is there anyway to make the shutoff and restart bigger?

[Robinb]

or even an icon on the desktop? I have a few customers who keep slipping
the fingers and click the wrong button. Why did MS make this so small to
begin with? In XP it is large and not so confusing either.

robin

 

[Guest]

Re. Changing icons > Right clip on main window > Select - View > adjust as
required.
Sorry,I can not help with other, not sure if possible!!!!!!

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

you can make shortcuts on the Desktop:
Shutdown: %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0
Restart: %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[Richard Urban]

Why not just place 2 shortcuts on the desktop, one for Restart and one for
Shutdown.

Create a new shortcut on your desktop. Browse to
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe

Right click, go to "send to" | "desktop create shortcut"

After it has been created, rename the shortcut to Restart Computer. Then go
to the
shortcut's properties and paste "C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 002"
in the target line. This will restart the computer after 2 seconds.

Create a 2nd new shortcut for shutdown.exe. After it has been created,
rename the
shortcut to Shutdown Computer.Place "C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t
002"
in the target line. This will shutdown the computer after 2 seconds.

In the above examples DO NOT include the quotation marks on the target line.

Now when you want to either shutdown or restart, just double click on the
appropriate icon.


--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

 

[Guest]

Rob,

I use a gadget created by the ms team that contains the 3 icons to
'Shutdown', 'restart' and 'logoff'... easy to see, hard to miss etc. Worth
checking.

 

[Robinb]

how about logoff?

I tried Shutdown -l -t 00 but it will not work

the formular works for the shutdown and restart
substituting the "l" for "s" and "r"
but not for logoff

for logoff a dos box popus up with alot of code but i cannot read it and
just goes away and nothing happens.

is there one for logoff?
thanks
robin

 

[Robinb]

and where is this one?
robin

Rob,

I use a gadget created by the ms team that contains the 3 icons to
'Shutdown', 'restart' and 'logoff'... easy to see, hard to miss etc.
Worth
checking.

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

shutdown -l
will do it.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[P. Di Stolfo]

Hello,

here you are:
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=256d9a65-763a-4423-9d9c-81598bd89d8e

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Robin.

In a similar discussion here last week, some of (including me) learned that
the Power On/Off button on recent computers can be set to Shutdown.
Apparently, many new computers are set that way by default.

My computer - like most, I suspect - powers off if I press that button and
hold it in for about 5 seconds. But if I press the button momentarily,
Vista starts the shutdown sequence, just as though I had clicked Start |
Shut Down. I've tried that several times and it seems to work as advertised
on my machine. You might want to test it and see if your customers can
safely use that method of shutting down.

Of course, it's still a good idea to close all your apps and files and "put
away your toys" before shutting down, no matter which method you choose. An
abrupt power-off is just like pulling the plug and can leave quite a mess
that has to be cleaned up on the next boot.

The hardware Restart button is NOT the same as Start | Restart. The
software Restart closes files and does an orderly shutdown before
restarting. The hardware button doesn't. It's almost like unplugging the
power cord and plugging it in again.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)

 

[robinb]

thank you but i looked at that one and it is quite small
but thanks anyway
robin

 

[robinb]

that is what i did shutdown -l

and nothing happened
robin

 

[robinb]

ooops no i did shutdown -l -t 00 not shutdown -l
and that Worked!
thanks again
robin

 

[Robinb]

if my clients pressed the button they would push to hard and just shut off
the computer which would be a very bad thing to do and I do not want them to
do it that way. By doing this script it actually makes it easier for them.
Most of my clients are 50+ and their eyes are just not like a -40 anymore
and need to see things a bit bigger.
I have tested out the script given to me here and found that works much
better. Heck I have enough problems getting them to purchase Vista so I
need as many shortcuts as I can get.
robin

 

[Robinb]

brink is there anything different between
Copy and paste this: shutdown.exe -L
and shutdown -s -t 00?

thanks
robin

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Robin.

Most of my clients are 50+ and their eyes are just not like a -40 anymore

I know what you mean. I'll be 72 next month. ;<)

if my clients pressed the button they would push to hard and just shut off
the computer which would be a very bad thing to do

Pushing too hard would not be a problem. To get the immediate power-off,
they would have to hold the button in for 4 or 5 seconds. That's not long,
except when you are waiting for something to happen. Then it seems to take
forever.

But I understand your concerns.

I have tested out the script given to me here and found that works much
better.

Good. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)

 

[Lang Murphy]

<snip>

Use a magnifying glass?

(Sorry... couldn't resist... just kidding!)

Lang