XP Pro slow or no shutdown

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This can be set either on the local machine or at the server through a GPO if this is a work computer. If this is your home computer you can go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Local Computer Policy > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar.

There will be a policy in that menu to remove Shutdown from the menu. I would go through that entire list and make sure the settings are correct for what you need.

It makes me curious as to how that got changed though. Installing Google Desktop Sidebar shouldn't do that. You might want to also scan for malware.

Hope this helps.

WARNING... make sure you have backed up your system, you are about to go into the registry to change a few things.... WARNING.

Click on the ?RUN? part on your ?Start? menu and then type in ?regedit? and then press ?Enter?.

Now find:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows]

Next search:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]

Then make new key shutdown in system\

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Shutdown]

Then make new in shutdown dword named ShowHIbernateButton,

"ShowHibernateButton"=dword:00000001

now go to the menu item - to get to it, open any folder and go tools -> folder options -> view
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\System]
"Bitmap"="SHELL32.DLL,22"
"Text"="System Settings"
"Type"="group"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\System\Hibernate]
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000002
"RegPath"="Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\System\\Shutdown"
"ValueName"="ShowHibernateButton"
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"Type"="checkbox"
"Text"="Show Hibernate Button on Shutdown Menu"

Or you can download and install this:
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/etlin2/www/MS%20Hotfix%20KB875506.zip

Now, go ahead and click Start => Shutdown, and you'll see all the buttons available simultaneously. Lastly, you can go to the Display Properties' Power Management applet and choose "Tell me what to do" when you flick the Power switch and get all the options at hand.

More options:

Power Down the Computer After Shutdown:

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: PowerdownAfterShutdown
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot

thank you all for your posts

after reviewing/responding to your comments i decided to update/reinstall google desktop/sidebar and that seems to have done the trick

I notice now that when you click start>shutdown the google side bar will minimize itself while the shutdown,log off, restart panel is loaded. This all happens in real time now! lol

Thank you

tRY THIS, wORKS oN xp !
let us know how u get on!
-peace-

1. Type:

regedit

in the run command (start>Run), enter.

2. Navigate to the folder listed below

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer

Here in right side panel, right click to create a new DWORD value with the name NoClose.

Now assign number 0 in value data box and press ok.

close the registry editor.
Now close the registry editor and restart your computer for changes to go into effect.