Code to hibernate PC

No, DOS and the Windows Command Prompt are not the same. It is frustrating that people still say DOS to refer to the command prompt window as if they are the same thing. Certainly it is possible to assume that DOS means command prompt but I really prefer that people just don't say DOS unless they truly mean DOS. A DOS window executes DOS programs in a DOS emulator. Visual Studio cannot create DOS programs. If your program is built using VS or if it is developed using C# or if it is using .Net from any language then it is not a DOS program.


If you need to write a program that works when the user is logged off then you might not be able to use C#. Are you sure that applications can execute without a user being logged on? If not then perhaps you need to write a Windows Service (not a web service).

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Lock, Logoff, Reboot, Shutdown, Hibernate, Standby in .Net

I thought DOS and Windows Command prompt were the same thing. I am not sure waht window opens up when the code executes as it happens really quickly. Is the code I am using opening a DOs window?How do I change it to use windows command prompt?

Edit:

I have since changed the code to the following:

string CommandLineString = @"/c POWERCFG /CHANGE /hibernate-timeout-dc 1";

                 
                    System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo myInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe", CommandLineString);
                    myInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
                    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(myInfo);
                    //wait 5 seconds for this to finish
                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);

It does the same thing;it works when the app is first installed and I log off but gives the error below everytime I log off after that.

"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application."