X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:02:32 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Reboot vs. Restart Windows Message-ID: <20061030220232.GA7996@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <4544180A DOT 5030200 AT umiacs DOT umd DOT edu> <454418B2 DOT 7080107 AT cwilson DOT fastmail DOT fm> <45441EC9 DOT 7070506 AT umiacs DOT umd DOT edu> <17393e3e0610282033p42489855ia8f6c4a287a60627 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <4544242D DOT 7040706 AT umiacs DOT umd DOT edu> <4544887D DOT F92A899 AT dessent DOT net> <4544CE14 DOT 40603 AT umiacs DOT umd DOT edu> <4545F66A DOT 6020008 AT umiacs DOT umd DOT edu> <36966 DOT 130 DOT 49 DOT 222 DOT 185 DOT 1162241640 DOT squirrel AT webmail DOT cs DOT pitt DOT edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <36966.130.49.222.185.1162241640.squirrel@webmail.cs.pitt.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 03:54:00PM -0500, Benjamin Madore wrote: >So as to add to the confusion... > >At one point, and maybe still, you could "Restart Windows" without rebooting >your computer. If I recall correctly, it would drop to the subsystem (DOS?) >and a message stating "Restarting Windows..." would display on your screen. > >So, restarting was not necessarily rebooting at one time. I don't know how >this plays out, though, as either would do what you wanted. > >BTW, can one say they restarted Cygwin without restarting windows? Does that >make sense? No, it doesn't. Can we move on now, please? cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/