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ShutDown v1.64
Description:
Why click on Start to shutdown your computer in Windows 95?
In Windows NT, why go to the Program Manager, click on
File, Shutdown, and then shutdown? ShutDown makes it easier
by providing the same shutdown service NT's Program Manager
and 95's Start button does. Make it a shortcut on the
95 desktop. In Windows NT, it may be put on the Microsoft
Office Toolbar. You can also run ShutDown from the command
line. Great for shutting down the computer from a batch
file or a scheduling program. The standard shutdown procedure
is used, so don't worry about losing data during the shutdown.
NT or 95 will ask every running application if they want to
quit or not. ShutDown also supports timed shutdowns and
running of a batch file or program before shutting down.
License
The licensing fee is $10 per license. Please read LICENSE.TXT
for more information. CompuServe members can register
online, GO SWREG, Reg ID # 8995.
Command Line Parameters:
/RESTART
Restart Windows, or "quick" reboot. Same as holding
down Shift when using the regular Windows 95 shutdown.
/RESTART under Windows 95 does a restart without a
reboot.
/REBOOT
Reboot the computer
/LOGOFF
Close all programs and log current user off.
/FORCE
Shutdown running applications whether they want to
quit or not. WARNING: If you use this switch and an
application has unsaved data, the data will be lost.
/MSDOS
Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. This feature is
only available in Windows 95.
/HELP
Display this same information.
/T:n
Where "n" is the amount of time to wait before shutting
down. "n" can be expressed in minutes or an actual time.
The presence of a second colon in the option will determine
how "n" is interpreted. /T:15 means wait 15 minutes,
/T:15:45 means to shut down at 3:45 PM. If "n" specifies
a time, it must be in 24 hour format. Please see the
examples for more information.
/F:[path]filename.ext [params]
Run the named file just before shutting down.
[path] is optional. [params] are parameters that
will be passed to filename.ext. NOTE: If you use the
/F: switch, make it the LAST parameter on the command
line. In this way, the parameters will be interpreted
correctly.
/POWEROFF
Shut down the system and turn off the power. NOTE: The
system must support the power-off feature.
/NOLOGO
Turns off the splash screen.
/NOCANCEL
Prevents user from canceling the shutdown. Takes
Cancel button off the Timed ShutDown dialog box and
disables the ESC key on splash screen.
/DONOTHING
This parameter does just that, nothing. This is
helpful in some network situations where all users
run ShutDown from some sort of central script. The
admins and supervisors can have this parameter in
their environment variable SHUTDOWN to bypass a
time limit or a shutdown.
Notes:
If no parameters are specified, ShutDown will look
for an environment variable called SHUTDOWN and use
its value as parameters. If no parameters and
no environment variable is found, ShutDown will shut
down to a power-off state. Parameters can be
combined for different effects. See the Examples
below.
Pressing ESC while the splash screen is up will
cancel the shutdown. The splash screen is up
for approximately 4 seconds.
Tips/Tricks:
Running ShutDown without any command line parameters will
just shut down to a power-off state. If you want a different
type of shutdown, like a logoff or a complete reboot, you can add
the command line parameters discussed above. In Windows 95,
the best thing to do is to create a shortcut on your desktop.
To change the command line parameters, right click to the
Properties for the shortcut. Then click the Shortcut tab.
Now you can add /REBOOT or /LOGOFF to the end of the Target
line.
Examples:
ShutDown /LOGOFF /T:3
Wait three minutes, close all applications,
and log off the current user.
ShutDown /T:19:00
Shut down the computer at 19:00 hours (7:00 PM).
ShutDown /T:4:15 /RESTART
Restart Windows at 04:15 hours (4:15 AM).
Note that NT will log off while 95 will restart without
reboot.
ShutDown /MSDOS
Close all running programs and restart in MS-DOS mode.
Type "exit" to get back to Windows 95.
ShutDown /RESTART /T:15 /F:C:\CLEAN.BAT
Wait fifteen minutes, run the batch file called
CLEAN.BAT, then restart Windows. Note that /F:
is the last parameter.
ShutDown /FORCE /F:NOTEPAD.EXE SIGNOFF.TXT
Run Notepad, edit a file called SIGNOFF.TXT, and then
do a forced shutdown. All unsaved data will be lost.
ShutDown /F:"D:\Things to do at end of session.bat"
Run the "Things to do at end of session.bat" file and
then shutdown.
Contact Information:
Chris Bluethman
2302 N. Star Drive
Stillwater, OK 74075
Email: cbluethman@bigfoot.com
Trademarks/Acknowledgments
Microsoft Office, Windows 95, and Windows NT are products
of Microsoft Corporation.