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10-20-2007
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| | No shut down options or power off button hi in vista's start menu, the arrow beside the lock only gives 3 options: switch user, log off and lock. why is there no shut down or sleep/hibernate option here? i need to log off to reach a shut down option. can i get a shut down option to appear when i click on the arrow? Also there is no power off button? I do not have the (change power saving settings options) in the Power options screen? any ideas? Brett |
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10-20-2007
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| | Re: No shut down options or power off button Start | Move your mouse over to the right hand arrow for additional options. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) "Brett" <Brett@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:790ACF02-2B88-4C51-A750-DC24A94C2709@xxxxxx Quote: > hi > in vista's start menu, the arrow beside the lock only gives 3 options: > switch user, log off and lock. why is there no shut down or > sleep/hibernate > option here? i need to log off to reach a shut down option. > can i get a shut down option to appear when i click on the arrow? > Also there is no power off button? > I do not have the (change power saving settings options) in the Power > options screen? > > any ideas? > Brett |
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10-20-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: No shut down options or power off button  Quote: Originally Posted by Brett  hi in vista's start menu, the arrow beside the lock only gives 3 options: switch user, log off and lock. why is there no shut down or sleep/hibernate option here? i need to log off to reach a shut down option. can i get a shut down option to appear when i click on the arrow? Also there is no power off button? I do not have the (change power saving settings options) in the Power options screen? any ideas? Brett I do not know how to solve your problem, but this tutorial will show you how to create a shutdown shortcut for the mean time until someone can give you a solution. Look at the related links for shortcuts for the other options as well. Shutdown shortcut Hope this helps, Shawn |
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10-20-2007
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| | Re: No shut down options or power off button I thought he wrote that he only had 3 options in there? "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uJgLWSyEIHA.1316@xxxxxx Quote: > Start | Move your mouse over to the right hand arrow for additional > options. > > -- > > Regards, > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > (For email, remove the obvious from my address) > > > > "Brett" <Brett@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:790ACF02-2B88-4C51-A750-DC24A94C2709@xxxxxx Quote: >> hi >> in vista's start menu, the arrow beside the lock only gives 3 options: >> switch user, log off and lock. why is there no shut down or >> sleep/hibernate >> option here? i need to log off to reach a shut down option. >> can i get a shut down option to appear when i click on the arrow? >> Also there is no power off button? >> I do not have the (change power saving settings options) in the Power >> options screen? >> >> any ideas? >> Brett |
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10-20-2007
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| | Re: No shut down options or power off button You're right, of course. I mis-interpreted the post. (-: -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) "Dave" <donotreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23as%23RmyEIHA.5980@xxxxxx Quote: >I thought he wrote that he only had 3 options in there? > > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uJgLWSyEIHA.1316@xxxxxx Quote: >> Start | Move your mouse over to the right hand arrow for additional >> options. >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Richard Urban >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address) >> >> >> >> "Brett" <Brett@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:790ACF02-2B88-4C51-A750-DC24A94C2709@xxxxxx Quote: >>> hi >>> in vista's start menu, the arrow beside the lock only gives 3 options: >>> switch user, log off and lock. why is there no shut down or >>> sleep/hibernate >>> option here? i need to log off to reach a shut down option. >>> can i get a shut down option to appear when i click on the arrow? >>> Also there is no power off button? >>> I do not have the (change power saving settings options) in the Power >>> options screen? >>> >>> any ideas? >>> Brett |
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10-30-2007
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| Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows XP Home Edition. | Re: No shut down options or power off button Hold Windows Key and Press R. Type Regedit and press enter. In the list on the left go to; HKEY_CURRENT_USER >Software >>Microsoft >>>Windows >>>>CurrentVersion >>>>>Policies Then right-click on all of the DWORDS in "system" and "explorer" and select "Modify..." Change the values to 0 and restart your PC. Shutdown button has returned!  |
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11-08-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: No shut down options or power off button Quote: Originally Posted by Brett hi in vista's start menu, the arrow beside the lock only gives 3 options: switch user, log off and lock. why is there no shut down or sleep/hibernate option here? i need to log off to reach a shut down option. can i get a shut down option to appear when i click on the arrow? Also there is no power off button? I do not have the (change power saving settings options) in the Power options screen? any ideas? Brett This tutorial will show you how to fix your problem. Shutdown Options - Start Menu Shawn |
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