CREATE A SHORTCUT TO SHUTDOWN MACHINE written by: paranoidxe You can create a shortcut that when you click in it, it will shutdown your windows xp machine. To do this: - create a new shortcut whereever you want it (right-click new, shortcut) - have the shortcut point to the following: shutdown -s -t 00 - name it whatever you'd like, click finish on the wizard If you'd like to change the icon: - right-click the new shortcut, select properties - click change icon.. - change the icon to what you'd like and click ok - click ok again