How to Put an Icon on the Desktop to Shut down, Log off or Reboot the Computer

From:
WinXPnews E-Zine
Tue, Sep 2, 2003 (Vol. 3, 35 - Issue 91)
http://www.winxpnews.com/?id=91


Want a quicker way to shut down, log off or reboot your computer, instead of going through the several clicks involved in doing it the normal way? 
Here's how you can create icons on the desktop that will allow you to perform any of these tasks with one click: 

Right click an empty spot on the desktop. 
In the context menu, select New | Shortcut. 
In the Create Shortcut wizard, where it asks you to type the location of the item, type the following: shutdown -s -t 00 (for shutdown), 
shutdown -r -t 00 (for restart) or shutdown -l -t 00 (for logoff). Now you can click on the appropriate icon to quickly shut down, reboot, or log off.

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