A Windows XP shutdown icon on your desktop

1) Right-click an empty space on your desktop
2) Select the option "new shortcut"
3) Type "shutdown -s -t 0" (Exactly as shown here, but without the quotes. The last character in the command is a zero.)
4) Click next
5) Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. Fast shutdown) and click finish

Now you have a new icon on your desktop. Let's customize it some more.

5) Right-click the new icon and select properties.
In the dialog box that opens up, click change icon.
6) You may see a warning message that shutdown.exe contains no icons, just click ok if you see this
7) Choose a new icon
8) You are now ready to test your new Windows XP shutdown button. Make sure to close all applications and double-click your new icon to shutdown your computer.
Once the shutdown mechanism is started.