change sleep icon the start menu

I had a bit of confusion the first few times I tried to shut the computer down because what looked like the "Shut Down" button was actually the "Sleep button." I'm used to the line crossing over the circle indicating "Power" or "Shutdown", not "Sleep". So, after four times pulling the plug on my computer (because it would turn off the monitor, spin down the hard drive, but never shut down) and then getting the subsequent improper shutdown, I actually read the tool tip to see what was going on. It was only then that I went to that little arrow button on the side to find the full list of shut down options.
I could not find a way to customize the function of this button. I never use the sleep function on my computers, and would much prefer the quick button on the Start Menu to be Shut Down. As the icon used has always, in my experience, meant "Shut Down" when on a computer screen, I did not even bother to read for a tool tip. After all, the Shut Down button on the XP startup menu gave me an option how I wanted to shut down, so why would I expect anything different from a similar-looking button on Windows Vista? Very confusing.
By the way, if anyone has a way to change the function of this button that I haven't seen yet, let me know. As I said, I don't use Sleep Mode, so I'd much rather the button be assigned to true system shutdown if at all possible.
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"Carl" wrote in message

I had a bit of confusion the first few times I tried to shut the computer down because what looked like the "Shut Down" button was actually the "Sleep button." I'm used to the line crossing over the circle indicating "Power" or "Shutdown", not "Sleep". So, after four times pulling the plug on my computer (because it would turn off the monitor, spin down the hard drive, but never shut down) and then getting the subsequent improper shutdown, I actually read the tool tip to see what was going on. It was only then that I went to that little arrow button on the side to find the full list of shut down options.
I could not find a way to customize the function of this button. I never use the sleep function on my computers, and would much prefer the quick button on the Start Menu to be Shut Down. As the icon used has always, in my experience, meant "Shut Down" when on a computer screen, I did not even bother to read for a tool tip. After all, the Shut Down button on the XP startup menu gave me an option how I wanted to shut down, so why would I expect anything different from a similar-looking button on Windows Vista? Very confusing.
By the way, if anyone has a way to change the function of this button that I haven't seen yet, let me know. As I said, I don't use Sleep Mode, so I'd much rather the button be assigned to true system shutdown if at all possible.
Thanks
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I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)

"Carl" wrote in message

I had a bit of confusion the first few times I tried to shut the computer down because what looked like the "Shut Down" button was actually the "Sleep button." I'm used to the line crossing over the circle indicating "Power" or "Shutdown", not "Sleep". So, after four times pulling the plug on my computer (because it would turn off the monitor, spin down the hard drive, but never shut down) and then getting the subsequent improper shutdown, I actually read the tool tip to see what was going on. It was only then that I went to that little arrow button on the side to find the full list of shut down options.
I could not find a way to customize the function of this button. I never use the sleep function on my computers, and would much prefer the quick button on the Start Menu to be Shut Down. As the icon used has always, in my experience, meant "Shut Down" when on a computer screen, I did not even bother to read for a tool tip. After all, the Shut Down button on the XP startup menu gave me an option how I wanted to shut down, so why would I expect anything different from a similar-looking button on Windows Vista? Very confusing.
By the way, if anyone has a way to change the function of this button that I haven't seen yet, let me know. As I said, I don't use Sleep Mode, so I'd much rather the button be assigned to true system shutdown if at all possible.
Thanks
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I think the simbol they used is right. It's not a power simbol with the line inside the circle but a STANDBY simbol with the line over the circle.
I agree that that this should not be the default option for the main power button on the start menu. The best solution will be to have an option for selecting the button behaviour from the options available on the small arrow menu or that the button remembers the last option used and changes according to it.
Best regards, Angel.

I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)

I completely agree Angel. When i want to restart or turn off my pc I have to click that little side button on the start menu. I'd rather it be a big fat button. Something easier to target quickly.
"Angel Massa" wrote:

I think the simbol they used is right. It's not a power simbol with the line inside the circle but a STANDBY simbol with the line over the circle.
I agree that that this should not be the default option for the main power button on the start menu. The best solution will be to have an option for selecting the button behaviour from the options available on the small arrow menu or that the button remembers the last option used and changes according to it.
Best regards, Angel.
I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)

You can change what that button does Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Power Options. Look on the left pane.
"vampyre~" wrote in message

I completely agree Angel. When i want to restart or turn off my pc I have to click that little side button on the start menu. I'd rather it be a big fat button. Something easier to target quickly.
"Angel Massa" wrote:
I think the simbol they used is right. It's not a power simbol with the line inside the circle but a STANDBY simbol with the line over the circle.
I agree that that this should not be the default option for the main power button on the start menu. The best solution will be to have an option for selecting the button behaviour from the options available on the small arrow menu or that the button remembers the last option used and changes according to it.
Best regards, Angel.
I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)


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Darn. That's for the PC Power button.
"DJExtreme" wrote in message

