Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse

VERY simply...

1). Press the WinKey to bring up the Start Menu.

2). Use the "up" cursor key to select the shutdown option (first on the list from the
bottom of the Start Menu).

3). Press ENTER to select Shutdown to bring up the shutdown options dialog box (the
one that fades out the rest of the desktop).

4). Use the "Tab" key to cycle the "focus "through the three option buttons (Stand
By, Turn Off, Restart).

By pressing the "Tab" button, you will see a subtle "highlight" cycle through the
buttons on the Shutdown Options dialog - whichever button the highlight is on will be
the one activated when you hit the ENTER key.

5). Hit ENTER when the highlight is on the selection you want.



ALTERNATIVELY:

Open the "Run box" on the Start Menu (WinKey+R) or a Command Prompt and type in :

Shutdown /s /t 0

(the "0" here is a ZERO)

....and press [ok] or hit ENTER


==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




Dr. Higino G. Paula wrote in message ...
How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?



artsmo wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
04-Aug-08

Yesterday, my mouse became accidentally unplugged, and when I plugged it back
into the computers, it still didn't work. I ended up holding in the power
button to kill the computer and then restarting it, and then the mouse was
fine. I was wondering if there was some other way I could have handled
this...

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, August 04, 2008 9:15 PM
artsmo wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Yesterday, my mouse became accidentally unplugged, and when I plugged it back
into the computers, it still didn't work. I ended up holding in the power
button to kill the computer and then restarting it, and then the mouse was
fine. I was wondering if there was some other way I could have handled
this...

On Monday, August 04, 2008 9:26 PM
bowfi wrote:

Most (if not all) Windows tasks and screens can be navigated with only the
Most (if not all) Windows tasks and screens can be navigated with only the
keyboard. To shut down your computer without a mouse, press the Ctrl key and
the Esc key at the same time (usually written as "CTRL+ESC). When the start
menu pops up, notice that some of the items in the menu have an underlined
letter. By pressing the corresponding key, that command will be executed,
which in this case would be a "U" (no quotation marks) found in Turn Off.
Then press the "U" again when you have a choice between "Restart",
"Hibernate" and "Turn Off".

Try it and see if it works for you...

"artsmom" wrote:

On Monday, August 04, 2008 10:46 PM
Bruce Chambers wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
artsmom wrote:


Ctrl+Alt+Del, and then simply Tab to the Shutdown and press Enter.



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~ Denis Diderot

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:14 PM
artsmo wrote:

Thanks guys, I played with the keyboard all night long trying out the
Thanks guys, I played with the keyboard all night long trying out the
underlined letters on different screens to see how they work. I wrote down
the shut off sequences so I have them handy.

"bowfin" wrote:

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:21 PM
bowfi wrote:

...and THANK YOU for writing back!
...and THANK YOU for writing back! I needed to resolve a problem as part of
a class assignment for a course I am taking (CCC-Platte), but nobody was
replying if any posts I made had helped or not, and the end of semester is
rapidly approaching.

"artsmom" wrote:

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:55 PM
Unknown wrote:

Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.
Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:22 PM
Bruce Chambers wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Unknown wrote:


Turn off Fast User Switching and that silly "Welcome screen."


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

On Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:15 AM
Unknown wrote:

I don't want to.
I do not want to. The point I am making is you do not know the OPs
configuration so your response may not work.
Bowfins response works.

On Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:54 AM
ViswajitNoronh wrote:

Another option for shutting down XP without a mouse is by pressing the keys -
Another option for shutting down XP without a mouse is by pressing the
keys - Alt + F4. This brings up the shutdown window. Use the arrow or the
Tab key to select the "shutdown option"

On Friday, August 22, 2008 1:15 PM
Twayne wrote:

Depending on where the system caratis at that time, you may have to press ESC
Depending on where the system caratis at that time, you may have to
press ESC first; then alt f4 will work.

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Easier to hit the Windows key then the u key, then u again.
Good luck.

Easier to hit the Windows key then the u key, then u again.
Good luck.

In message ,
lid writes:

How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?
[]
Win
U
U

(where "Win" means the Windows key).

As Dr.HiginoG.Paula has said, Ctrl and Esc together do the same as the
Windows key (i. e. same as clicking on Start if you had a working
mouse), but unless your Win key is broken or you have a _very_ old
keyboard, you won't need that.

The similar sequence on Windows 9x is

Win
U
Enter

In both cases, this will usually achieve the desired result. Sometimes
something that is running will pop up a question box, such as do you
want to save; pressing space will activate whichever button (such as the
"OK" one) has the dotted line round it, and tab will move the dotted
line to the other button(s).

It's very worthwhile learning the keyboard options - not only in case
the mouse sulks, but they're often faster anyway - the most extreme case
is where you're filling in a form with lots of boxes, so your hands are
on the keyboard anyway: type text, press tab, type more text, use
up/down arrows if there are any drop-down boxes, press enter when
finished. I find it quite painful to watch some people type into one
box, move their hand to the mouse to get to the next box, back to the
keyboard to type some more, mouse again, type again, and finally mouse
to get to OK/Enter/Submit.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. -e.e. cummings, poet
(1894-1962)

In message ,
lid writes:

How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?
[]
Win
U
U

(where "Win" means the Windows key).

