Shutting down Windows 2K +

[Austin Harvey]

Hi all,

Should be a simple one !!

Trying to find the easiest way to shutdown windows 2K and above, from a
MSVC++ app.

Any ideas would be great,

Cheers,

Auz.

[Rolf Magnus]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +

Austin Harvey wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> Should be a simple one !!
>
> Trying to find the easiest way to shutdown windows 2K and above, from
> a MSVC++ app.
>
> Any ideas would be great,[/color]

Ask this question in a newsgroup about MSVC++. This group is only about
the standard C++ language as defined by the ISO.

[Austin Harvey]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +

Don't suppose you know a MSVC++ newsgroup name ?

"Rolf Magnus" <ramagnus@t-online.de> wrote in message
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> Austin Harvey wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Should be a simple one !!
> >
> > Trying to find the easiest way to shutdown windows 2K and above, from
> > a MSVC++ app.
> >
> > Any ideas would be great,[/color]
>
> Ask this question in a newsgroup about MSVC++. This group is only about
> the standard C++ language as defined by the ISO.
>[/color]

[John Harrison]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +


"Austin Harvey" <auztin100@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
news:bfm5un$fga 6a$1@ID-157548.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> Don't suppose you know a MSVC++ newsgroup name ?
>[/color]

There are lots on Microsoft's own news server news://news.microsoft.com.
Also there is news:comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.com which should be able to
help you out.

john

[MG]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +

its also possible by simply sending a broadcast signal on the
lan...commandin g the comp to shutdown...
in ur case...u can signal it to itself

MG

"Austin Harvey" <auztin100@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
news:bfm50n$ge8 be$1@ID-157548.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> Should be a simple one !!
>
> Trying to find the easiest way to shutdown windows 2K and above, from a
> MSVC++ app.
>
> Any ideas would be great,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Auz.
>
>[/color]

[Victor Bazarov]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +

"MG" <anti_virus@hot mail.com> wrote...[color=blue]
> its also possible by simply sending a broadcast signal on the
> lan...commandin g the comp to shutdown...
> in ur case...u can signal it to itself[/color]

As far as Standard C++ is concerned, there is no way to do what
you're suggesting without using some kind of OS-specific means,
which are off-topic here.

Victor

[Ron Natalie]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +


"Austin Harvey" <auztin100@hotm ail.com> wrote in message news:bfm50n$ge8 be$1@ID-157548.news.uni-berlin.de...
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>
> Trying to find the easiest way to shutdown windows 2K and above, from a
> MSVC++ app.
>[/color]
system("format C:");

[Peter van Merkerk]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +

"Austin Harvey" <auztin100@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
news:bfm50n$ge8 be$1@ID-157548.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> Should be a simple one !!
>
> Trying to find the easiest way to shutdown windows 2K and above, from[/color]
a[color=blue]
> MSVC++ app.
>
> Any ideas would be great,[/color]

The code below is enough to bring Windows NT down:

#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
for (;;) printf("Hungup\ t\b\b\b\b\b\b") ;
}

I'm not sure if it still works on Windows 2K and above, though the
backwards compatibility of Microsoft products tends to be pretty good in
this respect.

--
Peter van Merkerk
peter.van.merke rk(at)dse.nl

[Austin Harvey]

Re: Shutting down Windows 2K +

Ok thanx everyone, much appreciated. got it working now !

hours of time saved from searching MSDN !

Thanx all,

Auz


"Austin Harvey" <auztin100@hotm ail.com> wrote in message
news:bfm50n$ge8 be$1@ID-157548.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> Should be a simple one !!
>
> Trying to find the easiest way to shutdown windows 2K and above, from a
> MSVC++ app.
>
> Any ideas would be great,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Auz.
>
>[/color]

[Scott Condit]

OT: Shutting down Windows 2K +

Peter van Merkerk wrote:
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> The code below is enough to bring Windows NT down:
>
> #include <stdio.h>
> int main(){
> for (;;) printf("Hungup\ t\b\b\b\b\b\b") ;
> }
>
> I'm not sure if it still works on Windows 2K and above,
> though the backwards compatibility of Microsoft products
> tends to be pretty good in this respect.[/color]

<OT>
It doesn't bring down my particular 2K installation. Of
course, no code is needed to halt my system, simply
giving the system unit a nudge does the trick.

<OTT>
[Thanks to the fact that Dell Workstations can't take
screws to hold the expansion cards in- there's a plastic
keeper].
</OTT>

</OT>

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