You can change what that button does Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Power Options. Look on the left pane.
"vampyre~" wrote in message I completely agree Angel. When i want to restart or turn off my pc I have to click that little side button on the start menu. I'd rather it be a big fat button. Something easier to target quickly.
"Angel Massa" wrote:
I think the simbol they used is right. It's not a power simbol with the line inside the circle but a STANDBY simbol with the line over the circle.
I agree that that this should not be the default option for the main power button on the start menu. The best solution will be to have an option for selecting the button behaviour from the options available on the small arrow menu or that the button remembers the last option used and changes according to it.
Best regards, Angel.
I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)


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Youi're on the right track. It's under the advanced power options (it's a small link, easy to miss).
"DJExtreme" wrote in message

You can change what that button does Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Power Options. Look on the left pane.
"vampyre~" wrote in message I completely agree Angel. When i want to restart or turn off my pc I have to click that little side button on the start menu. I'd rather it be a big fat button. Something easier to target quickly.
"Angel Massa" wrote:
I think the simbol they used is right. It's not a power simbol with the line inside the circle but a STANDBY simbol with the line over the circle.
I agree that that this should not be the default option for the main power button on the start menu. The best solution will be to have an option for selecting the button behaviour from the options available on the small arrow menu or that the button remembers the last option used and changes according to it.
Best regards, Angel.
I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)


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Does this complaint look familiar, Andre?
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

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"Carl" wrote in message I had a bit of confusion the first few times I tried to shut the computer down because what looked like the "Shut Down" button was actually the "Sleep button." I'm used to the line crossing over the circle indicating "Power" or "Shutdown", not "Sleep". So, after four times pulling the plug on my computer (because it would turn off the monitor, spin down the hard drive, but never shut down) and then getting the subsequent improper shutdown, I actually read the tool tip to see what was going on. It was only then that I went to that little arrow button on the side to find the full list of shut down options.
I could not find a way to customize the function of this button. I never use the sleep function on my computers, and would much prefer the quick button on the Start Menu to be Shut Down. As the icon used has always, in my experience, meant "Shut Down" when on a computer screen, I did not even bother to read for a tool tip. After all, the Shut Down button on the XP startup menu gave me an option how I wanted to shut down, so why would I expect anything different from a similar-looking button on Windows Vista? Very confusing.
By the way, if anyone has a way to change the function of this button that I haven't seen yet, let me know. As I said, I don't use Sleep Mode, so I'd much rather the button be assigned to true system shutdown if at all possible.
Thanks
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It's not on the left bar, though. You need to click to customize one of the power plans. The link is there, just above the save button.
"Tim Payne" wrote in message

Youi're on the right track. It's under the advanced power options (it's a small link, easy to miss).
"DJExtreme" wrote in message
You can change what that button does Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Power Options. Look on the left pane.
"vampyre~" wrote in message I completely agree Angel. When i want to restart or turn off my pc I have to click that little side button on the start menu. I'd rather it be a big fat button. Something easier to target quickly.
"Angel Massa" wrote:
I think the simbol they used is right. It's not a power simbol with the line inside the circle but a STANDBY simbol with the line over the circle.
I agree that that this should not be the default option for the main power button on the start menu. The best solution will be to have an option for selecting the button behaviour from the options available on the small arrow menu or that the button remembers the last option used and changes according to it.
Best regards, Angel.
I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)


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I have that same exact symbol on my stereo, dvd player, and computer power switches. My pc at work also uses the same symbol on the power button.
"Angel Massa" wrote in message

I think the simbol they used is right. It's not a power simbol with the line inside the circle but a STANDBY simbol with the line over the circle.
I agree that that this should not be the default option for the main power button on the start menu. The best solution will be to have an option for selecting the button behaviour from the options available on the small arrow menu or that the button remembers the last option used and changes according to it.
Best regards, Angel.
I was a little confused at first as well, because you are right, Microsoft decided to use the universal symbol for a power switch on the sleep button..I'm really baffled as to how they dropped the ball on that one, but I have submitted feedback, please do the same. The more feedback they get, the more likely they are to change it. besides that, it's really annoying to click the little arrow button which you use for all the other power options..when you have this nice big useless sleep button just sitting there :)

I had a bit of confusion the first few times I tried to shut the computer down because what looked like the "Shut Down" button was actually the "Sleep button." I'm used to the line crossing over the circle indicating "Power" or "Shutdown", not "Sleep". So, after four times pulling the plug on my computer (because it would turn off the monitor, spin down the hard drive, but never shut down) and then getting the subsequent improper shutdown, I actually read the tool tip to see what was going on. It was only then that I went to that little arrow button on the side to find the full list of shut down options.
I could not find a way to customize the function of this button. I never use the sleep function on my computers, and would much prefer the quick button on the Start Menu to be Shut Down. As the icon used has always, in my experience, meant "Shut Down" when on a computer screen, I did not even bother to read for a tool tip. After all, the Shut Down button on the XP startup menu gave me an option how I wanted to shut down, so why would I expect anything different from a similar-looking button on Windows Vista? Very confusing.
By the way, if anyone has a way to change the function of this button that I haven't seen yet, let me know. As I said, I don't use Sleep Mode, so I'd much rather the button be assigned to true system shutdown if at all possible.
Thanks
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