> Hi, one of my customers has an XP Pro machine where there
> is no longer a "Shut Down" button next to the "Log Off"
> Button. His only way to shut down is to logoff and then
> select shut down. Can anyone throw any light on how to
> restore the "Shut Down" button and how he managed to lose
> it in the first place?
>-----Original Message-----can get the shut down
>Hi Steve,
>If your customer has Windows XP professional, then he
>button back on the start menu through the Group PolicyEditor (GPEDIT.MSC at
>Start > Run). In the group policy editor, navigate touser
>configuration>Administrative templates>Start menu andtaskbar and in the
>right pane look for the entry called "Remove and preventaccess to the Shut
>down command". Double click it and select "NotConfigured". OK your way out.
>The shut down option should re-appear on the start menu.message
>
>--
>
>Anando
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>www.microsoft.com/mvp
>www.mvps.org
>www.dts-l.org
>
>
>"Steve R" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>news:0ffe01c3b7eb$faf6ed30$7d02280a@phx.gbl...there>> Hi, one of my customers has an XP Pro machine where
lose>> is no longer a "Shut Down" button next to the "Log Off"
>> Button. His only way to shut down is to logoff and then
>> select shut down. Can anyone throw any light on how to
>> restore the "Shut Down" button and how he managed to
>> it in the first place?>
>
>.
>
> Hi, thanks for the prompt reply, It is a mystery, the
> setting is set as "Not Configured" already! Any other
> thorts.
> TIA> >-----Original Message-----> can get the shut down
> >Hi Steve,
> >If your customer has Windows XP professional, then he> >button back on the start menu through the Group Policy> Editor (GPEDIT.MSC at> >Start > Run). In the group policy editor, navigate to> user> >configuration>Administrative templates>Start menu and> taskbar and in the> >right pane look for the entry called "Remove and prevent> access to the Shut> >down command". Double click it and select "Not> Configured". OK your way out.> >The shut down option should re-appear on the start menu.> message
> >
> >--
> >
> >Anando
> >Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >www.microsoft.com/mvp
> >www.mvps.org
> >www.dts-l.org
> >
> >
> >"Steve R" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in> >news:0ffe01c3b7eb$faf6ed30$7d02280a@phx.gbl...> there> >> Hi, one of my customers has an XP Pro machine where> lose> >> is no longer a "Shut Down" button next to the "Log Off"
> >> Button. His only way to shut down is to logoff and then
> >> select shut down. Can anyone throw any light on how to
> >> restore the "Shut Down" button and how he managed to> >> it in the first place?> >
> >
> >.
> >
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