>I try to use VB6 to reboot (cold boot) my computer thru my application by using the following statement :
>
>in module1 :
>
>' u/ windows action
>Const EWX_LOGOFF = 0
>Const EWX_SHUTDOWN = 1
>Const EWX_REBOOT = 2
>Const EWX_FORCE = 4
>Declare Function ExitWindowsEx Lib "user32" _
>(ByVal uFlags As Long, ByVal dwReserved _
>As Long) As Long
>
>in my form :
>
>Private sub cmdReboot_click()
>t = ExitWindowsEx(EWX_REBOOT, 0)
>End Sub
>
>but it does not work, it seems like I logging in with a different user
>.. please help .. thanks for any advice or suggestion
>

Try using EWX_REBOOT + EWX_FORCE; if you're using NT, you need to enable very specific user privileges to enable a complete reboot sequence from a user other than a member of the Local Administrators group.