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It is interesting to note that the example MSDN offers for a custom code is:

Example:

For a planned user-initiated shutdown that requires a comment with major
reason 2 and minor reason 2, type the following for the name:

PCS;2;2


when the documentation also states the major code must be no less than 64.

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Malcolm Smith
MJ Freelancing
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Borland Technology Partner


"Bob Gonder" <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> wrote in message
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> Malcolm Smith wrote:
>
> >I just realized the text was truncated on my print out - from MSDN it has
> >this:
> >
> >You can also define your own shutdown reasons and add them to the
registry.
> >Each reason code should be stored as a registry value in the following
key:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Reliability\Us
e
> >rDefined\<default_system_language_ID>
> >
> >I'll retry with <default_system_language_ID> added to my key.
>
> Just a couple dumb questions about this...
> You're not using <default_system_language_ID> are you?
>
> In another branch, Gambit said:
> >>You need to specify the locale.  Windows dialogs are usually
> >>locale-specific.  Try using GetSystemDefaultLangID() to get the locale
for
> >>the machine your program is currently running under at the time.
>
> That returns a word that you need to change to a string to add to the
> key.  Quite a few int to str functions add a space to the front of the
> string. Pretty sure you don't want the extra space.
>
> You've probably been to all these links, but for other lurkers....
>
> About System Shutdown Reason Codes:
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/system_shutdown_reason_codes.asp
>
> See this to add a Reason: (no locale needed?)
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/rrchowtoadd.mspx
>
> Enable Tracking:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/rrcoverview.mspx
>
> How to test if XP is ready to handle your shutdown code:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/rrchowtodisable.mspx
> Can you get shutdown.exe to log your event?
>
> Overview and how to view the log:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmb_tol_amgv.asp
>
> Tracker Registry keys:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_set_tools.asp
>
>
>