Change default from "Shut Down" to "Restart" ??

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:22:12 -0500, BrianCaputo wrote:

Any way to change the default on the Start menu?

Too many times I Shut Down instead of Restart.
Minor but annoying.

Right click on Shutdown, then choose Properties.

Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Gene E. Bloch wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:22:12 -0500, BrianCaputo wrote:

Any way to change the default on the Start menu?

Too many times I Shut Down instead of Restart. Minor but annoying.

Right click on Shutdown, then choose Properties.

You can also right click on Taskbar, select Properties, and then the
Start Menu tab. I only mention that because right clicking Shut Down
doesn't do anything if you are running Classic Shell, like I am. Or you
can Shft-Start to bring up the default Start menu, then the Shut down
button will behave as you describe.
Crash

Atheism is a matter of faith, too.

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:23:41 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:22:12 -0500, BrianCaputo wrote:

> Any way to change the default on the Start menu?
>
> Too many times I Shut Down instead of Restart.
> Minor but annoying.

Right click on Shutdown, then choose Properties.

Yes, of course, but that's not what he wanted. He wanted to change the
*default* you get if you just click.

He might be interested in using the Shutdown gadget, as I do. It also
doesn't change the default, but it lets you directly click Shutdown,
Restart, or Lock, without having to right-click.

Ken Blake wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:23:41 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:22:12 -0500, BrianCaputo wrote:

Any way to change the default on the Start menu?

Too many times I Shut Down instead of Restart.
Minor but annoying.

Right click on Shutdown, then choose Properties.

Yes, of course, but that's not what he wanted. He wanted to change the
*default* you get if you just click.

That IS how you change the default. "Properties" brings up this window:
http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/Image1.gif
Crash

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On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:23:41 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:22:12 -0500, BrianCaputo wrote:

> Any way to change the default on the Start menu?
>
> Too many times I Shut Down instead of Restart.
> Minor but annoying.

Right click on Shutdown, then choose Properties.

Yes, of course, but that's not what he wanted. He wanted to change the
*default* you get if you just click.

He might be interested in using the Shutdown gadget, as I do. It also
doesn't change the default, but it lets you directly click Shutdown,
Restart, or Lock, without having to right-click.

Doing as Gene said allows you to set the *default* action to any one of six
choices. 'Restart' is included, as are 'Switch User', 'Log off', 'Lock',
'Sleep', and 'Shut down'. I think that's what the OP wanted.