Ok, I'm an idiot. This particular laptop simply moved the option to
shutdown to a 'security' link on the start menu. It does what I need
to the issue is resolved.
On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:07:02 -0600, Kyote
<kyote_love_at_no_spam_hotmail_dot_com> wrote:
>On one of my windows xp pro computers I can bring up the task manager
>and choose to shutdown or restart from there. But on my other, with
>the exact same operating system the task manager doesn't have that
>menu choice. Since one of my computers is a laptop with no top, or no
>monitor as it were, I use remote desktop to connect to it and also use
>remote desktop to make changes and then restart.
>
>But from the system without the option to shutdown or restart in the
>task manager I cannot do that. I have to hit the power button to make
>it shutdown. But I'd like to make it so I can use it's task manager to
>do that instead. Like I do for my other laptop that does have a
>top(monitor).
>
>I thought maybe a group policy setting had been changed when I
>installed my wireless USB cards drivers. But I cannot seem to locate
>any setting that would seem to limit it that's been activated.
>
>OH, before I installed the driver for the USB wireless stick I could
>use task manager to shut down and/or restart this very same topless
>laptop. So I know it can do so. It just seems that the drivers somehow
>changed that particular setting.
>
>Does anyone know how I can get the Shutdown menu item back on that
>task manager?
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