Carey,
A simple, and most helpful answer - thanks!
Bart

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts
> and click on "Change the way users log on or off".
> Place a check next to "Use the Welcome Screen" and
> then click on "Apply Options".
>
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> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
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> "Bart7" wrote:
>
> | I have searched dilligently on the Internet and found nothing. I hope you can
> | explain a change in the behavior of my WIN XP Pro SP2 operating system.
> |
> | I just exchanged Dell Inspiron 600m notebook computers, with presumably
> | identical installed and current XP Pro operating systems. When I shut down,
> | the closing screen options are very different. The new computer has a text
> | box that is
> | titled "Shut Down Windows", with a drop down menu of five selections.
> |
> | The other computer offers a very simple box titled "Turn off computer" with
> | three icons - Standby, Turn Off and Restart. The Standby icon changes to
> | Hibernate if I hold the Shift key.
> |
> | I am used to this latter screen and am wondering if you could explain the
> | difference and tell me how to get the icon screen. It's not critical, but it
> | does have me puzzled. Many thanks.
>
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