Its risky because some programs may not be able to write data back in time but in my view, screw that program. Just make sure you've saved any docs you've got open. Who cares about the rest. Backup your registry. Change the long ms setting to a smaller number. Best to start with first. Hope that helps.
PCmag wrote that Microsoft is trying to get users to use the hybrid sleep mode instead of shutting down. I have used it by setting my laptop power options to sleep when I close the lid. But still, when I want to shut down, shut down now dang it!!!!
My opinion is that Vista sucks anyway. This isn't the only problem I've had with it by a long shot. Sure there has been some potentially cool advances and tools for master users. But Microsoft doesn't seem to get that the important thing is the user experience, not their vision of how you should interact with your own comptuter. So I'm moving to linux. I've built a kubuntu 8 beta with kde desktop server machine and I really like it. I have full control and can change what I want.
There are plenty of productivity programs in the open source world so I don't miss hardly a thing. I am probably soon going to partition this Vista laptop and setup ubuntu linux on it as my default OS and use Vista only for those rare things where I dont' have a choice program wise. I figure that if someone has to learn enough to make registry edits on Vista to make it work, why not just go for full control????? Microsft said Vista was a work in progress.
Why not then go to an OS where the progress has been much greater. However, be advised that altering windows registry should be done by your computer administrator as it may cause serious damage to your windows. Make sure you have a full backup of your registry or operating system before doing so.
Perform this at your own risk! You may also simply download the registry file I have created and double click on that. Again, perform this task at your own risk. I want to shut down my engineering departments computers without saving every open drawing and task. Scooter Diver: Some programs do save data automatically and treat it like the program crashed — e. Microsoft Word, etc. If someone is in front of the computer there is a switch in the program that asks a person if they want to continue to shut down.
You can also, train people to save data before walking away from their computer. Hey this is a great help! My comp is in my room and my lil sis likes to go on it late at night and stay up on it. There is a more simple and easy way. Final Countdown. Thank you. The dvd software would override the auto-sleep function in the power management settings. This works like a charm. Hopefully will save a few bucks on my power bill. I never knew you could schedule a shutdown like that.
I desire to shut down my engineering departments computer systems without having saving each and every open drawing and undertaking. My computer shutdowns unexpected. Architects London » Go to your Event Viewer and see if you can find the message under one of the Windows log files — System, Application, etc. It might be there and provide enough information to help you out. Your email address will not be published.
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