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Thread ID: 116086	2011-02-16 04:59:00	How to turn off a PC from within software?	BJay (13674)	Press F1

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1178824	2011-02-16 04:59:00	I have written a network system (in Jade) which has run well for years. Each node runs a client application that we'll call "Lib". Lib has a function which allows the server node operator to send a notification to all workstations to shut down their copy of Lib. Works fine. If I knew how to TURN OFF a client computer (i.e. actual electrical shutdown) I could then add that as an option to the broadcast notification. Can anyone give me a tiny DLL or .exe that, when executed, causes a shutdown of its host?	BJay (13674)
1178825	2011-02-16 05:44:00	What operating system are the clients running? You can just use the shutdown /s command that is built in to Windows since XP I think. Run shutdown from the command prompt and you will see all the options.	CYaBro (73)
1178826	2011-02-16 06:59:00	Thanks. This installation is still on Win XP. Looks like I can (in Jade) run a command script to do a shutdown /t 30 (say) then on the next line give Jade's terminate command, which causes an immediate termination of that client app. I shall try! Thanks again	BJay (13674)
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