanted to do. Many thanks! What does
the -s do? And where is a good source of these commands?

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:01:02 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>shutdown.exe -s -t 05 will shutdown the computer in 5 seconds. Change the 05
>to anything you like, or eliminate the -t and time altogether.

Ah, thanks that what I needed to se! How do I see a list of all
available commands?

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:00:52 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>C. Davey Utter wrote:
>> What command do I need to enter on the command line to shut
>> down my computer? Using Windows XP Pro.
>
>Enter shutdown.exe /? in the command prompt windows to see how
>it works.
>
>Nepatsfan
>

shutdown -s = shutdown
shutdown -r = reboot

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"C. Davey Utter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That'll do the trick for what I wanted to do. Many thanks! What does
> the -s do? And where is a good source of these commands?
>
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:01:02 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>shutdown.exe -s -t 05 will shutdown the computer in 5 seconds. Change the
>>05
>>to anything you like, or eliminate the -t and time altogether.

To see a list of available commands:

Go to Start -> Run.
Copy and paste the following into the Open box.

%windir%\hh.exe ms-its:c:\Windows\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm

Or go to this web site.

Command-line reference A-Z
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...us/ntcmds.mspx

Nepatsfan

C. Davey Utter wrote:
> Ah, thanks that what I needed to se! How do I see a list of
> all available commands?
>
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:00:52 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> C. Davey Utter wrote:
>>> What command do I need to enter on the command line to shut
>>> down my computer? Using Windows XP Pro.
>>
>> Enter shutdown.exe /? in the command prompt windows to see
>> how it works.
>>
>> Nepatsfan

Thanks for the info!

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:40:26 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>To see a list of available commands:
>
>Go to Start -> Run.
>Copy and paste the following into the Open box.
>
>%windir%\hh.exe ms-its:c:\Windows\Help\ntcmds.chm::/ntcmds.htm
>
>Or go to this web site.
>
>Command-line reference A-Z
>http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...us/ntcmds.mspx
>
>Nepatsfan

Thanks!

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:00:45 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>shutdown -s = shutdown
>shutdown -r = reboot