Windows XP Restart File? Restart Programmatically

darkool

Apr 12 2005, 11:39 AM

Anyone knows where i can find the file or files that windows use to shutdown ?

i'm buiding a software to shutdown my pc where ever i'm from, its a version beta , but my main problem isn't fixed . I hope you can help me .

Notice from microscopic^earthling:

Wrong forum. Moved to Programming.

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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG

Apr 12 2005, 02:32 PM

I don't think Windows2000 calls any special Shutdown file - instead is passes some arguements to files like svchost, dllhost etc - causing all these processes to shut down one by one and then finally shut windows down. If you'd stated which language you're using to code, it'd have been a lot easier to reply to your query. On the other hand, Windows XP provides you with a file called Shutdown.exe which enables you to shut your system down. Read this Article: http://www.astahost.com/Shut-Down-Restart-...File-t3715.html

But you mentioned that you want this action to happen through a software which you're writing - it's extremely unwise to call or depend on external processes to perform important system tasks like this. Your program should be able to handle this itself. Here are a few links that'd help you with the coding:

1. VB.NET Source Code & Application Demonstrating Windows Shutdown Process
2. Shutdown - an alternative to Windows Shutdown dialog
3. A tool to perform automatic shutdown, log off or restart action
4. Remote Shutdown or Reboot with Telnet and C#

I've checked all the source codes on these links and they all work fine. There are samples in both VB.NET and C#.NET - and should solve your shutdown problems rightaway.

Happy Coding !

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tansqrx

Apr 25 2005, 08:47 PM

In short, you have to call several windows APIs.

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[COLOR=green]' Constants[/COLOR]
Const SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED As Integer = &H2
Const TOKEN_QUERY As Integer = &H8
Const TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES As Integer = &H20
Const SE_SHUTDOWN_NAME As String = "SeShutdownPrivilege"

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[COLOR=green]' Exit Windows Constants[/COLOR]
Const EWX_LOGOFF As Integer = &H0
Const EWX_SHUTDOWN As Integer = &H1
Const EWX_REBOOT As Integer = &H2
Const EWX_FORCE As Integer = &H4
Const EWX_POWEROFF As Integer = &H8
Const EWX_FORCEIFHUNG As Integer = &H10

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[COLOR=green]'Structure
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack:=1)> _
Friend Structure Luid
Public Count As Integer
Public Luid As Long
Public Attr As Integer
End Structure 'TokPriv1Luid

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[COLOR=green]' Get Current Processes.
<DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling:=True)> _
Function GetCurrentProcess() As IntPtr
End Function

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[CODE][COLOR=green]' Open Process Token.
<DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Function OpenProcessToken(ByVal h As IntPtr, ByVal acc As Integer, ByRef phtok As IntPtr) As Boolean
End Function

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[COLOR=green]' Look up Priviledge Value.
<DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Friend Function LookupPrivilegeValue(ByVal host As String, ByVal name As String, ByRef pluid As Long) As Boolean
End Function

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[COLOR=green]' Adjust Token Priviledges.[/COLOR]
<DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling:=True, SetLastError:=True)> _
Friend Function AdjustTokenPrivileges(ByVal htok As IntPtr, ByVal disall As Boolean, ByRef newst As Luid, ByVal len As Integer, ByVal prev As IntPtr, ByVal relen As IntPtr) As Boolean
End Function

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[COLOR=green]' Exit Windows[/COLOR]
<DllImport("user32.dll", ExactSpelling:=True, SetLastError:=True)> _
Friend Function ExitWindowsEx(ByVal flg As Integer, ByVal rea As Integer) As Boolean
End Function

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[COLOR=green]' Exit Windows Sub[/COLOR]
Private Sub DoExitWindows(ByVal flg As Integer)
Dim tp As Luid
Dim hproc As IntPtr = GetCurrentProcess()
Dim htok As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero

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[COLOR=green] 'Get a token for this process. [/COLOR]
OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES Or TOKEN_QUERY, htok)
tp.Count = 1
tp.Luid = 0
tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED

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[COLOR=green] 'Get the LUID for the shutdown privilege.[/COLOR]
LookupPrivilegeValue(Nothing, SE_SHUTDOWN_NAME, tp.Luid)

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[COLOR=green] 'Get the shutdown privilege for this process.[/COLOR]
AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, False, tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero)

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[COLOR=green] 'Exit Windows[/COLOR]
ExitWindowsEx(flg, 0)
End Sub

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[COLOR=green]' Shutdown[/COLOR]
DoExitWindows(EWX_SHUTDOWN)

[COLOR=green]' Restart[/COLOR]
DoExitWindows(EWX_REBOOT Or EWX_FORCE)

[COLOR=green]' Log off[/COLOR]
DoExitWindows(EWX_LOGOFF)

[/CODE]

A site that really describes this process is http://blogs.msdn.com/brad_mccabe/archive/.../02/383542.aspx