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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP Pro. SP3?
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I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? Thank you in advance. -- Merry Christmas/Season's Greetings/ Holidays & May The Force Be With U! Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail privately. If credit- ( ) ing, then please kindly use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP Pro. SP3?
I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I
accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? That whole row of keys across the top of my "media ready" keyboard was screwing with me so I opened it up and unplugged the little card they were on. Ha. I have none of those fancy button and keys. I just use a plain old fashion PS/2 clicky (almost like a Model M) 104 keyboard. -- Merry Christmas/Season's Greetings/ Holidays & May The Force Be With U! Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail privately. If credit- ( ) ing, then please kindly use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XPPro. SP3?
Ant wrote:
Hello. I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? Thank you in advance. I remember doing that, often, but it has been long since I last set up an XP system from scratch. I can't remember how I did it, before, but looking at my current XP setup, I find "Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on" in Administrative Tools - Local Security Policy - Local Policies - Security Options. Of course on my XP system it is set to Disabled, because I always disabled it on the systems I set up, to avoid the exact scenario you describe. Sorry I can't remember if this is the only way to do it, or if there was something easier I did. -- You'd be crazy to e-mail me with the crazy. But leave the div alone. * Whoever bans a book, shall be banished. Whoever burns a book, shall burn. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XPPro. SP3?
Ant wrote:
I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? I don't know about locked or how to change the shortcut/s, but 'normally' one could turn off or reboot the computer with the sequence: ctrl-esc (brings up Start menu) U (shortcut item in Start menu opens the Turn off computer function) then S does standby, U shuts down and R restarts. -- Mike Easter |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP Pro. SP3?
In microsoft.public.windowsxp Mike Easter wrote:
Ant wrote: I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? I don't know about locked or how to change the shortcut/s, but 'normally' one could turn off or reboot the computer with the sequence: ctrl-esc (brings up Start menu) U (shortcut item in Start menu opens the Turn off computer function) then S does standby, U shuts down and R restarts. Yeah, but I was at the locked screen (winkey+L) so no Start Menu and requires to login to get the desktop. -- Merry Christmas/Season's Greetings/ Holidays & May The Force Be With U! Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail privately. If credit- ( ) ing, then please kindly use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP Pro. SP3?
On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 11:37:40 -0600, Ant wrote:
I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? That whole row of keys across the top of my "media ready" keyboard was screwing with me so I opened it up and unplugged the little card they were on. Ha. I have none of those fancy button and keys. I just use a plain old fashion PS/2 clicky (almost like a Model M) 104 keyboard. I had that kind of keyboard too. PS/2, clicky, sturdy case, wide, and relatively heavy. But ever since the keys started to die one by one (right-ctrl, right-alt, then left-ctrl), I had to let it go after about 17 years. Now I have a 107-keys Windows keyboard (standard, windows, menu, power management keys). I plucked out the power key after several accidents, leaving only the sleep and wake keys. Later, I remapped those two keys to F13 and F14. I tried remapping the power key, but unfortunately it's not remappable. That key's functionality is hardcoded somewhere in one of the system device driver. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP Pro. SP3?
In microsoft.public.windowsxp Micky wrote:
[Default] On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 10:40:38 -0600, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (Ant) wrote: Hello. I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its Whachu mean "locked"? Winkey+L hotkeys to lock Windows XP backto login screen. keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? Thank you in advance. Do you want to remap some key? No. -- Quote of the Week: "Yeah, what's left of it. I was in the militia -- national guard... That's good! Wasn't any war any more than there's war between men and ants." --stranger; "And we're eat-able ants. I found that out... What will they do with us?" --Pierson from H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail privately. If credit- ( ) ing, then please kindly use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XPPro. SP3?
Ant wrote:
Hello. I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? Thank you in advance. So what happened? Did my suggestion fix it? -- You'd be crazy to e-mail me with the crazy. But leave the div alone. * Whoever bans a book, shall be banished. Whoever burns a book, shall burn. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP Pro. SP3?
What happens if you use the MS virtual on-screen
keyboard? Google for which. I've used it when for some reason the keyboard drivers didn't work but the mouse did. -- On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XPPro. SP3?
I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I
accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is there a way to remove/disable it? I remember doing that, often, but it has been long since I last set up an XP system from scratch. I can't remember how I did it, before, but looking at my current XP setup, I find "Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on" in Administrative Tools - Local Security Policy - Local Policies - Security Options. Of course on my XP system it is set to Disabled, because I always disabled it on the systems I set up, to avoid the exact scenario you describe. Sorry I can't remember if this is the only way to do it, or if there was something easier I did. Thanks! That's perfect! Now, it is like my Debian/Linux box with no shutdown/reboot option. Thanks. -- "I do not believe that the Great Society is the ordered, changeless and sterile battalion of the ants. It is the excitement of becoming--always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting and trying again--but always trying and always gaining. In each generation--with toil and tears--we have had to earn our heritage again." --Lyndon B. Johnson Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) Chop ANT from its address if e-mailing privately. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. |
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