Shut Down Remote Computer - Windows XP

I already have a post on "Remote Shutdown in Windows NT".But the things are little different in XP. Windows XP comes with the component "SHUTDOWN.exe" that would help us in making the task successful.

* Click Start ==> Run ==> Type "cmd"

* Enter the commands below:


SHUTDOWN -r -m \\computer name -- Restarts the remote computer with the specified computer name

SHUTDOWN -s -m \\computer name -- Shuts down the remote computer

There are other options available for -r and -s....

-i -- Help on the command

-l -- Displays GUI

-a -- Aborts the system shutdown

You can also spencify the time after which the operation should occur

SHUTDOWN -r -f -m \\computer name -t xx -- Shuts down the computer after xx seconds.

Where -f -- Forces running applications to close.

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