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Shut down win2000 via command line?

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Name: 003
Date: May 2, 2006 at 15:11:00 Pacific
OS: Windows 2000
CPU/Ram: P4/unknown
Product: Dell
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Hello, I need to know how to shut down windows 2000 from the command line. Here's the catch. I don't have the resource pack installed, so I don't have shutdown.exe (and no, I can't get it), and it must be done from a limited account. I am almost positive there is a command to do this, I just don't know it. The computer must issue some kind of command when you go start > shut down. I am pretty sure it is something involving rundll32. Can anybody help me? Also, tsshutdn.exe is not available, but if somebody could send me their copy of it from win2000 that would be great, but I don't know if that works from a limited account. Thanks.




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Name: Derek
Date: May 2, 2006 at 17:04:21 Pacific
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Seems not. This discussion about says it all:-

SEE MIKE OTEY'S POST

(note the Windows Scripting Host option)

DerekW


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Response Number 2
Name: 003
Date: May 2, 2006 at 17:21:26 Pacific
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Are there any third party command line utilities that can shut down windows 2000 in a limited account? What was the script for that vbs file? I didn't quite catch where it started and ended.


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Response Number 3
Name: Derek
Date: May 2, 2006 at 18:31:06 Pacific
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I'm no expert but I think you copy all from Set...to...next then paste it into NotePad, or some other suitable text editor. You then save it as WSHShutdown.vbs (although the name is unimportant but the .vbs matters).

There are a stack of freebies out there (some quite small) but I don't know if they would work in a limited account - I'm more of a W98SE type.

DerekW


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Response Number 4
Name: 003
Date: May 2, 2006 at 18:51:40 Pacific
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Will that vbs file work on a limited account?


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Response Number 5
Name: Derek
Date: May 2, 2006 at 19:01:30 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry, no idea.

DerekW


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Response Number 6
Name: 003
Date: May 3, 2006 at 18:56:15 Pacific
Reply:

Just reporting back, the vbs file works great, thanks.


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Response Number 7
Name: Derek
Date: May 3, 2006 at 19:19:48 Pacific
Reply:

Great - thx for popping back to let us know.

DerekW


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Response Number 8
Name: kcha123
Date: June 1, 2006 at 00:00:50 Pacific
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CAN u help me with the script.. what did u write on that script.

thanks


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Response Number 9
Name: Derek
Date: June 1, 2006 at 12:21:19 Pacific
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kcha123

Unless the original poster pops back on here we will never know for certain.

However, if you go to my link given in post #1 then scroll down to Mike Otey's post dated 20 August 2002 you will see the script there.

Also read my #3 and you should be able to work it out.

DerekW


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