Vista power settings - power button functionality

Just got a Vista laptop after about 4 years of XP. There is one item from XP
that I was wondering whether or not could be enabled on Vista.

Does anyone know if there is a tweak or fix to add to the power options
(When the computer power button is pressed, do this...) the old XP "ask me
what to do?"

I think it is a useful piece of functionality, and I prefer it to scrounging
through the start menu everytime I want to power down, hibernate, or sleep my
laptop.

Vista Power Plan Settings
http://www.realtime-vista.com/admini...n_settings.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"phase4" <phase4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7FF69430-0EB1-4DF3-8953-4C063185C659@microsoft.com...
Just got a Vista laptop after about 4 years of XP. There is one item from XP
that I was wondering whether or not could be enabled on Vista.

Does anyone know if there is a tweak or fix to add to the power options
(When the computer power button is pressed, do this...) the old XP "ask me
what to do?"

I think it is a useful piece of functionality, and I prefer it to scrounging
through the start menu everytime I want to power down, hibernate, or sleep my
laptop.

So there's no way to configure Vista so that it will ask me what I want to do
when I push the power button?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Vista Power Plan Settings
> http://www.realtime-vista.com/admini...n_settings.htm
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "phase4" <phase4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7FF69430-0EB1-4DF3-8953-4C063185C659@microsoft.com...
> Just got a Vista laptop after about 4 years of XP. There is one item from XP
> that I was wondering whether or not could be enabled on Vista.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a tweak or fix to add to the power options
> (When the computer power button is pressed, do this...) the old XP "ask me
> what to do?"
>
> I think it is a useful piece of functionality, and I prefer it to scrounging
> through the start menu everytime I want to power down, hibernate, or sleep my
> laptop.
>

Sure. Open "Power Options" located in your Control Panel
and in the left-hand pane, click on "Choose what the power buttons do".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"phase4" wrote:

So there's no way to configure Vista so that it will ask me what I want to do
when I push the power button?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Vista Power Plan Settings
> http://www.realtime-vista.com/admini...n_settings.htm
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "phase4" <phase4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7FF69430-0EB1-4DF3-8953-4C063185C659@microsoft.com...
> Just got a Vista laptop after about 4 years of XP. There is one item from XP
> that I was wondering whether or not could be enabled on Vista.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a tweak or fix to add to the power options
> (When the computer power button is pressed, do this...) the old XP "ask me
> what to do?"
>
> I think it is a useful piece of functionality, and I prefer it to scrounging
> through the start menu everytime I want to power down, hibernate, or sleep my
> laptop.
>

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:19:00 -0700, phase4
<phase4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>So there's no way to configure Vista so that it will ask me what I want to do
>when I push the power button?

You have three options:

Shutdown
Sleep
Do nothing

>
>"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Vista Power Plan Settings
>> http://www.realtime-vista.com/admini...n_settings.htm
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience -
>> Windows Vista Enthusiast
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "phase4" <phase4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7FF69430-0EB1-4DF3-8953-4C063185C659@microsoft.com...
>> Just got a Vista laptop after about 4 years of XP. There is one item from XP
>> that I was wondering whether or not could be enabled on Vista.
>>
>> Does anyone know if there is a tweak or fix to add to the power options
>> (When the computer power button is pressed, do this...) the old XP "ask me
>> what to do?"
>>
>> I think it is a useful piece of functionality, and I prefer it to scrounging
>> through the start menu everytime I want to power down, hibernate, or sleep my
>> laptop.
>>

Fairly weak... I liked the option of being able to have the power button
bring up your shutdown options in XP. I can only assume that they removed
the feature because there is no "shutdown" window anymore.

"Nonny" wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:19:00 -0700, phase4
> <phase4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >So there's no way to configure Vista so that it will ask me what I want to do
> >when I push the power button?
>
> You have three options:
>
> Shutdown
> Sleep
> Do nothing
>
> >
> >"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Vista Power Plan Settings
> >> http://www.realtime-vista.com/admini...n_settings.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >> Carey Frisch
> >> Microsoft MVP
> >> Windows Desktop Experience -
> >> Windows Vista Enthusiast
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> "phase4" <phase4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7FF69430-0EB1-4DF3-8953-4C063185C659@microsoft.com...
> >> Just got a Vista laptop after about 4 years of XP. There is one item from XP
> >> that I was wondering whether or not could be enabled on Vista.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if there is a tweak or fix to add to the power options
> >> (When the computer power button is pressed, do this...) the old XP "ask me
> >> what to do?"
> >>
> >> I think it is a useful piece of functionality, and I prefer it to scrounging
> >> through the start menu everytime I want to power down, hibernate, or sleep my
> >> laptop.
> >>
>

phase4;771605 Wrote:
> So there's no way to configure Vista so that it will ask me what I want
> to do
> when I push the power button?
>
>

Hi Phase4,

There is no way to set it to ask what you want it to do when you press
the power button. You can only select what you what it to do. This
tutorial will show you how to.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...er-button.html


You could use the Alt+F4 option to be able to select a shutdown option
though.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80...-keyboard.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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