ExitWindows

Does anyone know how to access the function ExitWindows in

User.exe. I would like to use this function to restart windows

without restarting the computer.

[Mike O'Hanlon, TMike@IAfrica.com]

Here are examples of how to restart Windows and also how to reboot the system:

procedure TMainForm.RestartWindowsBtnClick(Sender: TObject);

begin

if not ExitWindows(EW_RestartWindows, 0) then

ShowMessage('An application refused to terminate');

end;

procedure TMainForm.RebootSystemBtnClick(Sender: TObject);

begin

if not ExitWindows(EW_RebootSystem, 0) then

ShowMessage('An application refused to terminate');

end;

The ExitWindows function has always been wrongly documented - Microsoft got it wrong in their documents and every one else followed along with the incorrect info. I believe the correct definition is:

function ExitWindows (dwReturnCode: Longint;

Reserved: Word): Bool;