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What do i press

to re-start my computer?:o
If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Posts: 1,129 Forumite
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    Click on restart, it's in the same place as shutdown !
  • brenda_p_a
    brenda_p_a Posts: 411 Forumite
    geewhiz wrote: »
    Click on restart, it's in the same place as shutdown !

    Thank you,but is there another way like pressing "ctrl" with another button or something:confused: as well
    If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,619 Forumite
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    ctrl/alt/del all together

    when task manager box comes up there is a "Shut down" menu at the top

    winxp-task-manager.png

    task manager can also be accessed by right clicking with your mouse on the bottom right off your screen where the time is
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  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Posts: 1,129 Forumite
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    Press the windows key and r together to open a run command then type "shutdown -r" and press enter
  • brenda_p_a
    brenda_p_a Posts: 411 Forumite
    Browntoa wrote: »
    ctrl/alt/del all together

    when task manager box comes up the is a "Shut down" menu at the top

    task manager can also be accessed by right clicking with your mouse on the bottom right off your screen where the time is


    Brill,thanks b/t:T
    If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • brenda_p_a
    brenda_p_a Posts: 411 Forumite
    geewhiz wrote: »
    Press the windows key and r together to open a run command then type "shutdown -r" and press enter



    thanks g/w:T
    If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • brenda_p_a
    brenda_p_a Posts: 411 Forumite
    geewhiz wrote: »
    Press the windows key and r together to open a run command then type "shutdown -r" and press enter


    just tried that one and a box popped up saying windows cannot find and have i spelled it correctly which i had:o
    If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • Mattjimf
    Mattjimf Posts: 556 Forumite
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    Make sure you all you can see is the desktop and hold Alt and press F4 this brings up the shut down options
    Sometimes i surprise myself by being right.
  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Posts: 1,129 Forumite
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    You don't actually type the quotes, just shutdown -r
  • brenda_p_a
    brenda_p_a Posts: 411 Forumite
    geewhiz wrote: »
    You don't actually type the quotes, just shutdown -r


    I got it now,i did'nt type the quotes but i did'nt leave a gap.i had put "shutdown-r" instead of "shutdown -r":o
    If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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