Disabled The Shutdown Button? help urgent

anyone knows how to disable the keyboard shutdown button? via registry?

anyone knows how to disable the keyboard shutdown button? via registry?

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I dont know how to do that to the shutdown button, but if you were ever seeking to disable your Windows Key you can read this article:

http://www.pctools.com/guides/

 

You'll find most of your Windows Registry Tweaks & some excellent Registry Tutorials listed at: http://www.pctools.com/guides/

 

All the best

I've looked for this before, there are some programs that will do it for you, but I'm pretty sure they're just disabling something in the registry or something that could be done without a program running. I just opened up my keyboard and took them out and covered the holes with electrical tape since my keyboard's black.

I've looked for this before, there are some programs that will do it for you, but I'm pretty sure they're just disabling something in the registry or something that could be done without a program running.  I just opened up my keyboard and took them out and covered the holes with electrical tape since my keyboard's black.

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lol, nice suggestion

 

and thnx for the link earthling

i think you can disable it from keyboard options in control panel.. remember seeing it there.

another option is to get the code of the keys you're pressing with a keylogger of some kind. and then with that code you could get it blocked. never done so however, it's just a suggestion. i don't have a shutdown button, but i can imagine it's problematic if you press it by accident

another option is to get the code of the keys you're pressing with a keylogger of some kind. and then with that code you could get it blocked. never done so however, it's just a suggestion. i don't have a shutdown button, but i can imagine it's problematic if you press it by accident

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Yeah.. those shutdown buttons are nasty and always get into your way. I've tried so many different types of keyboards and have generally come to hate the ones with those shutdown/mail/search/program launcher buttons.. They are more of a hindrance than being of any advantage. I mean with those kbs, everytime I tried to do a PrintScreen or Break/Pause I've invariably landed up pressing the shutdown - with of course disastrous results in the middle of some important work. Darned thing doesn't even stop to warn you.. Call me an old timer if you will - but I still think those old 102 key layout keyboards are still the best.. specially the clicky ones - coz they last like hell and extremely sturdy - besides providing you with that enjoyable clicky, springy feeling every time you hit a key...

Hey! This reminds me something about my sister's computer. Its a hp computer forgot the series name of it. I think there is something wrong with the main shutdown button on it. OK here's what happens, you press the shutdown/on button to turn the computer on. The computer starts normally, and it reaches the boot screen, the computer just stops working properly. I'm very sure the computer is still on and it's not something to do with the monitor. OK after saying all the details, let me tell you the funny part. When i switched off the main power socket, the whole machine turned off right? When i switched it back on a few seconds later, the computer started the whole process again. Any ideas to the problem?

I think its a virus, forgot what its called, but it was pretty rampant last year! Its purpose is to shut down your computer, preventing you from using it. If I'm correct, it was developed by some microsoft hater, and came out around the same time as the tooBIG.exe which makes your computer lag like crazy!