OT: Things have changed.....MS unbelievable oversight....

[Bob Rasmussen]

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I know better than to argue "oughts" with you guys, so let me add a couple 
of facts to the mix:

1) Windows XP, etc., are designed as *client* systems. Server 2003 and 
Server 2008 may behave differently -- I can't check from where I am.

2) A shutdown in Windows is not forcible, but cooperative. When the user 
(or any program) initiates a shutdown, Windows sends a shutdown request to 
all running programs. Any program that has unsaved files can prompt the 
user to save files. Any program that is doing anything serious can DENY 
the shutdown request, and Windows will not shut down.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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