Try to open: Run -> cmb -> shutdown -a This prevent the shutdown. create a new shortcut.. then write; shutdown -s -t 0 = this is for shut down in 0 seconds (t = time s=shutdown) shutdown -r -t 0 = same but this is for restart comp. in 0 seconds.. (only for windows xp) in win.98 this is different; we were wrote rundll32.exe -s or something like this..i couldnt remember right now..