Hardware run and shutdown button.

[Prime]

My start menu is missing a shutdown button and the run command. I'm running Windows XP Home edition btw.

can anyone help? i can get the shutdown button back by editing the Registry but i cant get to the Registry if i have no run button.

 

[rhyguy]

ctrl alt del and then there is run in the file menu

 

[jtroye32]

ctrl+alt+del to bring up the task manager.

click on the "Applications" tab then click the "New Task..." button and type in regedit

 

[Samutz]

WindowsKey+R will also bring up the Run dialog.

Also, you should be able to get the Run button back byright-clicking the Start button, selecting Properties, clicking Customize, then the Advanced tab. There's a list of all the crap you can enable/disable, including the Run command.

 

[Urza]

If it just disappeared out of nowhere, its probably a trojan. I would run a check asap.

 

[GrayFox Cap]

Like Urza mentioned, it could be some malware affecting your computer.

Also, sometimes system administrators remove those buttons on purpose. Do you have anyone else that uses that computer?

If you cannot open the run dialog, perhaps you could get in the command prompt and run "regedit"

 

[Prime]

it is ok people. I did a system restore to yesterday and it works now. I'm doing a virus scan to check on any nasty things.

@Scarlem: I AM the system administrator lol

 

[GrayFox Cap]

Hahah, just checking :-)

System Restore, I gotta hand it to Microsoft, sometimes it can do amazing things.

I'm glad things are lookin' up though!