my new laptop (brought today) doesnt have a SHUTDOWN button!!!! i looked at
the help pages and it says that its on the little triangle button next to the
lock button...but i just done have it!!! i have looked everywhere for it!!!

can anyone suggest anything?? at the moment i am having to log off and then
shut down from there but that can not be right surly!!!!

thanks for anyone who can help me!!

See the illustration here:

http://vista.blorge.com/2007/04/23/m...utdown-easier/

This web site also tells you how to make the standby button a shutdown
button instead.

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"motiok" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CF422319-F41D-4469-A4AC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> my new laptop (brought today) doesnt have a SHUTDOWN button!!!! i looked
> at
> the help pages and it says that its on the little triangle button next to
> the
> lock button...but i just done have it!!! i have looked everywhere for
> it!!!
>
> can anyone suggest anything?? at the moment i am having to log off and
> then
> shut down from there but that can not be right surly!!!!
>
> thanks for anyone who can help me!!

Well I have no idea what the cause of your problem might be, but I can
offer you a faster way of shutting down your computer. First of all
click "Start" and then open "Computer". Then click the "Tools" menu and
go to "Folder Options". Then go to the "View" tab and make sure that
there is not a check in the "Hide Extensions For Known File Types" check
box. Next right click your "Desktop" and select "New" and then "Text
Document". Then in the text document type "shutdown -s" and save the
document. Then right click the text document that you just saved, and
click "Rename". Change the (.txt) to (.bat). This will create a batch
file on your desktop that should shut down your computer when you double
click/open it. Let me know if this helps you/works.

Derik

motiok wrote:
> my new laptop (brought today) doesnt have a SHUTDOWN button!!!! i looked at
> the help pages and it says that its on the little triangle button next to the
> lock button...but i just done have it!!! i have looked everywhere for it!!!
>
> can anyone suggest anything?? at the moment i am having to log off and then
> shut down from there but that can not be right surly!!!!
>
> thanks for anyone who can help me!!

Im actually confused, are u saying that there is not button on your
start menu, if so then my idea will work. if you are saying that there
is a button, but it doesnt shutdown and it puts the computer to sleep
then you need to go with richard g. harper's reply.

motiok wrote:
> my new laptop (brought today) doesnt have a SHUTDOWN button!!!! i looked at
> the help pages and it says that its on the little triangle button next to the
> lock button...but i just done have it!!! i have looked everywhere for it!!!
>
> can anyone suggest anything?? at the moment i am having to log off and then
> shut down from there but that can not be right surly!!!!
>
> thanks for anyone who can help me!!

You can also use one of the many Shutdown type Gadgets available:
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...c-81598bd89d8e
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"motiok" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CF422319-F41D-4469-A4AC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> my new laptop (brought today) doesnt have a SHUTDOWN button!!!! i looked
> at
> the help pages and it says that its on the little triangle button next to
> the
> lock button...but i just done have it!!! i have looked everywhere for
> it!!!
>
> can anyone suggest anything?? at the moment i am having to log off and
> then
> shut down from there but that can not be right surly!!!!
>
> thanks for anyone who can help me!!