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04-13-2008
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| | Power button in the Start menu When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that button to get an option to actually Shut Down. How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state in the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next to the power button? |
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04-13-2008
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| | Re: Power button in the Start menu In Control Panel/"Power Options", look in the Tasks pane to the left for "Choose What The Power Button Does". Set the drop box for "Shut down" -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer Mark L. Ferguson .. "It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@xxxxxx Quote: > When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts > the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that > button to get an option to actually Shut Down. > > How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the > button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state > in > the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next > to > the power button? |
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04-13-2008
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| | Re: Power button in the Start menu I've looked at it and it's on "Shut Down" anyway - I think that screen is about what the actual physical buttons on my desktop basestation do when pressed, as opposed to the buttons on the start menu. "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote: Quote: > In Control Panel/"Power Options", look in the Tasks pane to the left for > "Choose What The Power Button Does". Set the drop box for "Shut down" > > -- > Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web > interface. > http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer > Mark L. Ferguson > . > > "It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@xxxxxx Quote: > > When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts > > the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that > > button to get an option to actually Shut Down. > > > > How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the > > button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state > > in > > the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next > > to > > the power button? |
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04-13-2008
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Power button in the Start menu  Quote: Originally Posted by It Is Me Here  When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that button to get an option to actually Shut Down. How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state in the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next to the power button? Step 8 in this tutorial will show you how to set the power button in the Start menu to "Shutdown" the computer when clicked. Power Button To make sure that you have "Sleep" in the arrow menu, check that your Power Plan Options are set the same for "Sleep" in Step Two of this tutorial. Power Options and Sleep Mode Problems Hope this helps you, Shawn |
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04-13-2008
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| | Re: Power button in the Start menu No, I think you will find the icon changes as you change that dropbox. -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer Mark L. Ferguson .. "It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1DDB7A01-1936-4969-8CF7-E0B179C6BB57@xxxxxx Quote: > I've looked at it and it's on "Shut Down" anyway - I think that screen is > about what the actual physical buttons on my desktop basestation do when > pressed, as opposed to the buttons on the start menu. > > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote: > Quote: >> In Control Panel/"Power Options", look in the Tasks pane to the left for >> "Choose What The Power Button Does". Set the drop box for "Shut down" >> >> -- >> Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web >> interface. >> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer >> Mark L. Ferguson >> . >> >> "It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@xxxxxx Quote: >> > When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, >> > puts >> > the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to >> > that >> > button to get an option to actually Shut Down. >> > >> > How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get >> > the >> > button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power >> > state >> > in >> > the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow >> > next >> > to >> > the power button? |
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04-14-2008
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| | Re: Power button in the Start menu Set Vista Start menu Power button action to Shut Down the computer: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/se...-the-computer/ -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com Winhelponline.com blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog "It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@xxxxxx When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that button to get an option to actually Shut Down. How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state in the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next to the power button? |
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