Someone at Uni has messed with my PC...

[Cobra]

Not quite sure what they have done, but basically i they have removed all the turnoff options from the start/ctrl-alt-delete screens ... !

I have a suspicion that they used regedit.exe as that was the last thing in the run menu ... !

So yeh, basically i think they have changed my user rights so i can't switch off ... how do i get it back?? Help pleeeeeease

[Al_Fallujah]

Did they remove the options on the Start Button?

Click start, bottom right there is a brown sleep button, and a lock button. Right next to that is an arrow button with other options. Shutdown should be there.

If not, go to Control Panel to change the sleep button to a shutdown.

Open the Control Panel and click on Power Options. Select the Power Plan that you have selected and click on the blue

[Mazza]

And give em' a good ol' kick up the bum

[Cobra]

Thankyou Al_fallujah, but I tried and it didn't work I think I explained the problem slightly wrongly, see screenshot below. I think he edited the system registry or something and removed the options...something to do with user rights possibly?? regedit.exe


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Any other ideas ?  :) Thankyou again.

And indeed Mazza, there I will get him back ... sleep with his girlfriend or something haha!

[Al_Fallujah]

Are you part of a larger network?
Do you have Vista SP1?

It sounds like they are using a switch in the Group Policy editor to prevent you from shutting down. Group Policy has an option to "Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep and Hiberate Commands".

SP1 removed the Group Policy editor, but it can be re-installed/re-activated.  Google it a bit. I don't have time to look today, sry.

[th3flyboy]

I got no clue except google.

[Al_Fallujah]

Go to start>run, and type GPEdit.msc and see if anything opens.
The control for it may or may not be installed. I am not at all familiar with the tool, so if it opens, explore at your own risk.