ShutDown v1.67


Description:
	Why click on Start to shutdown your computer in Windows
	95/98/NT/Win2K?  ShutDown makes it easier by providing the
	same shutdown service the Start button does.  Make it a
	shortcut on the desktop or run ShutDown from the command line.
	Great for shutting down the computer from a batch file or a
	scheduling program.  The standard shutdown procedure is used,
	so don't worry about losing data during the shutdown.  ShutDown
	will ask every running application if they want to quit or not.
	ShutDown also supports timed shutdowns and running of a batch
	file or program before shutting down.


License
	The licensing fee is $10 per license.  Site licenses are
	available.  Please read LICENSE.TXT for more information.


Command Line Parameters:
	/RESTART
		Restart Windows 95/98, or "quick" reboot.  Same as
		holding down Shift when using the regular Windows
		95/98 shutdown.  /RESTART under Windows NT/Win2K just
		logs the current user off.
	/REBOOT
		Reboot the computer.
	/LOGOFF
		Close all programs and log current user off.
	/FORCE
		Shutdown running applications whether they want to
		quit or not.  WARNING: If you use this switch and an
		application has unsaved data, the data will be lost.
	/MSDOS
		Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.  This feature is
		only available in Windows 95/98.
	/HELP
		Display this same information.
	/T:n
		Where "n" is the amount of time to wait before shutting
		down.  "n" can be expressed in minutes or an actual time.
		The presence of a second colon in the option will determine
		how "n" is interpreted.  /T:15 means wait 15 minutes,
		/T:15:45 means to shut down at 3:45 PM.  If "n" specifies
		a time, it must be in 24 hour format.  Please see the
		examples for more information.
	/F:[path]filename.ext [params]
		Run the named file just before shutting down.
		[path] is optional.  [params] are parameters that
		will be passed to filename.ext.  NOTE: If you use the
		/F: switch, make it the LAST parameter on the command
		line.  In this way, the parameters will be interpreted
		correctly.
	/POWEROFF
		Shut down the system and turn off the power.  NOTE: The
		system must support the power-off feature.
	/NOLOGO
		Turns off the splash screen.
	/NOWINDOW
		Hides the Timed ShutDown window.
	/NOCANCEL
		Prevents user from canceling the shutdown.  Takes
		Cancel button off the Timed ShutDown dialog box and
		disables the ESC key on splash screen.
	/DONOTHING
		This parameter does just that, nothing.  This is
		helpful in some network situations where all users
		run ShutDown from some sort of central script.  The
		admins and supervisors can have this parameter in
		their environment variable SHUTDOWN to bypass a
		time limit or a shutdown.


Notes:
	If no parameters are specified, ShutDown will look
	for an environment variable called SHUTDOWN and use
	its value as parameters.  If no parameters and
	no environment variable is found, ShutDown will shut
	down to a power-off state.  Parameters can be
	combined for different effects.  See the examples
	below.

	Pressing ESC while the splash screen is up will
	cancel the shutdown.  The splash screen is up
	for approximately 4 seconds.


Tips/Tricks:
	Running ShutDown without any command line parameters will
	just shut down to a power-off state.  If you want a different
	type of shutdown, like a logoff or a complete reboot, you can add
	the command line parameters discussed above.  One thing you can
	do is to create a shortcut on your desktop.  To change the
	command line parameters, right click to the Properties for the
	shortcut.  Then click the Shortcut tab.  Now you can add
	/REBOOT or /LOGOFF to the end of the Target line.


Examples:
	ShutDown /LOGOFF /T:3
		Wait three minutes, close all applications,
		and log off the current user.
	
	ShutDown /T:19:00
		Shut down the computer at 19:00 hours (7:00 PM).

	ShutDown /T:4:15 /RESTART
		Restart Windows at 04:15 hours (4:15 AM).
		Note that NT/Win2K will log off while 95/98 will restart
		without reboot.

	ShutDown /MSDOS
		Close all running programs and restart in MS-DOS mode.
		Type "exit" to get back to Windows 95/98.

	ShutDown /RESTART /T:15 /F:C:\CLEAN.BAT
		Wait fifteen minutes, run the batch file called
		CLEAN.BAT, then restart Windows.  Note that /F:
		is the last parameter.

	ShutDown /FORCE /F:NOTEPAD.EXE SIGNOFF.TXT
		Run Notepad, edit a file called SIGNOFF.TXT, and then
		do a forced shutdown.  All unsaved data will be lost.

	ShutDown /F:"D:\Things to do at end of session.bat"
		Run the "Things to do at end of session.bat" file and
		then shutdown.


Contact Information:
	Chris Bluethman
	3481 S. Gary Place
	Tulsa, OK  74105

	E-mail: shutdown@bluethman.com
	Fax: 918.742.8949


Trademarks/Acknowledgments
	Windows 95/98/NT/Win2K are products of
	Microsoft Corporation.
