Icons On Desktop

[gsgurdeep]

Problem:-

Creating Windows ShutDown, Restart, LogOff, Run Dialog, Help etc Command Icons On Windows XP SP-2 Desktop.

[bartonc]

Problem:-

Creating Windows ShutDown, Restart, LogOff, Run Dialog, Help etc Command Icons On Windows XP SP-2 Desktop.

Right click the desktop. Select New|Shortcut. There's a wizard that pops up.

[jlwynn]

Problem:-

Creating Windows ShutDown, Restart, LogOff, Run Dialog, Help etc Command Icons On Windows XP SP-2 Desktop.

right click on desktop select desktop tab and customize desktop button at the bottom and select what you want on the desktop
then go back and right click on the start button and select properties and customize and select what you want
if you want any shortcut select what you want and rightclick on it and select creat shortcut to wher ever you want

[gsgurdeep]

Friends this idea is not working in my problem.
please tell me any other solution useing "Registry Editer" etc.

[bartonc]

Friends this idea is not working in my problem.
please tell me any other solution useing "Registry Editer" etc.

regedit won't make commands.

Any command that you can run from the command-line (cmd.exe) can be put into a shortcut (icon) on the desktop.

What have you tried to do with this idea?

[RevBooter]

why would you even want to do this? its not like the commands you wish to publish on the desktop are hidden deep in the root somewhere?

[Robbie]

Problem:-

Creating Windows ShutDown, Restart, LogOff, Run Dialog, Help etc Command Icons On Windows XP SP-2 Desktop.

Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt.
Type

shutdown -h

Shutdown is a program which can shutdown, restart, log off and display messages.

Surely can you not create a .BAT (batch) file on the desktop with the commands to run 'shutdown -r' for example, to restart? Then make similar files for the other things you want to do by icons?

Of course, you can make shortcuts to these batch files too.

Another way is to find the shutdown.exe program file which is in c:\windows\system32, then make a shortcut to it on the desktop. Right-click the icon (of the new shortcut) -> Properties. Where it says "Target:" type this:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -r

To restart.
That's running shutdown.exe with the parameter to restart the comp. (I have used this and it definitely works.)
Excuse bad grammar at places... have been too long without sleep. >_<