Frozen Computer

[TNorth]

How do I restart a Win XP computer that isn't responding? The old C+A+D that
used to work on my old machine didn't restart the computer and I was forced
to just push the off switch. Is that the only way to do it?

TN

 

[Ddweddyodd]

In Windows XP, Ctrl + Alt + Delete will invoke the Windows Task Manager. The
Windows Task Manager includes a Shutdown command in the menus.

If pressing Start + R successfully pulled up the Windows Run dialog box, you
coulc conceivably type "shutdown -s -t 00" (without the quotation marks) and
click: Enter. But that's only if Start + R was working.

You could create Shortcuts and keep them on the Desktop or in QuickLaunch
toolbars on your Taskbar. You could create shortcuts to the commands: (1)
shutdown -r -t 00, (2)shutdown -s -t 00, and (3)shutdown -a. These shutdown
command can be given clever little icons from the shell32.dll icon-source.

You could conceivably create another useful little shortcut to keep on the
Desktop or in a QuickLaunch toolbar. And that shortcut could be to the command:
Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks. I have occasionally been assisted
by this CPU-Redirector shortcut when my computer has had a dysfunctional moment.

Just some ideas.


| How do I restart a Win XP computer that isn't responding? The old C+A+D that
| used to work on my old machine didn't restart the computer and I was forced
| to just push the off switch. Is that the only way to do it?
|
| TN
|
|

 

[TNorth]

In Windows XP, Ctrl + Alt + Delete will invoke the Windows Task Manager.
The

Windows Task Manager includes a Shutdown command in the menus.

I didn't see this command - but I think this was what I was looking for -
where would this be in Task manager?

I'm hoping this won't be a regular occurrence - but I appreciate the
suggestions. When it happened, all I could see was my background screen - no
icons, start menu etc, so I'm not sure an icon would help, but I'll keep
these ideas on file in case it does happen again!

Thanks!
TN