diff --git a/snapcontrol.exe b/snapcontrol.exe
index 367793a..650b1d6 100644
Binary files a/snapcontrol.exe and b/snapcontrol.exe differ
diff --git a/snapcontrol.ini b/snapcontrol.ini
index e641c25..f3b884d 100644
--- a/snapcontrol.ini
+++ b/snapcontrol.ini
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ LimitIO =
 ; should drive/media be ejected after backup ? (yes/no)
 EjectMedia = yes
 
+; should we ask for a shutdown after backup ? (yes/no)
+AskForShutdown = yes
+
 
 [LOGGING]
 LogFile = backup.log
diff --git a/snapcontrol.pb b/snapcontrol.pb
index cc498b5..fedfe56 100644
--- a/snapcontrol.pb
+++ b/snapcontrol.pb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ EnableGraphicalConsole(0)
 
 Dim filelist$(0)
 
-Global VERSION$="V1.03"
+Global VERSION$="V1.04"
 Global installme = 0
 Global updatesched = 0
 Global dryrun = 0
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Global jobname$ = "snapcontrol"
 Global month$ = FormatDate("%mm", Date())
 Global day$ = FormatDate("%dd", Date())
 Global DriveSnapshotVersionOk = 0
+Global DoShutdown = 0
+Global Shutdowncommand$ = "shutdown /s /f"
 
 ; valid versions for Drive Snapshot we support ...
 NewList DriveSnapshotVersion$()
@@ -99,20 +101,21 @@ Global BinPath$ = ReadPreferenceString("BinPath","c:\tools")
 PreferenceGroup("backup")
 Global TargetPath$ = ReadPreferenceString("TargetPath","\\server\share")
 Global FtpBackup$ = ReadPreferenceString("FtpBackup","no")
-Global FtpServer$ = ReadPreferenceString("FtpServer","none")
+Global FtpServer$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("FtpServer","none"))
 Global TargetUser$ = ReadPreferenceString("TargetUser","guest")
 Global TargetPassword$ = ReadPreferenceString("TargetPassword","guest")
-Global BackupschedMode$ = ReadPreferenceString("BackupschedMode","LOGIN")
+Global BackupschedMode$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("BackupschedMode","login"))
 Global BackupStart$ = ReadPreferenceString("BackupStart","0005:00")
 Global Disks2Dump$ = ReadPreferenceString("Disks2Dump","HD1:*")
 Global ExcludeList$ = ReadPreferenceString("ExcludeList","")
 Global DumpSize$ = ReadPreferenceString("DumpSize","4095")
-Global Verify$ = ReadPreferenceString("Verify","yes")
-Global BurnTrash$ = ReadPreferenceString("BurnTrash","no")
-Global Encrypt$ = ReadPreferenceString("Encrypt","no")
+Global Verify$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("Verify","yes"))
+Global BurnTrash$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("BurnTrash","no"))
+Global Encrypt$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("Encrypt","no"))
 Global EncryptPW$ = ReadPreferenceString("EncryptPW","")
 Global LimitIO$ = ReadPreferenceString("LimitIO","")
-Global EjectMedia$ = ReadPreferenceString("EjectMedia","yes")
+Global EjectMedia$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("EjectMedia","yes"))
+Global AskForShutdown$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("AskForShutdown","no"))
 
 PreferenceGroup("logging")
 Global LogFile$ = ReadPreferenceString("LogFile","backup.log")
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ LogFile$ = InstallTo$ + "\" + LogFile$
 HistLog$ = InstallTo$ + "\" + HistLog$
 
 PreferenceGroup("mail")
-Global MailReport$ = ReadPreferenceString("MailReport","no")
+Global MailReport$ = LCase(ReadPreferenceString("MailReport","no"))
 Global MailTo$ = ReadPreferenceString("MailTo","")
 Global MailServer$ = ReadPreferenceString("MailServer","")
 Global MailPort = Val(ReadPreferenceString("MailPort",""))
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ Procedure EndProg(err)
   LogMe("return=" + err)
   
   ; send a report via mail ?
-  If ( LCase(MailReport$) = "yes" )
+  If ( MailReport$ = "yes" )
     LogMe("INFO: sending mail to: " + MailTo$)
     If ( LogSend(s$, Logfile$) )
       LogMe("INFO: mail sent")
@@ -324,16 +327,16 @@ If ( updatesched = 1 )
   jobcmd$ = ProgramFilename()
   
