Same answer as your *multipost* in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
On the Task Manager Menu Bar, there are: File, Options, View, Shut Down and
Help.
The Shut Down menu contains:
* Stand By
* Hibernate
* Turn Off
* Restart
* Log Off (User Name)
* Switch User
Some of the above items may be unavailable (grayed out) depending on Group
Policies, et cetera.
For example.
NoClose removes access to Stand By, Hibernate, Turn Off, Restart and Log
Off (User Name) from the Shut Down menu in Task Manager, but leaves the
menu.
NoClose
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and/or
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
If XP Pro use Group Policy...
[[Prevents users from shutting down or restarting Windows. This setting
removes the Shut Down option from the Start menu and disables the Shut Down
button on the Windows Security dialog box, which appears when you press
CTRL+ALT+DEL. This setting prevents users from using the Windows user
interface to shut down the system, although it does not prevent them from
running programs that shut down Windows. If you disable this setting or do
not configure it, the Shut Down menu option appears, and the Shut Down
button is enabled. Note: It is a requirement for third-party applications
with Windows 2000 or later certification to adhere to this setting.]]
from...
Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down command
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=352
If not Pro...
Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Set NoClose to 0.
Also...
NoClose
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...s/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/58867.asp
[[Description
Determines whether the Shutdown button in the Log On to Windows dialog box
is enabled. The Log On to Windows dialog box appears when the user is
logging on to Windows 2000. The Shutdown button lets users stop the
operating system without logging on or turning off power to the computer.]]
from...
ShutdownWithoutLogon
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...s/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/12328.asp
From WTC...
If using Classic Logon the Task Manager will not show the Shut Down menu.
To verify what type of Logon you are using, go to the Control Panel | User
Accounts | Change the way users log on or off. If the Welcome Screen is not
checked then you are using the Classic Logon, there for no Shut down men
will not be present for the Task Manager.
I have no idea if any of the above changes if on a domain.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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a144mb said:
Our company runs Dell pc's with Windows XP, SP2...Office2K3, SP2 on a
Windows 2003 Domain. I'm part of a team of Desktop Admins that had a
harsh discussion about multiple ways of shutting down an XP OS. Yes,
conventionally speaking, just navigate to the start menu. But that
nonewithstanding, is there a way to shutdown a computer through the Task
Manager on the computer you're directly working on? I'm not speaking of
Remote Desktop'ing (RDC) into a PC, but one of the PCs described above
that we're actually logged into? I remember reading through XP articles
years ago that there was a 'Shut Down Tab' or drop-down menu in XP's Task
Manager. I do know that through RDC, you can either select Alt +F4 or
CTL+Alt+End to prompt a Restart/Shutdown option. But where is the
shutdown option located in Task Manager for PC's you're logged directly
into?
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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