Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

 

 

I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

 

 

Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

The only thing the people will start doing is start pulling their hair out.

 

Finding things in windows 7 is akin to looking for the needle in the

 

haystack.

 

 

 

PDFrank wrote:

 

 

> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

>

 

> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>

 

> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

 

 

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On 7/13/2010 9:47 PM, Tony wrote:

 

> The only thing the people will start doing is start pulling their hair out.

 

> Finding things in windows 7 is akin to looking for the needle in the

 

> haystack.

 

 

 

You can't be that dumb...can you?

 

Oops...you are!

 

>

 

> PDFrank wrote:

 

>

 

>> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

>>

 

>> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

>> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>>

 

>> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

>

 

> --

 

> The Grandmaster of the CyberFROG

 

>

 

> Come get your ticket to CyberFROG city

 

>

 

> Nay, Art thou decideth playeth ye simpleton games. *Some* of us know proper

 

> manners

 

>

 

> Very few. I used to take calls from *rank* noobs but got fired the first day

 

> on the job for potty mouth,

 

>

 

> Hamster isn't a newsreader it's a mistake!

 

>

 

> El-Gonzo Jackson FROGS both me and Chuckcar

 

>

 

> Master Juba was a black man imitating a white man imitating a black man

 

>

 

> Using my technical prowess and computer abilities to answer questions beyond

 

> the realm of understandability

 

>

 

> Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday

 

>

 

>

PDFrank wrote:

 

 

> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start

 

> Menu?

 

 

 

No, I don't like it at all. I use Classic Shell:

 

http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

 

 

 

Without it, I would not run Windows 7, as a matter of fact, I dual

 

booted Vista and Win7 and never ran WIn7 except to test various start

 

menu fixes. Once I found Classic Shell I deleted Vista and have been

 

fine with Windows 7 as my only OS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--

 

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The Usenet Improvement Project:

 

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On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:08:45 -0400, PDFrank scrawled:

 

 

> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

>

 

> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>

 

> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

 

 

It is actually better once its tamed. Create a restore point and start

 

fiddling, but take notes as you go.

 

 

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Customize-the-Start-menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--

 

You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes.

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:08:45 -0400, PDFrank wrote:

 

 

>Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

 

 

I'm satisfied with the "Windows 7 Start Menu" to the extent that I

 

haven't bothered removing it and I have no shortcuts on my desktop.

 

 

 

I've dragged shortcuts to my favourite programmes to the Start Menu and

 

find them conveniently available.

 

 

>I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

>Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>

 

>Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

 

 

LOL, wish you luck.

 

 

 

"How-To Geek" send out a free daily email with tips which you may be

 

interested in subscribing to.

 

 

 

This mornings email coincidently detailed how to:

 

"Show the Classic ?All Programs? Menu in the Start Menu in Windows 7"

 

 

 

The second URL below will allow you to peruse their various tips without

 

needing to subscribe to their free daily email.

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/email-subscription/

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/tag/windows-7/

 

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John

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:47:27 -0400, Tony wrote:

 

 

> The only thing the people will start doing is start pulling their hair

 

> out. Finding things in windows 7 is akin to looking for the needle in

 

> the haystack.

 

 

 

Rubbish.

"PDFrank" wrote in message

 

news:4c3d1c34$0$3848$6d36acad@usenetnewsserver.com...

 

> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

>

 

> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>

 

> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

 

 

I really don't understand why everyone makes such a fuss over

 

a menu. The new one works, you can choose whatever program

 

you want from it. What's so great about one over the other?

 

I have no preference. It works, and that's good enough for me.

 

If MS decides to change the menu format once again in Win 8,

 

I'll adapt to that. I'm old enough to have been in on the first

 

wave of microcomputers (that's what we called personal

 

computers back then) and there was no standardization of

 

anything. If you had ten software packages, you had ten different

 

key layouts, ten different ways of getting help, ten different ways of

 

exiting the program, etc. We had to be flexible! There wasn't even

 

WordStar to standardize functions. Don't be a Luddite! Roll with

 

the punches.

 

 

 

Tom Lake

Tom Lake wrote:

 

 

> I really don't understand why everyone makes such a fuss over

 

> a menu.

