alan smith wrote: > I was asked....while running under DOS command mode ....is there a way > to actually shut down the computer? In windows of course, you command > it to shut down so there is a bios interface going on, but wonder if it > can happen using a batch script or somethi You can write a program to do that. I have one that reboots the machine but never wanted one to just shut it down. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist