Update...the command:

devcon reboot

works!

So why is this? I assume it has something to do with the fact that Kix's Shutdown() function, shutdown.exe, psshutdown.exe and others, simply perform a standard hook into user.exe which isn't available???

devcon reboot does something different.

Devcon:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311272

Edited by sixdoubleo (2005-12-02 08:39 PM)