September 14, 200718 yr I've long known that it's possible to have Windows 95 boot to the DOS prompt on startup by changing the "BootGUI" variable in MSDOS.SYS.I've been curious for some time, though, whether or not shutdown behavior can be changed in similar ways:* On computers with soft-touch power switches, is it possible to configure things so that you're prompted with the "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" screen rather than have the computer turn off by itself, without disabling power-saving features in CMOS?* Likewise, is it possible to configure the shut down option to exit the GUI and leave you at the DOS prompt instead, like the "Exit Windows" option in earlier versions?
October 29, 200718 yr * On computers with soft-touch power switches, is it possible to configure things so that you're prompted with the "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" screen rather than have the computer turn off by itself, without disabling power-saving features in CMOS?* Likewise, is it possible to configure the shut down option to exit the GUI and leave you at the DOS prompt instead, like the "Exit Windows" option in earlier versions?No. it's simple as that.
October 29, 200718 yr Author * On computers with soft-touch power switches, is it possible to configure things so that you're prompted with the "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" screen rather than have the computer turn off by itself, without disabling power-saving features in CMOS?* Likewise, is it possible to configure the shut down option to exit the GUI and leave you at the DOS prompt instead, like the "Exit Windows" option in earlier versions?No. it's simple as that.Rats.
October 29, 200718 yr * On computers with soft-touch power switches, is it possible to configure things so that you're prompted with the "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" screen rather than have the computer turn off by itself, without disabling power-saving features in CMOS?Maybe. On a computer with APM rather than ACPI, you can prevent W9x from switching off the computer by running NoOff.com in autoexec.bat. You can download it here
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