 

 

 

Because they like what they are familiar with, and they don't like the

 

removal of choice.

PDFrank wrote:

 

> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

>

 

> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>

 

> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

 

 

 

 

I got used to it rather quickly.

 

 

 

The anly thing I'm annoyed if is the fact,

 

 

 

that clicking on shutdown shuts down without a confirmation dialogue.

 

 

 

Why I don't like this?

 

 

 

Next to toe shutdown button is the very small 'options' section, which

 

you have to click

 

 

 

if you want to

 

- log in as other user

 

- log off

 

- suspend

 

- hibernate

 

 

 

 

 

It happened already several times to me, that I

 

shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

 

 

I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

 

 

The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

XS11E wrote:

 

> PDFrank wrote:

 

>

 

>> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start

 

>> Menu?

 

>

 

> No, I don't like it at all. I use Classic Shell:

 

> http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

 

>

 

> Without it, I would not run Windows 7, as a matter of fact, I dual

 

> booted Vista and Win7 and never ran WIn7 except to test various start

 

> menu fixes. Once I found Classic Shell I deleted Vista and have

 

> been fine with Windows 7 as my only OS.

 

 

 

Me, too. Due to a computer meltdown and subsequent replacement, I went

 

directly from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 (an obvious step backward).

 

You can imagine my joy when I discovered Classic Shell.

 

--

 

Crash

 

 

 

English is not my native tongue I'm an American.

On 7/14/2010 3:59 AM, News123 wrote:

 

> PDFrank wrote:

 

>> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

>>

 

>> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

>> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>>

 

>> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

>

 

>

 

> I got used to it rather quickly.

 

>

 

> The anly thing I'm annoyed if is the fact,

 

>

 

> that clicking on shutdown shuts down without a confirmation dialogue.

 

>

 

> Why I don't like this?

 

>

 

> Next to toe shutdown button is the very small 'options' section, which

 

> you have to click

 

>

 

> if you want to

 

> - log in as other user

 

> - log off

 

> - suspend

 

> - hibernate

 

>

 

>

 

> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>

 

> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>

 

> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

 

 

Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

 

 

--

 

"There are no jobs that Americans

 

will not do. There are jobs Americans

 

will not be hired for because an

 

illegal alien has taken it."

 

 

 

"Illegal Alien = Job Thief"

 

 

 

http://www.bobhatch.com

 

http://www.tdsrvresort.com

 

http://www.keepazsafe.com/

"Sunny Bard" wrote in message

 

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> Tom Lake wrote:

 

>

 

>> I really don't understand why everyone makes such a fuss over

 

>> a menu.

 

>

 

> Because they like what they are familiar with, and they don't like the

 

> removal of choice.

 

>

 

 

 

Succinct and to the point, but you forgot to add that anything new should be

 

an improvement on what it is replacing.

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

Jeff

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:18:48 -0700, Bob Hatch wrote:

 

 

> On 7/14/2010 3:59 AM, News123 wrote:

 

>> PDFrank wrote:

 

>>> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

>>>

 

>>> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

>>> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

>>>

 

>>> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> I got used to it rather quickly.

 

>>

 

>> The anly thing I'm annoyed if is the fact,

 

>>

 

>> that clicking on shutdown shuts down without a confirmation dialogue.

 

>>

 

>> Why I don't like this?

 

>>

 

>> Next to toe shutdown button is the very small 'options' section, which

 

>> you have to click

 

>>

 

>> if you want to

 

>> - log in as other user

 

>> - log off

 

>> - suspend

 

>> - hibernate

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

>> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>>

 

>> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>>

 

>> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

>

 

> Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

 

 

Nah, way too easy :-)

 

 

 

This thread seems to me to be a religious one, so I have nothing further to

 

post here for fear that I'll offend someone (everyone?)

 

 

 

--

 

Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Bob Hatch wrote:

 

>>

 

>> that clicking on shutdown shuts down without a confirmation dialogue.

 

>>

 

>> Why I don't like this?

