Shutdown dialog box in XP - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

bingle · 11-03-2004, 06:23 PM

OK, this should be quick...

My XP PC at work, when I go to shut down, displays the Win2k dialog box, with a nice professional drop-down of shutdown options. However, my home PC still shows the fluffy XP dialog with the colorful buttons, despite all my other stuff (windows, task bar, etc) looking like win2k.

Not sure how I got my work PC to be this way, how can I change my home PC to look the same?

Thanks,
Bingle

cartmen34 · 11-03-2004, 07:10 PM

control panel / User Accounts / change the way users log on and off.

uncheck the "Use the Welcome Screen" box.

Keep in mind this also gives you the Win2k'ish logon as well. Happy day.

bendsley · 11-04-2004, 06:23 AM

The one at your work, if you're logging into a domain of some sort won't allow you to use fast-user switching. This is for security reasons, as I would hope at your work if you are on a domain, you would be hitting control-alt-delete to get to the login screen.

The administrator can force this.

bingle · 11-04-2004, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartmen34

control panel / User Accounts / change the way users log on and off.

uncheck the "Use the Welcome Screen" box.

Keep in mind this also gives you the Win2k'ish logon as well. Happy day.

Beautiful, that did the trick. Thanks.

11-03-2004, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
bingle Crazy Location: California	Shutdown dialog box in XP OK, this should be quick... My XP PC at work, when I go to shut down, displays the Win2k dialog box, with a nice professional drop-down of shutdown options. However, my home PC still shows the fluffy XP dialog with the colorful buttons, despite all my other stuff (windows, task bar, etc) looking like win2k. Not sure how I got my work PC to be this way, how can I change my home PC to look the same? Thanks, Bingle

11-03-2004, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
cartmen34 Psycho Location: the hills of aquafina.	control panel / User Accounts / change the way users log on and off. uncheck the "Use the Welcome Screen" box. Keep in mind this also gives you the Win2k'ish logon as well. Happy day. __________________ "The problem with quick and dirty, as some people have said, is that the dirty remains long after the quick has been forgotten" - Steve McConnell

11-04-2004, 06:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	The one at your work, if you're logging into a domain of some sort won't allow you to use fast-user switching. This is for security reasons, as I would hope at your work if you are on a domain, you would be hitting control-alt-delete to get to the login screen. The administrator can force this. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."