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Title: Possible solution: one button to shut down question
Post by: bdsjake on February 16, 2004, 12:32:21 am

Thanks to prior threads on this I was able to get 98 to shutdown with one press of button.  Now, working on my second cab computer, its an older Dell 400, I am certain it is a momentary button.   Runs Win98SE.  when I press the button it shuts off immediately, does not seem to go through windows shut down process like when I use the start button to shut down.  But, weird thing its when I start up again, I do not get an error message stating windows was shut down improperly and if I want to scan disk the hard drive.

Any suggestions?  Or is it okay?

Thanks,

Title: Re:one button to shut down question
Post by: crashwg on February 16, 2004, 01:53:48 am

check "power options" in your control panel, maybe there will be something there, but I haven't used 98 in like 2 years so I may be wrong on that ::)

Title: Re:one button to shut down question
Post by: Nightmare03 on February 16, 2004, 09:48:32 am

On my 233 mhz mame comp the bios takes over and just shuts straight down and i cant change it, so i use mamewah to shutdown on exit

Title: Re:one button to shut down question
Post by: eightbit on February 16, 2004, 09:14:14 pm

Check your power options in the bios, some computers support a clean shutdown others don't.

Title: Re:one button to shut down question
Post by: bdsjake on February 16, 2004, 10:37:01 pm

i checked both power options in bios and in control panel, couldn't get it figured out.

anyway I could program a button to send the correct keyboard commands to do a proper windows soft shut down (and what would they be)?

I note newest hagstrom encoder allow you to send a string of keyboard commands with one button press.

thanks,

Title: Re:Possible solution: one button to shut down question
Post by: bdsjake on February 17, 2004, 12:26:26 pm

Do any of you Windows 98 gurus know if it would be possible to program a button to send the proper soft shutdown command?

For example, If the buttun could send CTRL-ALT-DEL, then ALT-S, that would seem to do it.  I note Hagstrom encoders says it can send a string or macro of commands.

or, is there a keyboard command to open the "start" button, you could then use arrow keys and enter to shutdown.

thanks,

Title: Re:Possible solution: one button to shut down question
Post by: drunkatuw on February 17, 2004, 12:32:23 pm

Ctrl+Esc, u, s will shut down a computer from the start menu.

Title: Re:Possible solution: one button to shut down question
Post by: bdsjake on February 17, 2004, 04:12:15 pm

ah, thanks, I new someone here would help!

Title: Re:Possible solution: one button to shut down question
Post by: eightbit on February 17, 2004, 09:58:25 pm

Check your front end for options to shut down the computer. Mamewah has the option to do this.