• @over_cloxOP
    2•2 months ago

    I did get it right. I literally used that command in a Windows activation hack.

    • @[email protected]
      0•2 months ago

      Start by using / instead of - like all other old build in windows comands then read the docs and find you need /p or /s or /r to tell it what to do

      then /t 0 does nothing, /t 1 (or higher) actually sets and timer and implicitly sets /f as well

      you’d know this if you had actually entered that command. Cuz that’s the info it prints when you get it wrong

      • @over_cloxOP
        1•2 months ago

        Yeah, you’re both right and wrong at the same time. I missed an argument.

        shutdown -s -f -t 0

        Not /, it’s -

        I never suggested I was running Windows 11, this is for Windows XP. I just double and triple checked, it’s not /, it’s -

          • @over_cloxOP
            1•2 months ago

            Thank you. That just means I have more experience than you.

              • @over_cloxOP
                1•2 months ago

                Thanks. I happen to have arranged Windows 3.11 to be live bootable from a single floppy disk. I call it WinFlop. Various versions of it actually, including a build with a taskbar and start menu.

                I also made a companion disk, Diagnostic Utilities, that includes not only basic diagnostic utilities, but also CD, USB, and NTFS drivers.

                I’ll be around all week. I’d share a link, but not much point right now, the Internet Archive is still apparently down ☹️

                • @[email protected]
                  1•2 months ago

                  Cool! Let’s hope the archive is remains up, and if not we’ve got a community backup project coming up

                  • @over_cloxOP
                    1•2 months ago

                    If/when the Archive does come back up, the short link is…

                    https://tinyurl.com/winflop395

                    It has a variety of versions as I’ve already mentioned, the 95 part of the link refers to the one with a taskbar and start menu.

                    I do hope the archive comes back up soon.

                    Edit: And yes, it does have the Y2K patches and a few other critical updates.