Sure. Open "Power Options" located in your Control Panel
and in the left-hand pane, click on "Choose what the power buttons do".
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
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"phase4" wrote:
So there's no way to configure Vista so that it will ask me what I want to do
when I push the power button?
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
Quote:
> Vista Power Plan Settings
> http://www.realtime-vista.com/admini...n_settings.htm
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> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows Vista Enthusiast
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> "phase4" <phase4@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7FF69430-0EB1-4DF3-8953-4C063185C659@xxxxxx
> Just got a Vista laptop after about 4 years of XP. There is one item from XP
> that I was wondering whether or not could be enabled on Vista.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a tweak or fix to add to the power options
> (When the computer power button is pressed, do this...) the old XP "ask me
> what to do?"
>
> I think it is a useful piece of functionality, and I prefer it to scrounging
> through the start menu everytime I want to power down, hibernate, or sleep my
> laptop.
>