Comments on: A “Safer” Way To Shutdown Windows http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-safer-way-to-shutdown-windows/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Whiteheadhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/a-safer-way-to-shutdown-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-8932 Joe Whitehead Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:21:37 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-safer-way-to-shutdown-windows/#comment-8932 Or you could say "shutdown.EXE" ;) Or you could say “shutdown.EXE” ;)

]]> By: Jason Faulknerhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/a-safer-way-to-shutdown-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-8675 Jason Faulkner Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:37:29 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-safer-way-to-shutdown-windows/#comment-8675 Garry,This was a typo on my part. My files are called "Shut down.bat" and "Cancel Shut down.bat" (space in the file name) for the exact reason you pointed out. I have updated the tip text. Thanks for pointing it out. Garry,

This was a typo on my part. My files are called “Shut down.bat” and “Cancel Shut down.bat” (space in the file name) for the exact reason you pointed out.
I have updated the tip text. Thanks for pointing it out.

]]> By: Garry Staffordhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/a-safer-way-to-shutdown-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-8663 Garry Stafford Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:08:08 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-safer-way-to-shutdown-windows/#comment-8663 shutdown /s /t 60Jason Tried this on my Xp Pro PC and you need to tell people: Do not name it "shutdown.bat" when you create it because this, for some reason, just makes the file create an endless loop in a DOS window.Best wishesGarry shutdown /s /t 60

Jason
Tried this on my Xp Pro PC and you need to tell people:
Do not name it “shutdown.bat” when you create it because this, for some reason, just makes the file create an endless loop in a DOS window.

Best wishes

Garry

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