Shut Down option missing from Start Menu

DavidW1234 · 12-02-2004, 01:45 PM

The title just about says it all. The ability to shut down has disappeared. I am using Windows 98. Can't find any reference to this on Microsoft.com. Any ideas?

texboy · 12-02-2004, 03:12 PM

Create a shortcut on your desktop, type the following: C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE user,exitwindows

Open drive C, program files - copy this shorcut you created and place it into the Windows, System or System32 folder.

DavidW1234 · 12-05-2004, 08:02 AM

Thanks. That was useful as a work-round. But I'm still curious where Windows 98 stores the information about what should be in the lowest section of the Start Menu. I have multiple users, so presumably it's somewhere in the Profiles sub-directories. Any idea where and how to update this? Most likely location seems to be User.dat. ?? any thoughts?

Thanks again
D

morris · 12-05-2004, 11:35 AM

Hi D
First I have a question.

Do this, Only if you feel comfortable in the registry.

Click Start/Run
Type regedit and click OK.
Expand the User Key until you get to the Explorer folder.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Hilight the Explorer folder in the Left Pane.
In the Right Pane do you have this entry?
NoClose 0x00000001 [1]

DavidW1234 · 12-10-2004, 03:07 AM

Hi Morris, I begin to msee what's happened, but I don't know how.

I don't have the entry you describe. I have the following:

[icon ab] No Close "0"

There are a number of other similar entries with "0" and these also are missing. As well as telling me what the right entry should be, could you tell me the rules so that I can change the others too? or is it documented somewhere? I also notice that the user affected by this has no File menu in Explorer.

ANyway. Thanks for your help

David

morris · 12-10-2004, 07:25 PM

Do this, first backup the registry.
Click Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Information.
At the top of the System Information window click Tools
and click Registry Checker.
Click Yes to "Would you like to back it up again?"

After you backup the registry, navigate to the entry you found
[icon ab] No Close "0"

Right click on it and select Delete
click Yes to confirm Delete.

Close the registry. Log off and back on.

heinz57 · 12-10-2004, 07:48 PM

You could try scanreg /restore

DavidW1234 · 12-26-2004, 04:08 AM

All fixed,

Thanks for your help.

Is there a good source of information on the net on how to update WIndows registry entries?

Thanks again.

David

morris · 12-26-2004, 08:18 AM

Good to here you got it fixed.

Here's a couple sites you might want to check out.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...t6/wrkc31.mspx

http://www.winguides.com/registry/

http://theeldergeek.com/registry_edits.htm

12-02-2004, 01:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
DavidW1234 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9 OS: Win98	Shut Down option missing from Start Menu The title just about says it all. The ability to shut down has disappeared. I am using Windows 98. Can't find any reference to this on Microsoft.com. Any ideas?

12-05-2004, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
DavidW1234 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9 OS: Win98	Shut Down (& Logoff) missing Thanks. That was useful as a work-round. But I'm still curious where Windows 98 stores the information about what should be in the lowest section of the Start Menu. I have multiple users, so presumably it's somewhere in the Profiles sub-directories. Any idea where and how to update this? Most likely location seems to be User.dat. ?? any thoughts? Thanks again D

12-02-2004, 03:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
texboy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 136 OS: WinXP MCE Pro	Create a shortcut on your desktop, type the following: C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE user,exitwindows Open drive C, program files - copy this shorcut you created and place it into the Windows, System or System32 folder.

12-05-2004, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
morris Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: alabama, US Posts: 37 OS: XP/Windows 7 RC1	Hi D First I have a question. Do this, Only if you feel comfortable in the registry. Click Start/Run Type regedit and click OK. Expand the User Key until you get to the Explorer folder. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] Hilight the Explorer folder in the Left Pane. In the Right Pane do you have this entry? NoClose 0x00000001 [1]

12-10-2004, 03:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
DavidW1234 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9 OS: Win98	Hi Morris, I begin to msee what's happened, but I don't know how. I don't have the entry you describe. I have the following: [icon ab] No Close "0" There are a number of other similar entries with "0" and these also are missing. As well as telling me what the right entry should be, could you tell me the rules so that I can change the others too? or is it documented somewhere? I also notice that the user affected by this has no File menu in Explorer. ANyway. Thanks for your help David

12-10-2004, 07:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
morris Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: alabama, US Posts: 37 OS: XP/Windows 7 RC1	Do this, first backup the registry. Click Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Information. At the top of the System Information window click Tools and click Registry Checker. Click Yes to "Would you like to back it up again?" After you backup the registry, navigate to the entry you found [icon ab] No Close "0" Right click on it and select Delete click Yes to confirm Delete. Close the registry. Log off and back on.

12-10-2004, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
heinz57 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 94 OS: Windows XP Home	You could try scanreg /restore

12-26-2004, 04:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
DavidW1234 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9 OS: Win98	All fixed, Thanks for your help. Is there a good source of information on the net on how to update WIndows registry entries? Thanks again. David

12-26-2004, 08:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
morris Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: alabama, US Posts: 37 OS: XP/Windows 7 RC1	Good to here you got it fixed. Here's a couple sites you might want to check out. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...t6/wrkc31.mspx http://www.winguides.com/registry/ http://theeldergeek.com/registry_edits.htm