thanks a lot! that was one of the programs i was looking at, but i didn't realize there was a free version.

Answered my own question. If anyone else has similar probs, the devcon example in the DDK shows how to restart a device.

I would suggest to make it by setting a flag, member of CDocument (eg. bool closing), at the beginning of your OnCloseDocument override and unsetting it at the end of the function.

if u use OpenInputDesktop() and it returns NULL then the interactive desktop is not available. ie: no-one is currently logged on or "using" the computer. CodeBeetle.Com