Subj : Re: Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP To : All From : ant@zimage.comANT Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:14 pm Path: eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!n ews.glorb.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews ..com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED! not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 02:11:34 -0600 Subject: Re: Disable/Remove "turn off computer" option in locked Windows XP Pro. SP3? Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public. windowsxp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public ..windowsxp.setup References: From: Ant Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:11:33 -0800 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:42.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/42.0 SeaMonkey/2.39 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Lines: 31 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 45.50.15.139 X-Trace: sv3-kC5o+KheKFUN9CBBFn5IsVFxbQTk3FF4sYpTa2AQz814Sik+Bs19eUpMxJZ5VUi0aWa/8nUd06j 4tOF!FcOjhJ1whgxW+D5r9SX747egY3xyNtKn4WM1pPjN+K9Z6oaTmB539fSQx5RQdYMbaCbsIBLH2u ck!91qWU8Rc+sqdaXD6k1wgQ9rX7YJRWg== X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 3176 Xref: mx02.eternal-september.org microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:126468 microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware:10643 microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:31793 >> I was cleaning my computers' keyboards and desk earlier, and I >> accidently shut down and rebooted my locked Windows XP Pro SP3 from >> its keyboard input. I assume it is because of the turn off option. Is >> there a way to remove/disable it? > > I remember doing that, often, but it has been long since I last set > up an XP system from scratch. I can't remember how I did it, before, but > looking at my current XP setup, I find "Shutdown: Allow system to be > shut down without having to log on" in Administrative Tools -> Local > Security Policy -> Local Policies -> Security Options. Of course on my > XP system it is set to Disabled, because I always disabled it on the > systems I set up, to avoid the exact scenario you describe. :) Sorry I > can't remember if this is the only way to do it, or if there was > something easier I did. Thanks! That's perfect! Now, it is like my Debian/Linux box with no shutdown/reboot option. Thanks. :D -- "I do not believe that the Great Society is the ordered, changeless and sterile battalion of the ants. It is the excitement of becoming--always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting and trying again--but always trying and always gaining. In each generation--with toil and tears--we have had to earn our heritage again." --Lyndon B. Johnson Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) Chop ANT from its address if e-mailing privately. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .