When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts
the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that
button to get an option to actually Shut Down.

How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the
button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state in
the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next to
the power button?

In Control Panel/"Power Options", look in the Tasks pane to the left for
"Choose What The Power Button Does". Set the drop box for "Shut down"

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"It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts
> the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that
> button to get an option to actually Shut Down.
>
> How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the
> button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state
> in
> the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next
> to
> the power button?[/color]

I've looked at it and it's on "Shut Down" anyway - I think that screen is
about what the actual physical buttons on my desktop basestation do when
pressed, as opposed to the buttons on the start menu.

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
[color=blue]
> In Control Panel/"Power Options", look in the Tasks pane to the left for
> "Choose What The Power Button Does". Set the drop box for "Shut down"
>
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> "It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts
> > the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that
> > button to get an option to actually Shut Down.
> >
> > How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the
> > button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state
> > in
> > the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next
> > to
> > the power button?[/color]
>[/color]

No, I think you will find the icon changes as you change that dropbox.

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"It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1DDB7A01-1936-4969-8CF7-E0B179C6BB57@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I've looked at it and it's on "Shut Down" anyway - I think that screen is
> about what the actual physical buttons on my desktop basestation do when
> pressed, as opposed to the buttons on the start menu.
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> In Control Panel/"Power Options", look in the Tasks pane to the left for
>> "Choose What The Power Button Does". Set the drop box for "Shut down"
>>
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>> "It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked,
>> > puts
>> > the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to
>> > that
>> > button to get an option to actually Shut Down.
>> >
>> > How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get
>> > the
>> > button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power
>> > state
>> > in
>> > the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow
>> > next
>> > to
>> > the power button?[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

Set Vista Start menu Power button action to Shut Down the computer:
[url]http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/set-vista-start-menu-power-button-action-to-shut-down-the-computer/[/url]

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Windows® Troubleshooting [url]http://www.winhelponline.com[/url]
Winhelponline.com blog [url]http://www.winhelponline.com/blog[/url]


"It Is Me Here" <ItIsMeHere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6212E5E9-D255-4E94-887B-C0C9B0D24C59@microsoft.com...
When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts
the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that
button to get an option to actually Shut Down.

How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the
button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state in
the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next to
the power button?