I was trying to find the registry value in Vista where you can change the option from shutdown to logoff. By default Vista remember the last option you have chosen and I would like to change that when a user logs in.
View 4 Repliesi have a windows vista 64 bit desktop pc and i here theres no power options for the desktop pc's so is there any other way i can set my pc to hibernate/shutdown/logoff etc etc after a certain time?
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I noticed that I do not have the shutdown, restart, etc. options in Task Manager like I used to. I'm not sure if I ever had it in this particular computer, but I did have it in my previous computer which ran XP Home. I am currently running a dual boot with Vista Ultimate and XP Pro, both x86. Is there a way to get this option to show in the Task Manager window in XP & Vista?
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How can change the default from "Sleep" mode to "Shutdown" mode when I click
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I'm just trying to get used to this windows mail. When i try to send an e mail with a few photos attatched. As well as the photo id showing under the subject bar the photos are being shown within the viewing pain way over sized so when i try to send the photos they are holding too much info for receiving address to accept so the e mail is bouncing back. I cant see where there are options to change this.
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View 5 Replies View RelatedYesterday after a week long holiday, I came home and started my computer which ran fine until this afternoon.
I was out and about doing things and I left the computer on and logged online as I usually do.
When I came home, I found it had shut down and restarted and I was at my Windows Logon screen.
I figured we must have had some sort of electrical outage, so I logged in and let my Intel RAID storage manger do it's thing (it has to re-verify and re-match the data on my two RAID 1 drives).
I wandered back in a few minutes later to find the computer had gone into a CheckDisc. Check Disc didn't find any bad things so I let it run through and restarted, now all seems well again.
I am curious as to why it might have shut down in the first place and not quite sure where to look.
Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Event Viewer says no critical errors, just one error message that says the shut down was unexpected.
Today i am getting windows has recovered from a shutdown, click for solution, no solutions come up,in fact nothing at all comes up, all seems normal till it happens again, usually after just being left on but not being used. attatched is the messge i get. Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 1a
BCP1: 0000000000041289
BCP2: 000000018050B001
BCP3: 000000000000674D
BCP4: 000000018040B501
OS Version: 6_0_6001
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 768_1
Files that help describe the problem:
C:WindowsMinidumpMini031409-03.dmp
C:UsersLindaAppDataLocalTempWER-84505-0.sysdata.xml
C:UsersLindaAppDataLocalTempWER4F95.tmp.version.txt
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I have a new Dell XPS 730x running a clean install retail version of vista ultimate x64. I had 5 Disruptive Shutdowns on the first day of use and 2 on the second. Is there any way of diagnossing what is causing them? I have checked all the hardware and software with microsoft to make sure it's compatible with vista x64.
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During shutdown, the new drive gets thrashed for 3-5 minutes before the system drive updates config and shuts down. Could this be some sort of conflict with the controller? Raptors are SATA 150 and the Samsung is 300. Is Vista writing a system restore to that drive at shutdown? (A friend theorized that, and it sounded logical enough)
My Vista very often hangs, usually on shutdown. I have to pull the plug. Will this damage my laptop if I keep doing it? I have to though cos its hung. Problem Reports and Solutions is useless of course it doesnt specify anything. If it wont damage the laptop then I can just keep pulling the plug when it happens.
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That may or may have nothing to do with issue now but ever since then, when warm or cold re-start of computer is done, computer does not obtain an IP. Have to go to CPanel/Network/Diagnose and choose automatic rediscovery of IP which works just fine.
I leave my pc running to allow various programs to run during the course of the day; however, other users manage to shutdown the system without any thought for my login "at work". Does anybody know of a "Shutdown Password" facility I can use which prevents this from happening?- I know I'm still at risk from the power supply being switched off.
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I hade always some problems with booting and Shutdown.Somitimes I had to start the pc 4 times until it runs. Also somitimes it was not Shutingdown ... When it was up und running, all was ok, except somitimes Network does not work ... Finaly now, the system was running fine and I plugged in a webcam and it was starting to install forever ... After about 1h, I switched off the pc and now it does not boot any moren ...When I try to boot in SaveMode, it stopps at crcdisk.sys. I cannot even boot from install CD ... What should I do now ? Buy another harddisk and install a fresh copy of Vista ?? Buy another harddisk and go back to Windows XP ?? Or ist there anybody out ther who knows a solution ??? I really need to work with my pc and I would be happy for any comment on this issue !!
I have a question about Vista. I have 2 laptops. One of them has shutdown and wont boot up the login screen... but it turns on. Now that Laptop came with Home Premium... and the one I got (new) today came with Home Basic. Can I use any premium Boot Disc, and use the serial from the old laptop?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI've been having a problem on my new dell studio 15 laptop, at first,whenever I closed the lid, I would lose my wireless connection, now, when I close the lid I get an unexpected shutdown. I did my usual research, but it seems that people get this problem for different hardware issues, and there isn't a "one size fits all fix" Here's my error message...
Problem signature: Problem Event Name:BlueScreen OS Version:6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID:4105
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode:1000007e
BCP1:FFFFFFFFC0000005
BCP2:FFFFF80001FD7B81
BCP3:FFFFFA60015DC798.................
Never use sleep function but last night instead of selecting shutdown hit sleep by mistake. Couldn't get system to wake from sleep and had to turn off by holding power button. Today when switching system back on i get fan & case lights on , hdd and dvd activity. The keyboard is unresponsive (no lights) and monitor remains in stand by. Mouse gets power but doesn't wake pc. Using reset or power button on case just restarts system to exact condition above. Can't contact pc manufacturer til monday (pc 4 months old). Read quite a few other posts regarding vista sleep issues but haven't found anything that would seem to rectify this problem.
View 9 Replies View RelatedAm running windows vista enter. 32 bit on my machine.
When i use the turn-off short key (Alt F4), the shutdown window appears and the first option in the drop down list is " Sleep ".
I want to change the order of these commands, like: i want the first option to be LogOff
My computer has shutdown three times without warning over the past two days the error message that appears is as follows:
Product
Windows
Problem
Shut down unexpectedly
Date
1/13/2008 2:20 PM
Status
Not Reported
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:BlueScreen
OS Version:6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID:1033............
I'm running it on Chieftec 410W PSU, which according to ASUS PSU calculator is enough. Actually my previous S939 system needed more(400W) power than my new system(350W) according to ASUS PSU calculator, and it ran well. It quite old though. 3 years probably, but it's not making any noise and it isn't running hot. It has a big 12cm fan which is running fine and apparently doing a good job.
After Vista reinstall my system randomly, completely shuts down (like when unplugged from power outlet) 2-5 minutes after booting up. Booting process is actually succesuful. All drivers running. I checked ;..........
My PC used to take a few mins to boot and 30 secs to shutdown but now it takes around 4.5mins to boot to the sidebar appearing amidst incredible disk activity (which has always been the case) - if I then click on IE it takes around 80 secs to load as the disk is going bananas for several minutes and the PC isn't really useable for 5 minutes until the disk settles down (which has been getting worse over the last 6 months)
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