As Dr.HiginoG.Paula has said, Ctrl and Esc together do the same as the
Windows key (i. e. same as clicking on Start if you had a working
mouse), but unless your Win key is broken or you have a _very_ old
keyboard, you won't need that.

The similar sequence on Windows 9x is

Win
U
Enter

In both cases, this will usually achieve the desired result. Sometimes
something that is running will pop up a question box, such as do you
want to save; pressing space will activate whichever button (such as the
"OK" one) has the dotted line round it, and tab will move the dotted
line to the other button(s).

It's very worthwhile learning the keyboard options - not only in case
the mouse sulks, but they're often faster anyway - the most extreme case
is where you're filling in a form with lots of boxes, so your hands are
on the keyboard anyway: type text, press tab, type more text, use
up/down arrows if there are any drop-down boxes, press enter when
finished. I find it quite painful to watch some people type into one
box, move their hand to the mouse to get to the next box, back to the
keyboard to type some more, mouse again, type again, and finally mouse
to get to OK/Enter/Submit.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. -e.e. cummings, poet
(1894-1962)

I have to admit that just "hit the win key, then the u key, then u again" is
brilliant, and much easier than the way I explained.

However, in my defence of the method I outlined, if you learnt it, then you would be
able to do almost anything using the keyboard, by a combination of the cursor (arrow)
keys and the tab key...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Big Al - original" nobody@ somewhere.org wrote in message
...
Easier to hit the Windows key then the u key, then u again.
Good luck.

I have to admit that just "hit the win key, then the u key, then u again" is
brilliant, and much easier than the way I explained.

However, in my defence of the method I outlined, if you learnt it, then you would be
able to do almost anything using the keyboard, by a combination of the cursor (arrow)
keys and the tab key...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Big Al - original" nobody@ somewhere.org wrote in message
...
Easier to hit the Windows key then the u key, then u again.
Good luck.

Hi all,
Good input on this subject.
However I have a question as well if the ps2 plug is busted are you able to
get to the BIOS from within Windows?
Thanks in advance
Merry Christmas
Don


Dr. Higino G. Paula wrote in message
...

How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?



artsmo wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
04-Aug-08

Yesterday, my mouse became accidentally unplugged, and when I plugged it
back
into the computers, it still didn't work. I ended up holding in the power
button to kill the computer and then restarting it, and then the mouse was
fine. I was wondering if there was some other way I could have handled
this...

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, August 04, 2008 9:15 PM
artsmo wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Yesterday, my mouse became accidentally unplugged, and when I plugged it
back
into the computers, it still didn't work. I ended up holding in the power
button to kill the computer and then restarting it, and then the mouse was
fine. I was wondering if there was some other way I could have handled
this...

On Monday, August 04, 2008 9:26 PM
bowfi wrote:

Most (if not all) Windows tasks and screens can be navigated with only the
Most (if not all) Windows tasks and screens can be navigated with only the
keyboard. To shut down your computer without a mouse, press the Ctrl key
and
the Esc key at the same time (usually written as "CTRL+ESC). When the
start
menu pops up, notice that some of the items in the menu have an underlined
letter. By pressing the corresponding key, that command will be executed,
which in this case would be a "U" (no quotation marks) found in Turn Off.
Then press the "U" again when you have a choice between "Restart",
"Hibernate" and "Turn Off".

Try it and see if it works for you...

"artsmom" wrote:

On Monday, August 04, 2008 10:46 PM
Bruce Chambers wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
artsmom wrote:


Ctrl+Alt+Del, and then simply Tab to the Shutdown and press Enter.



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:14 PM
artsmo wrote:

Thanks guys, I played with the keyboard all night long trying out the
Thanks guys, I played with the keyboard all night long trying out the
underlined letters on different screens to see how they work. I wrote
down
the shut off sequences so I have them handy.

"bowfin" wrote:

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:21 PM
bowfi wrote:

...and THANK YOU for writing back!
...and THANK YOU for writing back! I needed to resolve a problem as part
of
a class assignment for a course I am taking (CCC-Platte), but nobody was
replying if any posts I made had helped or not, and the end of semester is
rapidly approaching.

"artsmom" wrote:

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:55 PM
Unknown wrote:

Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.
Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:22 PM
Bruce Chambers wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Unknown wrote:


Turn off Fast User Switching and that silly "Welcome screen."


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

On Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:15 AM
Unknown wrote:

I don't want to.
I do not want to. The point I am making is you do not know the OPs
configuration so your response may not work.
Bowfins response works.

On Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:54 AM
ViswajitNoronh wrote:

Another option for shutting down XP without a mouse is by pressing the
keys -
Another option for shutting down XP without a mouse is by pressing the
keys - Alt + F4. This brings up the shutdown window. Use the arrow or the
Tab key to select the "shutdown option"

On Friday, August 22, 2008 1:15 PM
Twayne wrote:

Depending on where the system caratis at that time, you may have to press
ESC
Depending on where the system caratis at that time, you may have to
press ESC first; then alt f4 will work.

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
Visual Studio.NET: Cool Debugging Tricks
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...et-cool-d.aspx

Hi all,
Good input on this subject.
However I have a question as well if the ps2 plug is busted are you able to
get to the BIOS from within Windows?
Thanks in advance
Merry Christmas
Don


Dr. Higino G. Paula wrote in message
...

How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?



artsmo wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
04-Aug-08

Yesterday, my mouse became accidentally unplugged, and when I plugged it
back
into the computers, it still didn't work. I ended up holding in the power
button to kill the computer and then restarting it, and then the mouse was
fine. I was wondering if there was some other way I could have handled
this...

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Monday, August 04, 2008 9:15 PM
artsmo wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Yesterday, my mouse became accidentally unplugged, and when I plugged it
back
into the computers, it still didn't work. I ended up holding in the power
button to kill the computer and then restarting it, and then the mouse was
fine. I was wondering if there was some other way I could have handled
this...

On Monday, August 04, 2008 9:26 PM
bowfi wrote:

Most (if not all) Windows tasks and screens can be navigated with only the
Most (if not all) Windows tasks and screens can be navigated with only the
keyboard. To shut down your computer without a mouse, press the Ctrl key
and
the Esc key at the same time (usually written as "CTRL+ESC). When the
start
menu pops up, notice that some of the items in the menu have an underlined
letter. By pressing the corresponding key, that command will be executed,
which in this case would be a "U" (no quotation marks) found in Turn Off.
Then press the "U" again when you have a choice between "Restart",
"Hibernate" and "Turn Off".

Try it and see if it works for you...

"artsmom" wrote:

On Monday, August 04, 2008 10:46 PM
Bruce Chambers wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
artsmom wrote:


Ctrl+Alt+Del, and then simply Tab to the Shutdown and press Enter.



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:14 PM
artsmo wrote:

Thanks guys, I played with the keyboard all night long trying out the
Thanks guys, I played with the keyboard all night long trying out the
underlined letters on different screens to see how they work. I wrote
down
the shut off sequences so I have them handy.

"bowfin" wrote:

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:21 PM
bowfi wrote:

...and THANK YOU for writing back!
...and THANK YOU for writing back! I needed to resolve a problem as part
of
a class assignment for a course I am taking (CCC-Platte), but nobody was
replying if any posts I made had helped or not, and the end of semester is
rapidly approaching.

"artsmom" wrote:

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:55 PM
Unknown wrote:

Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.
Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.

On Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:22 PM
Bruce Chambers wrote:

Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Unknown wrote:


Turn off Fast User Switching and that silly "Welcome screen."


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

On Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:15 AM
Unknown wrote:

I don't want to.
I do not want to. The point I am making is you do not know the OPs
configuration so your response may not work.
Bowfins response works.

On Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:54 AM
ViswajitNoronh wrote:

Another option for shutting down XP without a mouse is by pressing the
keys -
Another option for shutting down XP without a mouse is by pressing the
keys - Alt + F4. This brings up the shutdown window. Use the arrow or the
Tab key to select the "shutdown option"

On Friday, August 22, 2008 1:15 PM
Twayne wrote:

Depending on where the system caratis at that time, you may have to press
ESC
Depending on where the system caratis at that time, you may have to
press ESC first; then alt f4 will work.

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
Visual Studio.NET: Cool Debugging Tricks
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...et-cool-d.aspx

donsigns wrote:
Hi all,
Good input on this subject.
However I have a question as well if the ps2 plug is busted are you able to
get to the BIOS from within Windows?


Unless the motherboard's manufacturer has provided a Windows-based
utility for that purpose, and you've installed it, no.



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

donsigns wrote:
Hi all,
Good input on this subject.
However I have a question as well if the ps2 plug is busted are you able to
get to the BIOS from within Windows?


Unless the motherboard's manufacturer has provided a Windows-based
utility for that purpose, and you've installed it, no.



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
...
| donsigns wrote:
| Hi all,

******snip

Keyboard working? Press microsoft key, release, press u for shutdown, no
enter key required.
--
RobF

"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
...
| donsigns wrote:
| Hi all,

******snip

Keyboard working? Press microsoft key, release, press u for shutdown, no
enter key required.
--
RobF

RobF wrote:
"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
...
| donsigns wrote:
| Hi all,

******snip

Keyboard working? Press microsoft key, release, press u for shutdown, no
enter key required. Forgot to add that the u brings the shutdown uptions; press u again to shutdown.

RobF

RobF wrote:
"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
...
| donsigns wrote:
| Hi all,

******snip

Keyboard working? Press microsoft key, release, press u for shutdown, no
enter key required. Forgot to add that the u brings the shutdown uptions; press u again to shutdown.

RobF