Creating a Shutdown/Reboot Icon

WindowsXP has a program called SHUTDOWN.EXE which allows you to easily create icons to shutdown or restart your computer.
To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop:
1.   Right click on an open area of the desktop 
2.   Select New / Shortcut 
3.   Enter in "shutdown -s -t 00" - no quotes 
4.   Press the Next button 
5.   For the name, enter in anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the Finish button.
For a reboot, enter "shutdown -r -t 00"
Shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c "message"] [-d[p]:xx:yy]
Parameters
•   -l - Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.
•   -s - Shuts down the local computer.
•   -r - Reboots after shutdown.
•   -a - Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.
•   -f - Forces running applications to close.
•   -m [\\ComputerName] - Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.
•   -t xx - Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
•   -c "message" - Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.