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| Thread ID: 113233 | 2010-10-10 23:29:00 | Adding AddingAutoEndTasks to the registry | tuiruru (12277) | Press F1 |
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| 1143455 | 2010-10-10 23:29:00 | Hi I'm trying to force vista to shutdown and one of the suggestions is: Registry File: AutoEndTasks Function: To end running tasks and automatically shutdown How to change: a. Go to “Start”, click “Run” and type “regedit” to open Windows Registry directory b. Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop c. Look for the Registry Key called AutoEndTasks . Right-click, select Modify and Change the value to 1. d. Exit Windows Registry However when I get there the AutoEndTasks entry isn't there. What, exactly, do I have to do to create it. I can rightclick "New" but then I don't know which thing(s) to choose. Thanks |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1143456 | 2010-10-10 23:42:00 | You should have added this to this pressf1.co.nz Instead of creating another post Its probably new / DWord (32 bit), then type in AutoEndTasks, then dbl click on this entry then change it to 1. Then reboot then see if it works |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1143457 | 2010-10-11 00:18:00 | Sorry Speedy - you're right Done it now by selecting New > String Value and changing it to 1. It seems to work OK and has solved the problem. There's one or two other things I'm going to try and I'll add the ones that work to the original post Thanks |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1143458 | 2010-10-11 00:45:00 | Is this the same laptop?? forums.pcworld.co.nz It sounds like its had nothing but probs |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1143459 | 2010-10-11 03:41:00 | Hi Speedy Yeah, same one! The hard drive failure didn'y help but me and the lappie have bonded so that's why I'm trying to prevent a repeat of last year and am chasing the imaging/ backup situation in another thread. Boy, you've got a good memory! |
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