If like me, you get annoyed at having to write a mini essay everytime you want to shutdown your Server 2003 OS, and having to explain why you are shutting down your server, then just disable this feature.
This feature is called Microsoft Shutdown Tracker. For a system that is not yet part of a domain (unusual, but I use this all the time with test systems) just launch gpedit.msc and navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Admin Templates > System.
The setting you are looking for is called “Display Event Shutdown Tracker”, just select it to disabled and you are good to go. If you want the setting to affect the entire domain then just edit your appropriate domain GPO.
