shut2000 is a shutdown forcer for Windows 9x/2000, which really works because it’s based on a Microsoft documented issue on the ExitWindowsEx function.
# Download
# Requirements
- Microsoft® Visual Basic® 6.0 Run-Time files
# Usage
Usage is pretty simple. shut2000 behaves like a command-line application. All you have to do is to run shut2000 executable with one of the command-line switches:
-L <Log off>
-R <Restart>
-S <Shut down>
The easiest way to do this from Windows is to create a shortcut to shut2000.exe and to add a switch in target box after the quotes and a trailing space. Of course, setup program does this all by itself. In standard installation option are included four shortcuts:
| Shortcut name | Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Log off | Shift + Control + Alt + L | Log off |
| Restart | Shift + Control + Alt + R | Restart |
| Shut down | Shift + Control + Alt + S | Shut down |
| shut2000 | Shift + Control + Alt + X | Option box (no switch) |
If shut2000 is ran without any switch it displays a short help on command-line switches which are actually action buttons and about info. In this window just click on desired button.
# Deprecated
This app is now deprecated, since XP brought it’s shutdown utility. Almost every result of this program can be met with this utility, using almost same command-line switches. Try shutdown /? in your command prompt.
# Source code
Complete source code (opens new window) for this app was written in Visual Basic 6, setup in NSIS.