Default shutdown option @ windows shutdown

[klazimodo]

Hello,

This morning i've spoken to a client at my compagny, and he told me about a problem he has with the shutdown menu of his laptop.

as far as I know windows saves the last choice that the user had made. But with this user eachtime he wants to shutdown his system, the default option is to reboot his computer. Eachtime he has to change the setting to shutdown before clicking ok.

Can someone tell me how to fix this?!!!

Thanks!!

Klaas van Lunteren

The Netherlands...

[exrcizn]

Honestly I think I would have to tell him that if I ran across something I'd let him know but until then, stop crying.

[cluberti]

To configure the default option in the Windows XP shutdown dialog box to be

"Shutdown", configure the following registry value:

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

Value: Shutdown Setting

Type: REG_DWORD

Radix: Hex

Data: 00000002

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Possible values for Shutdown Setting:

00000001 = Log Off

00000002 = Shut Down

00000004 = Restart

00000010 = Stand By

00000020 = Stand By (with wakeup events disabled)

00000040 = Hibernate

00000080 = Disconnect (only available in Terminal Services sessions)

You will need to apply this registry setting every time the user logs on. This is

due to the fact that if the user changes this value to something other than

Shutdown, Windows will continue to remember this changed value. This registry

change will need to be applied every time the user logs on to make certain that

"Shutdown" is the default value for each user.