I created a shortcut to shut down XP with a short message and a 15 second delay.

I tested the shortcut and it works just fine.

I then accessed the machine with the shutdown shortcut via remote desktop.  I double 
clicked the short icon on the target machine but it doesn't work.

Anyone know any reason why this would work executing the shortcut directly on the 
machine but not if trying to execute the shutdown shortcut via remote desktop.

Thanks.


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Usually, it's because you did something wrong. Without knowing how you created the 
shortcut, I believe that it would be difficult to troubleshoot it.







On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6:19 am, Howard Rifkind wrote:

>I created a shortcut to shut down XP with a short message and a 15 second delay.

>

>I tested the shortcut and it works just fine.

>

>I then accessed the machine with the shutdown shortcut via remote desktop.  I double 

>clicked the short icon on the target machine but it doesn't work.

>

>Anyone know any reason why this would work executing the shortcut directly on the 

>machine but not if trying to execute the shutdown shortcut via remote desktop.

>

>Thanks.

>

>

>
Regards 

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Created the shortcut by right clicking on the desktop and then adding the shutdown 
command as follows:

shutdown.exe -s -c "Windows XP Is Shutting Down" -t 15



Regards




On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6:34 am, Ricer46 wrote:

>Usually, it's because you did something wrong. Without knowing how you created the 

>shortcut, I believe that it would be difficult to troubleshoot it.

>

>

> 

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Seems that it ought to work, doesn't work on mine (here at work) because the network 
admin does not give me the rights to this command.







On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 6:47 am, Howard Rifkind wrote:

>Created the shortcut by right clicking on the desktop and then adding the shutdown 

>command as follows:

>

>shutdown.exe -s -c "Windows XP Is Shutting Down" -t 15

>

>

>

>
Regards 

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Just curious.. Have you tried to go to the command prompt and type this command in 
exactly like you have it in the shortcut, while you are on remote desktop? it may 
give an error or something to tell you what is wrong.

Also, by any chance are you logged in with a different user account from remote then 
when you are local.. suggesting possibly a permissions problem?

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Just curious.. Have you tried to go to the command prompt and type this command in 
exactly like you have it in the shortcut, while you are on remote desktop? it may 
give an error or something to tell you what is wrong.

--->No, but will try this and advise...

Also, by any chance are you logged in with a different user account from remote then 
when you are local.. suggesting possibly a permissions problem?

--->No



Regards




On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 8:57 am, appleoddity wrote:

>


>Just curious.. Have you tried to go to the command prompt and type this command 
in 

>exactly like you have it in the shortcut, while you are on remote desktop? it may 

>give an error or something to tell you what is wrong.

>

>Also, by any chance are you logged in with a different user account from remote 
then 

>when you are local.. suggesting possibly a permissions problem?

>

>

>
 

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