Tip: Skipping the dialog box "reopen windows when logging back in"
First just perform a normal restart then you have to uncheck the box that says "reopen windows when logging back in"
on your next restart perform
control + command + eject when in finder. This is will force the computer to eject
If you want to do a shutdown
control + option + command + eject
this will skip the dialog box.
Macbook Pro Late 2008, Mac OS X (10.5.8), macbook pro late 2008