how to create sleep-shortcut on desktop

[Nifrabar]

Hi,
On a netbook I mostly want the machine to go into sleep-mode instead of shutdown.
Is it possible to create such a shortcut on the desktop?
TIA
-Bart

 

[BadBigBen]

Here's how for XP:

1. Right-click the desktop and select New | Shortcut.
2. When the Create Shortcut wizard’s location text box appears, type: rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState
3. Give the shortcut a name like Suspend Now!

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PS:

[tt]
Shutdown: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s
Reboot: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r
Logoff: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -l
Standby: %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
Hibernate: %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Hibernate [/TT]

Ben
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[Nifrabar]

Hi Ben,
Thanks for your help.
But as this is a win7 forum......
Any idea howto in win7?
KR
-Bart

 

[flyboytim]

From here:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com...e/thread/4e57f536-50a8-4942-a84a-290b3dea1ffb

Create a batch file with the following:

@echo off
powercfg -h off
rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0
powercfg -h on

Then create the desktop shortcut and use the Browse to point to the batch file you created. Works perfectly.

It works perfectly, if you run as administrator.

There are reports that it causes hibernation if run as a user.

 

[Nelviticus]

Have a look at some of the desktop gadgets - I have one that has sleep, shutdown, logout, switch user and loads of other buttons. You can customise which ones appear and what order they're in, so you could have just the sleep button.

Unfortunately I'm at work at the moment on Win XP and can't remember what it's called. I found it in the online gadget gallery.

Nelviticus

 

[cmeagan656]

Some choices here. One of these is likely the one the Nelviticus was thinking of.

Hope this helps.

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[Nelviticus]

Ah yes - I think it was this one:
TOP - Vista Shutdown Control

Despite the name it's not just for Vista and doesn't just do shutdown.

Nelviticus

 

[Nifrabar]

Hi to all,
Thanks for all yr replies.
But I regret to say that none of them did what I want to achieve.
Get the machine in sleep or st.by.

The desktop gadget is nice but does not have st.by or sleep mode available.
The scripts are working fone for XP but in win7 it says I am not permitted to put the machine in hibernate mode. Than it shuts down the machine.

Any other suggestions?

KR
-Bart

 

[flyboytim]

If you get a message that you are not permitted to put the machine in hibernate mode, you are probably not running the script as administrator.

Open notepad and copy the following into a new file:

@echo off
powercfg -h off
rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0
powercfg -h on

Save this file to the desktop as standby.bat.

Right-click the newly created standby.bat and select Create shortcut

Right-click the new standby.bat shortcut, and on the Shortcut tab, select Advanced, and check the box for Run as administrator. You may need to give the administrator password.

The shortcut should now just send the system into standby. It does on Windows 7 Ultimate.

Perhaps the Netbook Windows 7 edition you have behaves differently, if this does not work.

 

[linney]

By default, clicking the Shut down button on the Start menu shuts down your computer. You can change this so that instead of shutting down, your computer logs you off, locks, restarts, goes into a sleep state, or goes into hibernation."



"Change what happens when you press the power button on your computer" is a Help and Support program's article.

 

[cmeagan656]

Right click on the Start Button, select Properties, and on the Start Menu tab select Sleep instead of Shutdown for the Power Button action. OK your way out.

You will now see Sleep as the default action when you hit the Start button.

Hope this helps.

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