Does anyone know the location of the registry setting that controls the
default shutdown option, i.e. my laptop always displays "hibernate" when
most of the time I actually shut it down , so I'd like to change that. I
used to know where this setting was but they've moved it, or possibly
disabled it (noooooo!)

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:01:02 -0800 from Neil the newbie server dude
<Neilthenewbieserverdude@discussions.microsoft.com >:
> Does anyone know the location of the registry setting that controls the
> default shutdown option, i.e. my laptop always displays "hibernate" when
> most of the time I actually shut it down , so I'd like to change that. I
> used to know where this setting was but they've moved it, or possibly
> disabled it (noooooo!)

Control Panel --> Power options --> Advanced --> Power Buttons

(You need to be logged in on an account with admin privileges.)

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/

Sorry that doesn't do it, perhaps I should clarify

when I hit startMenu > shutdown I want to be able to change the default
option in the drop down box, changing the power button options has no effect
on the default value.

"Stan Brown" wrote:

> Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:01:02 -0800 from Neil the newbie server dude
> <Neilthenewbieserverdude@discussions.microsoft.com >:
> > Does anyone know the location of the registry setting that controls the
> > default shutdown option, i.e. my laptop always displays "hibernate" when
> > most of the time I actually shut it down , so I'd like to change that. I
> > used to know where this setting was but they've moved it, or possibly
> > disabled it (noooooo!)
>
> Control Panel --> Power options --> Advanced --> Power Buttons
>
> (You need to be logged in on an account with admin privileges.)
>
> --
> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
> http://OakRoadSystems.com/
> "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
> been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/
>

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:06:04 -0800 from Neil the newbie server dude
<Neilthenewbieserverdude@discussions.microsoft.com >:
> when I hit startMenu > shutdown I want to be able to change the default
> option in the drop down box

I know of no way to do that directly.

Why not create a shortcut in the Start Menu whose target is an
"shutdown" command with appropriate options? (See Help and Support
for the options.)

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/

My Thinkpad always opens that shutdown dialog with the last previously
selected option enabled by default.
Using Windows Classic desktop.

Martin.



"Neil the newbie server dude"
<Neilthenewbieserverdude@discussions.microsoft.com > wrote in message
news1430964-B98F-44ED-80D9-CD6C5E2CFB6C@microsoft.com...
> Sorry that doesn't do it, perhaps I should clarify
>
> when I hit startMenu > shutdown I want to be able to change the default
> option in the drop down box, changing the power button options has no
> effect
> on the default value.
>
> "Stan Brown" wrote:
>
>> Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:01:02 -0800 from Neil the newbie server dude
>> <Neilthenewbieserverdude@discussions.microsoft.com >:
>> > Does anyone know the location of the registry setting that controls the
>> > default shutdown option, i.e. my laptop always displays "hibernate"
>> > when
>> > most of the time I actually shut it down , so I'd like to change that.
>> > I
>> > used to know where this setting was but they've moved it, or possibly
>> > disabled it (noooooo!)
>>
>> Control Panel --> Power options --> Advanced --> Power Buttons
>>
>> (You need to be logged in on an account with admin privileges.)
>>
>> --
>> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
>> http://OakRoadSystems.com/
>> "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's
>> been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/
>>