desktop shortcuts, restart & shutdown Options

[bobhome]

Desktop Shortcuts for shutdown and restart in XP


To create a Restart icon on your desktop:
• Right-click on an empty spot on your desktop
• Choose New | Shortcut
• Where the Wizard says "Type the location of the item" type
shutdown -r -t 0
(that's a zero on the end, and there are spaces between all the entries)
• Choose Next
• In the box that says "Type a name for this shortcut" give it a name that you like. Personally, I call it " Restart". Choose Finish.
• Right-click on the new shortcut and choose Properties. Click the Change Icon button and change the icon to something that'll be hard to miss. You don't want to accidentally click this icon.
To test the icon, make sure no programs are running, then double-click on it.

To make a Quick Shut Down icon, follow the same instructions, but the shortcut command should read:
shutdown -s -t 0

This post has been edited by bobhome: Sep 16 2003, 07:10 AM

[Matt]

I have a question then.
We are trying to make this work in a lab where the users are restricted users
To run the shutdown or restart script you must be an administrator of the local computer.
Is it possible to do this as a restricted user?
Thanks