icon to turn off computer

I have Windows XP on my computer. Can anyone tell me how to create an icon that I can click that would turn my computer off? Thank you.

 

abx--If you want something faster than Start|Turn Off Computer|Turn Off then you could try this
http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2005/06/shutdown-shortcut-one-click-turn-off-computer/
I have not used it and do not know if there is a downside.

 

No downside Jim. I have used it and the reboot one for a long time...

Reboot is exactly the same except the s is changed to an r.

 

I've been using XP Pro for more than 4½ years, and have had Shutdown, Reboot, and Logoff shortcuts on my Start menu most of that time, but they could just as easily be located on the Desktop. I've never experienced any problems with them.

After creating your shortcut(s), make sure that the target line in Properties reads either %SystemRoot%\system32\ or C:\Windows\System32\, followed by shutdown.exe -s -t -0 for Shutdown, shutdown.exe -r -t -0 for Reboot, and shutdown.exe -l -t -0 for Logoff.

 

Sounds great. But when I click WinKey+U I get Utility Manager and Microsoft Narrator windows!!

 

I agree, Welshjim, sounds too good to be true:

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

• Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
• Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
• Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
• Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
• Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
• Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
• Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
• Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
• Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
• Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q291/9/80.asp&NoWebContent=1

 

You guys didn't read Pete's post carefully enough (nor did I, initially). It's not Winkey plus U, it's Winkey then U.

 

I see the Start Menu appear very briefly, but I understand now what you are trying to accomplish with the Windows logo key.

I just do not think I am fast enough (or my default Windows timing is set to quickly for my poor fingers to use this shortcut).

Thank you for the correction.

 

No sweat, Bill. About all I use the Winkey for is Winkey + D, when I'm doing something in full-screen, and need to access the Desktop to get to a Taskbar button or icon.
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If I hold the Windows logo key down, nothing happens.
If I press and release the Windows logo key, the Start Menu appears

However, as I tried to indicate above, my menu delay settings are such that the Start Menu will appear only for a moment. Far too briefly for me to hit the next key in sequence unless I am blindingly fast.

I know, this is just my settings at work. Your shortcut should work fine. I apologize for misunderstanding it at first.

(Why is my menu delay set so briefly? Because I click so fast I hate to wait for the All Programs menu to display).

 

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Registry changes were supposed to take place as soon as the Registry Editor window closes, without requiring a logoff or reboot.

I found my MenuShowDelay setting to be 150, though I don't recall ever changing it. I just tried settings everywhere from Bill's 20 to a seemingly outlandish 50,000, and I see no difference in menu opening times, whether it's the Start menu from the Winkey (Windows Logo key), regular menus from the Alt key, or either, with the mouse.

FWIW, I use the Windows Classic display (as does Pete), but I don't know if that could make a difference.

Re the keyboard shortcuts Bill posted, the Winkey is the only one MS lists as a toggle, displaying/hiding the Start menu, but Winkey + D is also a toggle; it not only displays the Desktop but it returns you to the display you had before the key combo was pressed the first time ... no need for Winkey + M and Winkey + SHIFT + M.

 

Jim, I find it does indeed require a reboot to take effect when changing the delay time for context menues located at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\MenuShowDelay

To further clarify, when I change that setting, it seems to only affect the delay time for items that have a roll-over (non user interacting) context menu. It's nice to have a delay for those things since rolling over those arrows can cause a lot of menu flashings on the screen when no delay is set.

Anyway, that how it seems it works for me on XP Home.

HTH

 

You're right about the need for a reboot, Dude, but what the MenuShowDelay setting seems to affect is how quickly a submenu (may I assume that's what you meant by "roll-over [non user interacting] context menu "?) appears, no matter what type menu it's on, including a right-click context menu.

Again, I experimented with both high and low settings, rebooting after making each change, and the difference is amazing. For me, shorter definitely is better ... I want that submenu to open immediately.

 

JSS3rd--I use Winkey+M to minimize all open windows when I want to work on Desktop. Then Shift+Winkey+M to restore the minimized windows to where I left off. A little more flexible than Winkey+D, which does not permit an easy restore (that I know of).
And the + signs mean simultaneous clicking.

 

Jim ...

On my system (and on any other XP computer I've used) Winkey + D does exactly the same thing as Winkey + M and Winkey + SHIFT + M. And, since it's a toggle, it means two fewer commands to remember.

I thought we'd already established that.

 

Arie wrote earlier:

I mis-attributed the length of time for the Start Menu display as a function of the menu speed registry control. The control that effects the display (in my case) is having the Windows Property for preventing background applications from steadling the focus disabled. I suspect that having the X-Mouse feature enabled of the focus following the mouse also plays a role.

In any case, if I enable focus stealing prevention, the Windows Logo key behaves just as all of you above have been insisting it "should" behave (meaning the Start Menu grabs the current focus).