Windows XP Prank – Remove the Shutdown Button

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:56:18 +0000

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If you want to play a trick on someone in Windows XP, you can prevent them from shutting down their PC by disabling the shutdown button.

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In the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Create a new DWORD value named NoClose with a data value of 1. Exit the Registry and reboot in order for the change to take effect. You won’t be able to shut down Windows in the normal manner from now on, use the shutdown -r or -s command instead from the run field.

If you want to reenable normal shutdowns, delete the NoClose value.

Remember always backup your registry!

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Prevent Windows XP Disasters – Backup your System

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:20:59 +0000

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In Windows XP it is not uncommon to have experienced a corrupt registry or a missing DLL file, or having a blue screen of death. So best prepare yourself by backing up your system files on a regular basis. Prevent a disaster and having to restore your entire operating system, just backup your files, so you can restore them if needed later.

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Windows XP Prank – Remove the Shutdown Button

Prevent Windows XP Disasters – Backup your System