 

>>

 

>> Next to toe shutdown button is the very small 'options' section, which

 

>> you have to click

 

>>

 

>> if you want to

 

>> - log in as other user

 

>> - log off

 

>> - suspend

 

>> - hibernate

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

>> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>>

 

>> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>>

 

>> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

>

 

> Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

Thanks for this tip.

 

 

 

Well I changed it now to lock screen.

 

At least less annoying than an unvolontary shutdown.

 

 

 

Still not very ergonomic in my opinion at last with a small screen and

 

touchscreen / touchpen.

 

 

 

I'd prefer to have two level menu, but one can't have everything :-(

Gene E. Bloch wrote:

 

>>> if you want to

 

>>> - log in as other user

 

>>> - log off

 

>>> - suspend

 

>>> - hibernate

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

>>> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>>>

 

>>> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>>>

 

>>> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

>> Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

>

 

> Nah, way too easy :-)

 

 

 

Believe it or not, I never thought about right clicking on this button.

 

It's not exactly what I was looking for, but already better than before.

 

 

>

 

> This thread seems to me to be a religious one, so I have nothing further to

 

> post here for fear that I'll offend someone (everyone?)

 

 

 

In this group it's very easy to offend and to be offended.

 

I read worse threads though.

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:57:24 +0200, News123 wrote:

 

 

> Gene E. Bloch wrote:

 

>>>> if you want to

 

>>>> - log in as other user

 

>>>> - log off

 

>>>> - suspend

 

>>>> - hibernate

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

>>>> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

>>> Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

>>

 

>> Nah, way too easy :-)

 

>

 

> Believe it or not, I never thought about right clicking on this button.

 

> It's not exactly what I was looking for, but already better than before.

 

 

 

To be honest, although I have read about the option on the shut-down button

 

before, I never thought of it either. I just couldn't resist the

 

opportunity to inject some minor sarcasm :-)

 

 

>> This thread seems to me to be a religious one, so I have nothing further to

 

>> post here for fear that I'll offend someone (everyone?)

 

>

 

> In this group it's very easy to offend and to be offended.

 

> I read worse threads though.

 

 

 

See the remark about minor sarcasm -)

 

 

 

Since it is, ISTM, a matter of personal preference and not a factual

 

matter, when opinions are so strong it's best to keep quiet - whether I

 

agree with a particular individual or not...

 

 

 

--

 

Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:54:16 +0200, News123 wrote:

 

 

>Bob Hatch wrote:

 

>>>

 

>>> that clicking on shutdown shuts down without a confirmation dialogue.

 

>>>

 

>>> Why I don't like this?

 

>>>

 

>>> Next to toe shutdown button is the very small 'options' section, which

 

>>> you have to click

 

>>>

 

>>> if you want to

 

>>> - log in as other user

 

>>> - log off

 

>>> - suspend

 

>>> - hibernate

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

>>> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>>>

 

>>> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>>>

 

>>> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

>>

 

>> Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

>Thanks for this tip.

 

>

 

>Well I changed it now to lock screen.

 

>At least less annoying than an unvolontary shutdown.

 

>

 

>Still not very ergonomic in my opinion at last with a small screen and

 

>touchscreen / touchpen.

 

>

 

>I'd prefer to have two level menu, but one can't have everything :-(

 

 

 

Someone (Seth?) posted instructions here recently on how to make a

 

shortcut that will do a Shutdown and another that will do a Restart.

 

You could create one or both of those shortcuts and then place them in

 

a more convenient place of your choosing.

"Gordon" wrote in message

 

news:i1jm14$l5p$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:47:27 -0400, Tony wrote:

 

>

 

>> The only thing the people will start doing is start pulling their hair

 

>> out. Finding things in windows 7 is akin to looking for the needle in

 

>> the haystack.

 

>

 

> Rubbish.

 

 

 

OK. Suppose a few days ago I wrote something in MS Word. I have just

 

written an email message to a friend and I want to send what I wrote as an

 

attachment. Tell me how easy it is to attach it.

You just keep on dreaming in your may believe world of windows 7. Falling for

 

microshit's snowjob that it's good. Yeah, good for nuthin'.

 

 

 

Frank wrote:

 

 

> On 7/13/2010 9:47 PM, Tony wrote:

 

> > The only thing the people will start doing is start pulling their hair out.

