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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:45:29 -0700, John Corliss
<jcorliss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Ron, but I've disabled Hibernation on that computer as you
> described and for the same reasons as you did (see? We do think alike.)
> Unfortunately, this page:
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> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/maintain/powermgmt.mspx
>
> shows an accurate portrayal of the options my friend has on his computer
> for what happens when the lid is shut.
Sorry, John. I did some more looking and apparently the Shutdown
option on close lid is available on Vista only. Numerous XP users are
apparently looking for the same thing you and your friend are seeking.
> Part of the problem my friend is having is that his computer is
> experiencing the problem described at this site:
>
> forums.techguy.org/windows-nt-2000-xp/130637-preparing-stand.html">http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt-2000-xp/130637-preparing-stand.html
>
> by a guy named Jim Wulf. I.e., Stand By and Hibernate simply don't work
> properly.
I had a problem very close to that with my XP desktop. System would
hang and not go to standby. Making it worse was a "standby" key on
the keyboard that I was constantly hitting by accident when reaching
for stuff. Finally got so frustrated by it I popped off the keycap
and physically disabled the key underneath, then replaced the keycap
just for looks.
> So..., what I'm looking for is a program to add an option to "Shut down"
> to the dropdown shown at the link above.
If you don't find anything, a shortcut might be a fallback option.
ISTM, however, that what a system does when the lid is closed would
have to be specified somewhere in the registry. If one could find it,
perhaps the registry key could be edited to point to shutdown.exe. The
problem is I couldn't suggest where to begin looking for it.
--
Ron M.
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