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Memo
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 Turn off computer by a VB6 program
VB, Visual Basic 6
How can I turn off my computer by a VB6 program?

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ASKED: July 9, 2008  6:25 PM
UPDATED: July 11, 2008  5:21 PM
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If you are programing to get any windows xp or above machine to power off or standby there is already a tool included with the oeprating system that you can call. its called shutdown.exe and it does just that run it with the argument -i and it displays its gui (shutdown -i) try it and see if it fits your needs.
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You can also use this to enter stand-by or, if you have enabled hibernation, to make your computer hibernate with a single mouse click:

%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

Vatchy
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Didn’t know about this one…
Thanks!

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