 

> > Finding things in windows 7 is akin to looking for the needle in the

 

> > haystack.

 

>

 

> You can't be that dumb...can you?

 

> Oops...you are!

 

> >

 

> > PDFrank wrote:

 

> >

 

> >> Does anyone actually PREFER this to the "classic" Windows Start Menu?

 

> >>

 

> >> I know there are third-party add-ons that will give me a "classic" Start

 

> >> Menu, but I'm going to work with the one I have for now.

 

> >>

 

> >> Maybe I'll figure out why the "new" way is 'better.'

 

> >

 

> > --

 

> > The Grandmaster of the CyberFROG

 

> >

 

> > Come get your ticket to CyberFROG city

 

> >

 

> > Nay, Art thou decideth playeth ye simpleton games. *Some* of us know proper

 

> > manners

 

> >

 

> > Very few. I used to take calls from *rank* noobs but got fired the first day

 

> > on the job for potty mouth,

 

> >

 

> > Hamster isn't a newsreader it's a mistake!

 

> >

 

> > El-Gonzo Jackson FROGS both me and Chuckcar

 

> >

 

> > Master Juba was a black man imitating a white man imitating a black man

 

> >

 

> > Using my technical prowess and computer abilities to answer questions beyond

 

> > the realm of understandability

 

> >

 

> > Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday

 

> >

 

> >

 

 

 

--

 

The Grandmaster of the CyberFROG

 

 

 

Come get your ticket to CyberFROG city

 

 

 

Nay, Art thou decideth playeth ye simpleton games. *Some* of us know proper

 

manners

 

 

 

Very few. I used to take calls from *rank* noobs but got fired the first day on

 

the job for potty mouth,

 

 

 

Hamster isn't a newsreader it's a mistake!

 

 

 

El-Gonzo Jackson FROGS both me and Chuckcar

 

 

 

Master Juba was a black man imitating a white man imitating a black man

 

 

 

Using my technical prowess and computer abilities to answer questions beyond the

 

realm of understandability

 

 

 

Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday

"Tony" wrote in message news:4C3D415F.F77E0BFA@TheDeli.Sandwich...

 

 

 

The only thing the people will start doing is start pulling their hair out.

 

Finding things in windows 7 is akin to looking for the needle in the

 

haystack.

 

 

 

Rubbish. Stop re-posting your twaddle. Or is this the only reply you can come up with?

"Tony" wrote in message news:4C3E15ED.8C7219F2@TheDeli.Sandwich...

 

 

 

You just keep on dreaming in your may believe world of windows 7. Falling for

 

microshit's snowjob that it's good. Yeah, good for nuthin'.

 

 

 

So post some EVIDENCE instead of random rantings...

"johnbee" wrote in message news:i1l3q0$jgq$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

 

 

 

 

"Gordon" wrote in message

 

news:i1jm14$l5p$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:47:27 -0400, Tony wrote:

 

>

 

>> The only thing the people will start doing is start pulling their hair

 

>> out. Finding things in windows 7 is akin to looking for the needle in

 

>> the haystack.

 

>

 

> Rubbish.

 

 

 

OK. Suppose a few days ago I wrote something in MS Word. I have just

 

written an email message to a friend and I want to send what I wrote as an

 

attachment. Tell me how easy it is to attach it.

 

 

 

Eh? As easy as in ANY OS.

 

Several ways.

 

Do Start-search, type in your search parameter, when the document shows, do Right-click-send to mail recipient.

 

Or Open Word, do Recent Documents, open, send to mail recipient.

 

How many ways do you WANT to do it? There's at LEAST another two.

 

Is this a SERIOUS question or are you just posting bullshit?

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote in message

 

news:1773gq42x0sg$.1cgf1v8zhbxjk$.dlg@40tude.net...

 

> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:57:24 +0200, News123 wrote:

 

>

 

>> Gene E. Bloch wrote:

 

>>>>> if you want to

 

>>>>> - log in as other user

 

>>>>> - log off

 

>>>>> - suspend

 

>>>>> - hibernate

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

>>>>> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

>>>> Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

>>>

 

>>> Nah, way too easy :-)

 

>>

 

>> Believe it or not, I never thought about right clicking on this button.

