[BurntHand]

Ok, if you're like me, and your computer is a worthless piece of crap, you end up having to restart about ten times a day. so over 150 years at 10 minutes a day, you're missing out on some serious minesweeper time.

So next time you click shutdown in the start menu, click restart, then hold down shift before you click OK. This is the simplest trick for windows i've found, and it saves so much time in the long run, I was grinning like a fool the first few times i did it, instead of backslapping my monitor in disgust like i usually do when i restart.

Anyway, hope that i saved you some time, and that you didn't all know that already

[rhettman5]

I bit, tried it, Windows went to the screensaver and hung, I had to end- task on explorer and then reboot manually.

Needless to say, I didn't notice any great speed increase! ...Rhett

[hewee]

That has worked for me also.
I was trying ti find the info about that but from what I remember is it in reloads windows when you reboot that way so your not reloading everything again. Your rebooting only windows so you reboot faster.

[RandyG]

IIRC, that is the way you log out of current user, which, as heewee said, just restarts the Windows Application, and does not do a full reboot. I mention this in case, after installing a bit of software and machine needs to reboot, you should not use this method.

[BurntHand]

Wow, it really sucks that it doesn't work for some ppl, it's probably saved me about a month in accumulated reboot time. rhettman5, try it again, it's worth it if it works.

Also, why is it not advisable to do this after installing lots of programs? free resources are the same after both reboots on my system, as are the tasks that are running at the start. It also works for rebooting after installing software or hardware. I'm not saying i know it's safe, but i've done it for many years on many systems and it's always worked well. so what could go wrong? (apart from going to the screensaver and freezing )

[BTex]

Seems that a few ppl get bent all out of shape when somthing that works for some doesnt work for others?????
Are you that suprised???
I have 2 w2k machines loaded from the same image that have different quirks about them so it not that big of a shocker!!!

And Have a nice day

[RandyG]

Any installation of software that requires Windows to restart has changed a setting in Windows that cannot take place until the Windows application has been shut down. The quick shutdown doesn't necessarily shut the entire application down, just "refreshes" the application, if you follow me. You would get the same restart if you had multiple users and clicked on "Log Off "Current User" which is generally found right above the "Shut Down" option in the Start listing. It keeps some compon

Yes, you can probably get away with it, but it's sorta like speeding. Great until you get caught, then you have to pay the piper. Also, a crash in either can be quite devastating, so why take the additional risk. Continue using your method for standard reboots, etc, but I wouldn't risk the possible registry quirks that can be caused by using this method after installing software or hardware that requires a reboot.

I'm not dismissing your hint at all, just posting an addendum to it, for others to be wary of.

[wedor]

I think what Randy is saying is that "one size does not fit all"

[RandyG]

Dang, I wish I had thought of condensing it down to that statement!!