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August 5th 08, 02:15 AM
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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... 
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August 5th 08, 02:26 AM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
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: 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...
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August 5th 08, 03:46 AM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
artsmom wrote:
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... 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
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August 5th 08, 05:14 PM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
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: 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: 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...
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August 5th 08, 07:21 PM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
....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: 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: 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: 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...
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August 5th 08, 07:55 PM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.
"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message ... artsmom wrote: 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... 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
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August 6th 08, 02:22 AM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
Unknown wrote:
Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to. 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
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August 6th 08, 04:15 PM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
I don't want to. The point I'm making is you don't know the OPs
configuration so your response may not work. Bowfins response works. "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message ... Unknown wrote: Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to. 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
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August 17th 08, 01:54 PM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
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"
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August 22nd 08, 06:15 PM
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Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse
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" 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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October 29th 09, 03:10 AM
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How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?
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
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October 29th 09, 03:10 AM
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How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?
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
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October 29th 09, 03:20 AM
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How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?
Classic Start Menu:
Win Key | Up arrow to Turn Off Computer | Enter | Arrows and Enter as needed. XP Start Menu: Win Key | Arrows & Enter as needed. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA 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
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October 29th 09, 03:20 AM
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How to turn off a XP computer without a mouse?
Classic Start Menu:
Win Key | Up arrow to Turn Off Computer | Enter | Arrows and Enter as needed. XP Start Menu: Win Key | Arrows & Enter as needed. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA 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
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October 29th 09, 10:50 PM
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How to turn off a XP computer 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. -- 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
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