i need convert PowerOn to Restart.

[Tark Siala]

hi
i am working on WindowsXP Pro + SP2.
and making application working like a server, user can't working with this
PC.
just turn On and Windows Auto Log-On to the network, and my application
working and luck PC.
i need user press (Power On Button) to make restart by Windows (not by PC
Hardware).
how i can confegure PC to do that?

 

[Steve Parry]

hi
i am working on WindowsXP Pro + SP2.
and making application working like a server, user can't working with this
PC.
just turn On and Windows Auto Log-On to the network, and my application
working and luck PC.
i need user press (Power On Button) to make restart by Windows (not by PC
Hardware).
how i can confegure PC to do that?

check in the machines BIOS there may be an option on how to behave on a
power switch request

 

[Steve Parry]

check in the machines BIOS there may be an option on how to behave on a
power switch request

or make a shortcut that contains shutdown -r maybe?

 

[Tark Siala]

thanks Steve

i use HP DX6120M, this BIOS can't change power on to reset, and i dont want
make shortcut, the PC not have Screen or Mouse, i dont want user using
software, just press shotdown button to make Software Reset.

 

[3c273]

<CTRL-ESC><UP ARROW><ENTER><R><ENTER>
Louis

thanks Steve

i use HP DX6120M, this BIOS can't change power on to reset, and i dont want
make shortcut, the PC not have Screen or Mouse, i dont want user using
software, just press shotdown button to make Software Reset.

 

[Tark Siala]

thanks, its working, but not good for me.
look my system working like this steps:

1 - power on
2 - log on windows and network automatecally
3 - run services and server application
4 - lock PC
all this step working without user press anything, just press power on
now i need if user want restart PC just press power on to restart Windows
(not restart hardware) and run same steps again.
with this idea user cant change anything, and system working without Monitor
or Mouse.
if i use your trick user must log-on (i dont like that).

 

[3c273]

The power button is hardware. If your bios does not support changing its
function, then I don't think you are going to find a solution that suits
you. If the computer is networked, you could send it a "shutdown -r"
command.
Louis

 

[Tark Siala]

hi Louis

yes, my computer connected to network, but how i can send "shutdown -r"?
do you mean send it by message or what?

 

[3c273]

Go to www.sysinternal.com and download their PSTools. (Freeware) It is a set
of excellent command line utilities. One of the tools is PSExec.exe, which
allows you to run commands on a remote computer. Copy psexec.exe to your
system32 folder and type psexec /? at a command prompt for more information.
If both machines are XP, you will type "psexec \\computername shutdown -r".
If you have a Win2k machine that does not have shutdown.exe, PSTools
contains PSSHutdown.exe which does the same thing.
Louis

 

[3c273]

Sorry, that's www.sysinternals.com .
Louis

Go to www.sysinternal.com and download their PSTools. (Freeware) It is a set
of excellent command line utilities. One of the tools is PSExec.exe, which
allows you to run commands on a remote computer. Copy psexec.exe to your
system32 folder and type psexec /? at a command prompt for more information.
If both machines are XP, you will type "psexec \\computername shutdown -r".
If you have a Win2k machine that does not have shutdown.exe, PSTools
contains PSSHutdown.exe which does the same thing.
Louis