Shutting Down XP Without a Mouse

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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...
 
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 said:
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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Ctrl+Alt+Del, and then simply Tab to the Shutdown and press <Enter>.



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killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
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.
 
....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.
 
Unknown said:
Ctrl+Alt+Del brings up task manager. There is no Shutdown to Tab to.
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Turn off Fast User Switching and that silly "Welcome screen."


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


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
 
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.
 
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"
 
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"
Click to expand...

Depending on where the system caratis at that time, you may have to
press ESC first; then alt f4 will work.
 
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...

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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...

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...

:

Re: 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://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

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.

:

....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.

:

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.

Re: 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://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

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.

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"

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.

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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.
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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. :-)
 
I have to admit that just "hit the win key, then the u key, then u again" is
brilliant, and much easier than the way I explained.

However, in my defence of the method I outlined, if you learnt it, then you would be
able to do almost anything using the keyboard, by a combination of the cursor (arrow)
keys and the tab key...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
 
Hi all,
Good input on this subject.
However I have a question as well if the ps2 plug is busted are you able to
get to the BIOS from within Windows?
Thanks in advance
Merry Christmas
Don
 
donsigns said:
Hi all,
Good input on this subject.
However I have a question as well if the ps2 plug is busted are you able to
get to the BIOS from within Windows?
Click to expand...


Unless the motherboard's manufacturer has provided a Windows-based
utility for that purpose, and you've installed it, no.



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


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
 
| donsigns wrote:
| > Hi all,

******snip

Keyboard working? Press microsoft key, release, press u for shutdown, no
enter key required.
 
RobF said:
| donsigns wrote:
| > Hi all,

******snip

Keyboard working? Press microsoft key, release, press u for shutdown, no
enter key required. Forgot to add that the u brings the shutdown uptions; press u again to shutdown.
Click to expand...

RobF
 
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