Windows Vista Default Shutdown Set To Restart

#1 My name is Bob

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Posted 23 July 2007 - 12:20 AM

Does anyone know how to set the default shutdown option to restart?

All the setting have only Sleep or Shutdown, I never want my computer to sleep and there is the power button to turn it off.

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Posted 23 July 2007 - 05:34 AM

Are you saying that there's no Sleep option in the Shutdown button on the Start menu?

I recall that we addressed this issue recently (it was about hibernation)...just a sec, let me check....

I'm back! :huh:

Here's the link to the post: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/ind...st&p=569786

FWIW - while the fix "fixed" my system - it's reverted back to the way it was before the fix. So I suspect that there's a program on my system that is preventing it from staying permanently. So, try the fix and see if it helps you - if not we'll suggest other fixes.

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#3 My name is Bob

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Posted 29 July 2007 - 06:23 PM

Thanks for the reply.

I want to be able to do this:

Click Start menu, click Shut Down, click Ok and my computer will restart.

At the moment if I follow that process it will sleep because sleep is the default selection on the Shut Down screen. I want to change the default option from sleep to restart.