 

>> It's not exactly what I was looking for, but already better than before.

 

>

 

> To be honest, although I have read about the option on the shut-down

 

> button

 

> before, I never thought of it either. I just couldn't resist the

 

> opportunity to inject some minor sarcasm :-)

 

>

 

>>> This thread seems to me to be a religious one, so I have nothing further

 

>>> to

 

>>> post here for fear that I'll offend someone (everyone?)

 

>>

 

>> In this group it's very easy to offend and to be offended.

 

>> I read worse threads though.

 

>

 

> See the remark about minor sarcasm -)

 

>

 

> Since it is, ISTM, a matter of personal preference and not a factual

 

> matter, when opinions are so strong it's best to keep quiet - whether I

 

> agree with a particular individual or not...

 

>

 

> --

 

> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

 

 

 

As a matter of opinion, I think that Windows 7 is very configurable but in

 

rather odd ways, and it is not all that easy and obvious to find out that

 

things can be changed.

 

 

 

Just as an example, and to show how easy it is to get hold of the wrong end

 

of the stick, the help in Win 7 on this actual subject goes on about what

 

happens when you 'press the power button'. What happens on my PC when I

 

press the power button is that it switches it off when it's on and on when

 

it's off (toggles on/off to use a coinage) . I had the damn thing a couple

 

of weeks before I realised that they did not mean press the power button,.

 

they meant click on the shut down button (strictly speaking, left click it)

 

when the PC is on. I realise that they can't call it the shut down button

 

but power button is not the correct nomenclature unless they caption it

 

power, which would be daft, but that should have made them realise the

 

mistake.

"News123" wrote in message news:4c3e07d8$0$10059$426a34cc@news.free.fr...

 

> Bob Hatch wrote:

 

>>>

 

>>> that clicking on shutdown shuts down without a confirmation dialogue.

 

>>>

 

>>> Why I don't like this?

 

>>>

 

>>> Next to toe shutdown button is the very small 'options' section, which

 

>>> you have to click

 

>>>

 

>>> if you want to

 

>>> - log in as other user

 

>>> - log off

 

>>> - suspend

 

>>> - hibernate

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> It happened already several times to me, that I

 

>>> shut down my PC accidentally when I just anted to login as other user.

 

>>>

 

>>> I there were any trick for that I'd be glad.

 

>>>

 

>>> The rest of the start menu is IMHO mainly different, not worse.

 

>>

 

>> Right click on the button and change it to the option you prefer.

 

> Thanks for this tip.

 

>

 

> Well I changed it now to lock screen.

 

> At least less annoying than an unvolontary shutdown.

 

>

 

> Still not very ergonomic in my opinion at last with a small screen and

 

> touchscreen / touchpen.

 

>

 

> I'd prefer to have two level menu, but one can't have everything :-(

 

>

 

 

 

Googling 'shutdown confirmation windows 7' gives quite

 

a few hits. One of the easiest ways to create a dialog

 

box on shutdown is to enable the Shutdown Event Tracker.

 

 

 

If your version of Win7 supports the group policy editor:

 

Start menu > In the Search box enter 'gpedit.msc'

 

Double click gpedit.msc to run it and go to:

 

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.

 

 

 

Select 'System' on the left and on the right find:

 

Display Shutdown Event Tracker.

 

Double-click to open it and select Enabled.

 

 

 

Now when you shutdown there will be a dialog box opened and to

 

activate the OK button select a drop-down item.

 

 

 

If you haven't got the Group Policy Editor you can get the same

 

result by editing the registry.

 

Copy the following reg file into a blank text document and save it as Shutdown.reg

 

Right-click Shutdown.reg and select 'Merge'.

 

(If you have 32 bit Win7 then delete the second part of this reg file.)

 

(If you have 64 bit Win7 then you need both parts.)

 

 

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

 

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability]

 

"ShutdownReasonOn"=dword:00000001

 

"ShutdownReasonUI"=dword:00000001

 

 

 

This section needed for 64 bit Win7

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability]

 

"ShutdownReasonOn"=dword:00000001

 

"ShutdownReasonUI"=dword:00000001