Slam - Command Line Quick Windows Shutdown

This program provides the ability to perform any shutdown operation via the command line. Slam can easily shutdown, restart, log off, power-down, suspend or hibernate your computer. Slam can also be used to remotely shutdown other computers, and for shutting down windows automatically at a set time using Windows built in Scheduler. Force can be used to closed crashed programs, plus delayed and warned shutdowns are also supported.

Contents

Installation
Use
Programmers Notes
System Impact Statement
History
Licence and Registration
Liability
Contact

Installation

Run "Setup.exe" and follow the instructions. To remove Slam, use the "Add/Remove Programs" option in the Control Panel. (Or simply delete the Slam folder. No Sinner Computing programs store data in the Windows directory.)

Use

In its simplest use, Slam can just be run and Windows will shutdown. However, you can also use the following options.

Warn	Give ten seconds warning prior to closing Windows and offer the option to cancel
Wait	Wait for confirmation prior to closing Windows and offer the option to cancel
Shut	Shutdown and Power Off
Loop	Shutdown and Restart
Logo	Log Off the current user
POff	Shutdown and Power Off
Kill	Force termination of programs (not recommended unless needed!)
Remo	Remotely shutdown another computer (Will not work on a default WinXP installation)
Hibr	Hibernate
Susp	Suspend

Examples:

Slam.exe /loop /kill	Force termination and restart
Slam.exe /logo /wait	Warn of shutdown and if okayed log off
Slam.exe /kill /shut /warn	Warn of shutdown and if okayed or timed out, force termination and turn off
Slam.exe /loop	Shutdown and Restart
Slam.exe /Remo=HotPink /loop	Shuts down the computer named "HotPink" and restarts it
Slam.exe /Hibr /Warn /Warn	Hibernates the computer after 20 seconds warning

It doesn't matter what order the options are given in, but some options conflict. For example a restart and a turn off are obviously not possible. The best way to use Slam is to create a shortcut. To do this you

1. Right click on Slam.exe and select "Create Shortcut"
2. Right click on shortcut and choose "Properties"
3. In the "Target" field add the options that you wish to enable, such as " /hibr". Sometimes you need to quote the filename like this;

"c:\Program Files\Slam\Slam.exe" /hibr

Programmers Notes

This is the (planned) end of the line for this program. Aside for bug fixes I have no plans to add features to this program as it was only intended to be a small command line utility. However, I will listen to any requests. (Incidentally, 1.1 was the planned end.) For those wanting more I have written a general power utility called Volt which does all that Slam does, as well as being a tray application with countdown shutdown and battery monitoring features. Another program of mine, Ute, (among it's many features,) is a Command Line Utility collection. Ute and Volt are available from our website.

Slam has been tested on Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

System Impact Statement

We go to great lengths to reduce system impact, but we feel that it is still important to explain here what our programs do to your system. If you feel we are missing something, or you need further clarification, please contact us.

Registry	Slam does not use the registry. The installer that comes with Slam uses the registry only for the required un-installation data, and not at all if you use the "Extract Only" mode.
System Settings	Slam requires admin access rights to shutdown the computer.
Files	All of its program files are stored in the installation directory. Slam has no data files.
Network	Slam does not use the internet
CPU	Slam does not have any CPU demanding functions.
Memory	Slam has no major memory requirement.

History

1.00	Initial Version
1.10	NT/2000/XP shutdown, restart, more shutdown options and warn windows
1.11	Delayed shutdown.
1.12	Remote shutdown, suspend and hibernate
1.2	Maintenance Release

Licence and Registration

Permission is given to evaluate Slam for a period of 30 days. After this time you are required to either register or remove Slam. Permission is given for all forms of distribution, including CD compilations and Websites, providing the ZIP file is unaltered and it is made clear that Slam is a Guiltware program and that registration is required for continued usage. Slam can be registered using PayPal, Reg.Net or Mail. For details on the terms of our licences and of our Buy-Three-Get-All policy please refer to the FAQ page.

Slam is a copyrighted work and thus permission is not given for you to decompile, disassemble, modify, translate, enhance or create derivative works from this program. If you feel that you need to do any of those actions, and that those rules do not apply to you, contact us first.

Guiltware?

Please note that Slam contains no "Shareware" features at all. In other words, after the 30 days are up, nothing will happen to try to remind or persuade you to register Slam. This is because Slam is, and always will be, too small to include such features. Thus the registration links below are for another Sinner Computing program, Volt. Registration of Volt provides Slam as a free bonus.

Single User

PayPal $7.50 USD

Reg.Net $7.50 USD Bulk deals are also available here.

Mail, Cash $7.50 USD or $10 AUD	Postal details in About box
Mail, Australian Cheque $10 AUD
Mail, Non-Australian Cheque $14.95 USD or $19.95 AUD

Site

PayPal $100 USD

Reg.Net $100 USD

Mail, Cash or Cheque $100 USD or $75 AUD	Postal details in About box

Liability

Sinner Computing accepts no liability for this software to the maximum extent allowable by law. Installing this software is the decision of the installer, and signifies that you agree with this liability statement. Thus, any damage/loss caused by the use of this software is not in any way the responsibility of Sinner Computing. This includes, but is not limited to, physical damage and loss of income/time. In no event shall the maximum liability of Sinner Computing exceed the registration fee paid by the user, if any. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such jurisdictions the liability of Sinner Computing shall be limited to the extent permitted by law. If at any time you do not find these conditions agreeable you are required to remove this software.

Contact

Advice/insults (on the subject of the program, not the programmer) are always welcome. To help users keep up to date we send out newsletters whenever there is a major new version of Slam. To join this list simply send an EMail with "SlamADD" in the subject. To be removed from this list, write an EMail with "SlamREMOVE" in the subject. (Sinner Computing does not sell your EMail address or any other personal information to anyone.) In addition, we have a RSS feed that is updated whenever there is a new version of any program.

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