Windows XP turn off button has gone!

Hey guys,

im new to this forum and i always used to come here for my probs with windows etc so i joined

basically, my computer used to be going fine until a virus popped up, and i have removed it with norton, but after that i realised that when i need to shut my computer off or restart etc, the turn off button is not there! Any ideas? It's really annyoing because i have to log off and then shut it off...


Thanks in advance!

 

Is it available with Task Manager [Ctrl-Alt-Del]?
Running XP home or pro?

 

Nope nothing there..

and im running windows XP Pro


thanks!

 

Are you sure the system is now clean?
Any possibility of doing a system restore to a known good point

Here's a link which shows how to turn off the restrictions.
If you did not change the policies then surely it must have been the virus.
I don't know if you noticed, but the 'turn off' may be missing from the logon screen too.

It would be advisable to create a restore point before changing the registry.

It's possible that the registry entries do not in fact exist.
In that case I am at a loss.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/noclose.htm

 

oh right, yes you are right, it probably was a virus.

ill try that out and see what happens

thanks for your help!

 

ay man also try avast 4 and edited by ddp or buy it and search your computer then it should b clean