Why is the default shut down 'Sleep'?

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Haydon

Yeah, I know, petty, but why is the default shut down 'Sleep'?

It is a computer, not a TV, not a DVD player, not an MP3 player, etc. If I
choose to shut down, surely the default should be to shut down?
 
In the advanced settings of Power Options, for your "Plan", you can change
the default under "Power buttons ..." > "Start Menu power button".
 
Hey. I was just at a vista seminar last week and the school of thought on
that is mainly for businesses. If the machine is in sleep mode, it "starts
up" faster.
Honestly.. thats what they said. It is really just a way to make workers
get going faster and making vista seem "FAST" and they still recommend
restarting your machine "every couple of days or when it seems to be acting
slow".

So THAT is why they did it.
 
They want everyone to use sleep instead of shutdown, that way people will
'think' it starts faster when it wakes up.
Like most of Vista, it is trying to use Eye Candy & tricks to make you think
it's better.
Sit, roll over, stay...Nice Doggy, here's a bone for your master...just tell
him to bend over....
 
Not for the Power button on the Start Menu, I guess (I have Sleep, Shut
Down, and Hibernate as options in Advanced settings). You'll have to use
the arrow to the right of the Lock button, to Restart.
 
Did someone call my name?

Ben Dover


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NotMe said:
They want everyone to use sleep instead of shutdown, that way people will
'think' it starts faster when it wakes up.
Like most of Vista, it is trying to use Eye Candy & tricks to make you
think it's better.
Sit, roll over, stay...Nice Doggy, here's a bone for your master...just
tell him to bend over....
Click to expand...
 
I do not have an "Advanced Settings" option, amd no reference to the Start
Menu (only the power button and closing the lid). Is this dependent on what
version of Vista one is running? I am using Home Premium on an HP laptop --
perhaps this option is only available in Business or Ultimate, perhaps?
 
No, it's available on Home Premium as well. To get to "Advanced Settings",
go to Control Panel\Power Options, and under your chosen Plan, on the right
side of the window, choose "Change plan settings". On the new Edit Plan
Settings window, click on "Change advanced power settings". A new dialog
will pop up. Expand the "Power buttons and lid" entry, and then expand the
"Start Menu power button" entry.
 
I think it was Ballmer or Gates... whoever was responsible for the final
content/format of Vista...
 
If you did not change the Shut Down button behavior this may appear as the computer turning itself on after shut down. Somehow the SHUT DOWN behavior has been changed to sleep.
To correct this go to the POWER OPTIONS, you may need to go POWER SAVER plans to find the POWER OPTIONS, then
Under the currently selected power plan, click Change plan settings.

In the Edit Plan Settings dialog box, click Change advanced power settings.

In the Power Options dialog box, click the plus sign (+) next to Power buttons and lid to expand the list.

Click the plus sign (+) next to Start menu power button to expand the list.

On a mobile PC, in the On battery and Plugged in lists, click settings for the Power button.




Haydon wrote:

Why is the default shut down 'Sleep'?
22-May-07

Yeah, I know, petty, but why is the default shut down 'Sleep'

It is a computer, not a TV, not a DVD player, not an MP3 player, etc. If I
choose to shut down, surely the default should be to shut down?

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