   ; check jobtype ...
-  If ( LCase(BackupschedMode$) <> "login" And LCase(BackupschedMode$) <> "time" )
+  If ( BackupschedMode$ <> "login" And BackupschedMode$ <> "time" )
     PrintN("WARNING: unknown BackupschedMode [ " + BackupschedMode$ + " ] ---> IGNORING. Type will be set to LOGIN.")
     BackupschedMode$ = "LOGIN"
   EndIf
      
   ; update the job ...
   PrintN ("Updating windows jobscheduler ...")
-  If ( LCase(BackupschedMode$) = "time" )
+  If ( BackupschedMode$ = "time" )
     dummy = system("schtasks /create /F /RL HIGHEST /SC daily /ST " + BackupStart$ + " /TN " + jobname$ + " /TR " + jobcmd$)
-  ElseIf ( LCase(BackupschedMode$) = "login" )
+  ElseIf ( BackupschedMode$ = "login" )
     dummy = system("schtasks /create /F /RL HIGHEST /SC onlogon /DELAY " + BackupStart$ + " /TN " + jobname$ + " /TR " + jobcmd$)
   EndIf
   
@@ -348,15 +351,14 @@ If ( updatesched = 1 )
 EndIf
 
 
-;
-; ASK the user for permission to start ...
-;
-
 ; FTP backup requested ?
 If ( FtpBackup$ = "yes" )
   TargetPath$ = "ftp://" + TargetUser$ + "@" + FtpServer$ + TargetPath$
 EndIf
-  
+
+;
+; ASK the user for permission to start ...
+;
 Result = MessageRequester("SnapControl",
                           "Start BACKUP now?" + Chr(13) +
                           "Targetpath => " + TargetPath$,
@@ -370,6 +372,17 @@ If Result = #PB_MessageRequester_No
   End 0
 EndIf
 
+;
+; ASK the user for a shutdown ...
+;
+Result$ = InputRequester("SnapControl",
+                         "SHUTDOWN system after backup?" + Chr(13) +
+                         " (type 'yes' or 'no')", "no")
+
+If LCase(Result$) = "yes"
+  DoShutdown = 1  
+EndIf
+
 
 ; cleanup: delete old Logfile, remove old drive letter...
 dummy = DeleteFile(LogFile$, #PB_FileSystem_Force)
@@ -396,7 +409,7 @@ EndIf
 ;
 
 ; encryption enabled ?
-If ( LCase(Encrypt$) = "yes" )
+If ( Encrypt$ = "yes" )
   params$ = "-PW=" + EncryptPW$ + " "
   If ( EncryptPW$ = "" )
     LogMe("WARNING: ENCRYPTED backup requested but PASSWORD is not set in infile !")
@@ -406,7 +419,7 @@ If ( LCase(Encrypt$) = "yes" )
   EndIf
 EndIf
 
-If ( LCase(Encrypt$) = "dynamic" )
+If ( Encrypt$ = "dynamic" )
   If ( EncryptPW$ = "" )
     EncryptPW$ = mkpass(20)
     LogMe("WARNING: ENCRYPTED backup requested and DYNAMIC password was requested !")
@@ -427,12 +440,12 @@ If ( LimitIO$ <> "" )
 EndIf
 
 ; verify the backup ?
-If ( LCase(Verify$) = "yes" )
+If ( Verify$ = "yes" )
   params$ + "-T "
 EndIf
 
 ; burn all the trash in the recyclebin ?
-If ( LCase(BurnTrash$) = "yes" )
+If ( BurnTrash$ = "yes" )
   params$ + "-R "
 EndIf
 
@@ -532,6 +545,13 @@ LogMe("  LogFile:     [ " + LogFile$ + " ]")
 
 If ( dryrun = 0 )
   e = system(SnapshotBin$ + " --Logfile:" + LogFile$ + " " + params$ + " " + DumpFile$ + " " + HashFile$)
+  
+  If DoShutdown = 1
+    LogMe("INFO: shutdown was requested ...")
+    LogMe("INFO: executing [ " + ShutdownCommand$ + " ]")
+    e = system(ShutdownCommand$)
+  EndIf
+  
 EndIf
 
 ; end with return code...
@@ -539,8 +559,8 @@ EndProg(e)
 
 ; IDE Options = PureBasic 5.73 LTS (Windows - x64)
 ; ExecutableFormat = Console
-; CursorPosition = 526
-; FirstLine = 500
+; CursorPosition = 384
+; FirstLine = 351
 ; Folding = --
 ; EnableXP
 ; Executable = snapcontrol.exe