Is there a way (in registry or something) to arrange it so when you choose to shutdown an XP box (using the normal Start, Shutdown option) to replace this with a forceful shutdown, like "shutdown -s -f". I know, please dont tell me it's not a proper solution for when you cant shutdown due to processes hindering normal windows shutdown... this if for users whose XP boxes are almost out the door, so I dont care to troubleshoot whats causing them to hang while shutting down. All I know is shutdown -s -f is doing the trick, and rather than trying to teach users to shutdown via a desktop batch file, I just want to know if there's a way to force this into the normal "Start, Shutdown" method. Thanks
yerk55 wrote: > Is there a way (in registry or something) to arrange it so when you > choose to shutdown an XP box (using the normal Start, Shutdown option) > to replace this with a forceful shutdown, like "shutdown -s -f". > > I know, please dont tell me it's not a proper solution for when you > cant shutdown due to processes hindering normal windows shutdown... > this if for users whose XP boxes are almost out the door, so I dont > care to troubleshoot whats causing them to hang while shutting down. > All I know is shutdown -s -f is doing the trick, and rather than > trying to teach users to shutdown via a desktop batch file, I just > want to know if there's a way to force this into the normal "Start, > Shutdown" method. > > Thanks ================================= Maybe creating a desktop shortcut would work for you...see the following article: Shutdown XP using your keyboard http://www.tweakxp.com/article36999.aspx -- J. Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk
Desktop shortcut for shutdown, but try this first User Profile Hive Cleanup Service http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en yerk55 wrote: > Is there a way (in registry or something) to arrange it so when you > choose to shutdown an XP box (using the normal Start, Shutdown option) > to replace this with a forceful shutdown, like "shutdown -s -f". > > I know, please dont tell me it's not a proper solution for when you > cant shutdown due to processes hindering normal windows shutdown... > this if for users whose XP boxes are almost out the door, so I dont > care to troubleshoot whats causing them to hang while shutting down. > All I know is shutdown -s -f is doing the trick, and rather than > trying to teach users to shutdown via a desktop batch file, I just > want to know if there's a way to force this into the normal "Start, > Shutdown" method. > > Thanks
"yerk55" <yerk55@gmail.com> wrote in message news:53837aef-6101-4574-822b-ea6d9ff90d3c@w16g2000vbf.googlegroups.com... > Is there a way (in registry or something) to arrange it so when you > choose to shutdown an XP box (using the normal Start, Shutdown option) > to replace this with a forceful shutdown, like "shutdown -s -f". > > I know, please dont tell me it's not a proper solution for when you > cant shutdown due to processes hindering normal windows shutdown... > this if for users whose XP boxes are almost out the door, so I dont > care to troubleshoot whats causing them to hang while shutting down. > All I know is shutdown -s -f is doing the trick, and rather than > trying to teach users to shutdown via a desktop batch file, I just > want to know if there's a way to force this into the normal "Start, > Shutdown" method. > > Thanks Yes - by making them use a shortcut that executes shutdown.exe. On the other hand you cannot modify the inbuilt shutdown process.
Pegasus [MVP] wrote: > "yerk55" <yerk55@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:53837aef-6101-4574-822b-ea6d9ff90d3c@w16g2000vbf.googlegroups.com... >> Is there a way (in registry or something) to arrange it so when you >> choose to shutdown an XP box (using the normal Start, Shutdown >> option) to replace this with a forceful shutdown, like "shutdown -s >> -f". I know, please dont tell me it's not a proper solution for when you >> cant shutdown due to processes hindering normal windows shutdown... >> this if for users whose XP boxes are almost out the door, so I dont >> care to troubleshoot whats causing them to hang while shutting down. >> All I know is shutdown -s -f is doing the trick, and rather than >> trying to teach users to shutdown via a desktop batch file, I just >> want to know if there's a way to force this into the normal "Start, >> Shutdown" method. >> >> Thanks > > Yes - by making them use a shortcut that executes shutdown.exe. On > the other hand you cannot modify the inbuilt shutdown process. Depends on how you want to modify it... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317371 http://ss64.com/nt/shutdown.html -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico