especially for Engel and anyone else that has Vista

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robinb

I just had it with the teeny tine shutdown, logoff and restart keys in
Vista, besides I have clients on Vista who keep messing this up and calling
me something bad happened. Then it takes me a while to figure out what they
did because they tell me "I only clicked on shut down, only to realize they
put the computer to sleep or worse.

So I went on the Vista general newsgroup and asked if there is a way to make
an icon on the desk top to fix this and I tested it and it works so I am
passing it along to you all.

Right click anywhere on the desktop away from the icons and click
"New/Shortcut"

in the box that comes up (you have to do it differently for each icon) type:

This is for Shutdown: Shutdown -s -t 00
(the 00 is for time so if you wanted it to shut down in 15secs you would
o -t 015). Then Click "next"
then select an apporpriate icon for it. There is a large list and you can
actually find the colors of the XP shutdown.

For Restart: Shutdown -r -t 00

For Log off: Shutdown -l (that is a lowercase L- and do not add the
rest of the script or it will not work)

Do the instructions for each one and test it.
IT REALLY WORKS!

robin
 
Robin,

Actually that's an old trick, it works in XP was well.
The file being used is Shutdown.exe in the system32 directory, but as you
saw you don't have to put need to put in the path.

So, does Vista have unusually small icons?

?:-)
Tim
Geek w/o Portfolio
 
have you seen vista's shut down? first it not the larger icons that xp has
and you have to migrate to it and it is very easy to slip your finger and if
you meant to restart you can easily click shutdown or log or or sleep
instead.

I guess MS made it this way to look "sleek" but i would rather function
then sleek.

here- take a look here-

http://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=5173

look what you need to do to shut down
on large screens 19" or more it becomes MUCH smaller.
Scroll it down till it just sits at the bottom of your screen- make the
browser smaller <-------- this way so that it sits similar to xp programs,
now visualize this on a screen that is 19" or more.

robin
 
Hi Robinb ans all,

Copy files more efficiently with Vista

Remember when the old

File Manager

application in Windows 3.x would let you split the view in half so you could
more easily copy files and folders from one location to another? No? Well,
maybe I'm just getting old, but ever since Microsoft replaced File Manager
with Explorer, I've missed that functionality. In previous versions of
Windows, you could sort of emulate File Manager using various window
positioning shortcuts, and in Vista they're even better. The best way to
experience this is to open two Explorer windows, CTRL+click each in the
taskbar, and then right-click one of the buttons and choose Show Windows Side
By Side (or Show Windows Stacked). Now you can drag and drop files and
folders to your heart's content, and while it's no File Manager, it's not too
shabby.


KNOWLEDGE
First-hand knowledge does not become second-hand when used.
 
Again, an old trick.

You can do this in XP, but obviously a lot of people don't know these tricks
so it's good to see they will still exist in Vista when I get there, someday,
eventually;)

Any word on SP1 for Vista or IE7 yet :P

?:-)
Tim
 
Those are useful--they are especially useful in Remote Desktop situations
with Vista in which the shutdown (or, more usually, restart!) is not even
available.

I generally use the power button to shut down or put to sleep newer
machines, but it can be hard to reach, too!
 
That's one I haven't tried--thanks!
--

Engel said:
Hi Robinb ans all,

Copy files more efficiently with Vista

Remember when the old

File Manager

application in Windows 3.x would let you split the view in half so you
could
more easily copy files and folders from one location to another? No? Well,
maybe I'm just getting old, but ever since Microsoft replaced File Manager
with Explorer, I've missed that functionality. In previous versions of
Windows, you could sort of emulate File Manager using various window
positioning shortcuts, and in Vista they're even better. The best way to
experience this is to open two Explorer windows, CTRL+click each in the
taskbar, and then right-click one of the buttons and choose Show Windows
Side
By Side (or Show Windows Stacked). Now you can drag and drop files and
folders to your heart's content, and while it's no File Manager, it's not
too
shabby.


KNOWLEDGE
First-hand knowledge does not become second-hand when used.
Click to expand...
 
acutally but it is hard to see a teeny tiny arrow up at the top where the
address is and if you click on it, it opens to a c:/ so you can scroll down
to copy and paste also, but it is real teeny tine and yours is not bad at
all
robin
 
i just do not like the power button for people who have "heavy hands"
because a push too hard and the computer will totally shut off if you are
just trying to put it to sleep or restart.
robin
 
Engel said:
Hi Robinb ans all,

Copy files more efficiently with Vista

Remember when the old

File Manager

application in Windows 3.x would let you split the view in half so you could
more easily copy files and folders from one location to another? No? Well,
maybe I'm just getting old, but ever since Microsoft replaced File Manager
with Explorer, I've missed that functionality. In previous versions of
Windows, you could sort of emulate File Manager using various window
positioning shortcuts, and in Vista they're even better. The best way to
experience this is to open two Explorer windows, CTRL+click each in the
taskbar, and then right-click one of the buttons and choose Show Windows Side
By Side (or Show Windows Stacked). Now you can drag and drop files and
folders to your heart's content, and while it's no File Manager, it's not too
shabby.
Click to expand...

This works in WinXP SP2:

If your keyboard has a 'Windows' key (winkey) you can "winkey + E" to
open a Windows explorer session, do it twice and you have 2 W.E.
sessions. Then, right click the taskbar and choose tile horizontal or
tile vertical.

Be Careful: If you "winkey + E", and hold down the E key until it starts
repeating, you get a whole bunch of sessions.
KNOWLEDGE
First-hand knowledge does not become second-hand when used.
Click to expand...

Aaron
 
Hi Engel

As Tim suggested - an old trick. Personally I have always found Explorer
(under XP - don`t know about Vista), sadly lacking in functionality. That is
why I invested in Directory Opus many moons ago. A great file manager.
Pricey, but for me well worth it !

Stu
 
Hi Stu,

You been under the radar, were have you been. I hope you been having a good
time.

Good to see back


WRITERS
We do not write as we want to but as we can. -----Somerset Maugham
 
Hi Engel

Smile...... Yes. Under the radar. Keeping my head down so as not to be
detectable - stealth mode ! How is that new computer of yours? Have you
mastered it yet and the mysteries of Vista?

Always great to see you on here ;)

Kind Regards and take care of yourself.

Stu
 
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