Hi, According to the online docs for InitiateSystemShutdown() at http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.2/PyWin32/win32api__InitiateSystemShutdown_meth.html
bRebootAfterShutdown : int Specifies whether the computer is to restart immediately after shutting down. If this parameter is TRUE, the computer is to restart. If this parameter is FALSE, the system flushes all caches to disk, clears the screen, and displays a message indicating that it is safe to power down. Same at Microsoft for the Win32 API Call - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/initiatesystemshutdown.asp Looks like this is the documented outcome. You could alternatively try setting a little XML-RPC app to invoke 'shutdown -s' on the remote PC from your PC (e.g. using Twisted Python). Thanks, --Kartic -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list