What's the fastest way to shutdown (WXP)

If you install a program and\or change your workstation setting, do not use the fastshutdown or the fastreboot buttons,
'cause it may not save your settings.
Use the windows shutdown or reboot,
"so far" this is the only issue that I found with supperfast shutdown.
but for normal shutdowns,
fastshutdown seem to work OK ;)

I tried it for a few weeks, but whatever it does to shut down fast also seems to affect some startup items at the next start. I finally stopped using it.

bufs way works with no problems have benn doing it that way for quiet sometime until i got my new keyboard it has a power button that shuts it down really fast

My Pavilion desktop, running XP/SP2 will shut down very fast if I depress the "Power" button and hold it down a second or two. Never had trouble doing it, perhaps just lucky.

Sorry to revive this old thread, but I have been using this nifty little utility now for several months. I was wondering about the ramifications of using it so I did a search and stumbled upon this thread.

Now, I am wondering if you guys are still using it and if there have been any further problems with its usage. As I said, I have been using it now for several months without a lick of trouble. I really like it alot...pc shuts down within 3-4 seconds, but I am concerned about this disk corruption. I don't use it every time. Maybe that's the key.

If it's any help I'm still not using it ;) .

I just don't feel that the 20-30 seconds (during which I'd be walking away from the computer anyway) are important enough to take the risk
of causing any problems.

Ditto what Fink said. Why take the chance?

Ditto what Fink and Usil said. You'd have to be very short of time to really need to worry about the extra few seconds that a normal shutdown takes IMO.

I started using JetStart a few months ago which gives you Start Menu shortcuts. To shutdown I just hover the mouse over the Start button which brings up JetStart and just click on Shutdown. While it is not a speed shutdown it does allow you to shutdown with fewer clicks.

Doc

Alt+F4 from the desktop brings up the shutdown menu.

I use shutdown and reboot icons/shortcuts on the desktop...

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=316

reboot cmd is %windir%\System32\Shutdown.exe -r -t 0
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I just don't feel that the 20-30 seconds (during which I'd be walking away from the computer anyway) are important enough to take the risk
of causing any problems.

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Yeah, well too many a time I have done that only to return later to find the computer still on and stuck because of some dumb program that doesn't want to end, OR windows itself is screwed up...which is usually the norm anyway.

Shutdown and reboot icons on the desktop doesn't speed things up...much.

Those are what I have been using for many months fink. No known problems but if the monitor is off, I still use the windows key and the u and the u again to turn off the machine. After all, why put additional wear and tear on the monitor. Use of this method has been followed for a long time now and without any known problems.
EDIT: I am adding this as a result of fubar's reply just above mine. I still stay with the PC to be sure it does shut down.

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Originally Posted by fink

I use shutdown and reboot icons/shortcuts on the desktop...

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=316

reboot cmd is %windir%\System32\Shutdown.exe -r -t 0
http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/6...snap142vc4.jpg

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hi fink .i was reading about using [super fast shotdown] i did download it and it is really fast .before i was clicking start button .then log off .then wait for the screnn to log off internet .then click on shotdown .now from the last shotdown it use to take 8 to 9 second .so i say from the beginning i say about 30 to 35 second .that on dailup .now with the super fast shotdown .3 second .thank you .
yvesj

Just for grins I loaded up 12 various programs:

1. AutoCAD 2007
2. Microsoft Excel 2003
3. Microsoft Word 2003
4. Microsoft Access 2003
5. Microsoft Publisher 2003
6. Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
7. Microsoft Outlook 2003
8. Internet Explorer 7
9. Windows XP Pro CMD prompt
10. Metapad 3.51
11. BlackBerry Desktop Manager 4.2.1.8
12. Google Earth 3.0.0762

And the two that are underlined had unsaved changes (which normally prompt you to save your changes).

I also had the following running in the System Tray:

1. APC Powerchute (UPS)
2. SpywareGuard
3. Sizer
4. ProcessGuard
5. Hauppauge TV Stick
6. avast!
7. Network icon
8. Windows Defender
9. Volume
10. HP Deskjet
11. Safely Remove Hardware
12. Winpatrol
13. AlfaClock

Clicked my "Shutdown (forced)" icon in my Quick Launch and within 12-13 seconds you could hear the familiar Windows shutdown sound. The two programs that had unsaved changes did prompt to save changes but the Windows command:

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0 -f

simply ignored them and slammed 'em shut. :)

With just my normal stuff running, Mozilla, Metapad, whatever, it usually takes 3-4 seconds until you can hear the Windows shutdown sound.

http://www.SpywareDrGuide.com/Virtua...s/shutdown.gif
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