XP: Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Restart and System Restore
Posted by Rob Rogers in Windows networking
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.
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October 16, 2008 at 9:44 am, bored said:
i can’t seem to do it
May 01, 2009 at 11:37 am, meenu said:
my laptop has no dispaly then how can i chage the shortcut but i want to restore my laptop tell me do u know any shortcut for restoring the same
March 17, 2011 at 10:59 am, Madan said:
Are wainchod just try.