XP: Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Restart and System Restore

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Created: Aug 29, 2006     Updated: Aug 30, 2006

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You can easily add shortcuts to your XP desktop for Restart and System Restore by following these simple steps.

Restart button

To create shortcut: right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut.

For location, type the following: shutdown -r -t 0

Click Next, name the shortcut "Restart".

Click Finish.


System Restore button

To create shortcut: right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut.

For location, type the following: %System%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe

Click Next, name the shortcut "System Restore".

Click Finish.