Looking for default way to shutdown PC

Hello, I don't know what I did wrong but the screen that use to be on my desktop Windows XP PRO that I saw when I clicked "Start/Shutdown/Startup etc" is gone. It now has this weird small box on the screen that says "Log Off, Restart,Shutdown, or Standby ". can you tell me what I did and how to get back to the good old screen for shuting down or restarting my PC.
Thanks,,
~Paul

 

Hi, Paul.

I did some searching for an easy fix for your problem but I am not confident about suggesting any of the possible fixes I found.

If your problem recently started occuring, then see if you can recall what hardware/software/registry changes you might have made to your computer immediately before the problem arose.

Perhaps you can use System Restore to revert your computer back to the state it was in before the problem arose.
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore

 

System Restore did it!

Hi Mailman,,,I did use the "System Restore ". I don't know what the heck I did but I wish I could have kept things the way they were. Thanks so very much for your advice and giving me the fix for my troubles!
Good Luck,,,
~Paul

 

Paul, you're very welcome.

I'm glad you could fix your troubles quickly. Thanks for letting us know what worked!

Good luck to you too!