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How to cancel/replace the Stand By button at the Turn off computer menu in win xp sp2 ?.
I wrote in the Power options properties : Never to System standby and also tried to enable hibernation, but there is no change.
my motherboard(if necessary):Gigabyte K8nsc-939.

Thanks in advance

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Quick summary and practical options (for , and responding to ): the Stand By button on XP's "Turn Off Computer" dialog is part of the shutdown UI — setting the power scheme to "Never" will stop automatic standby but does not remove the button. Holding Shift while the dialog is open swaps Stand By for Hibernate; that is the built‑in toggle. (flylib.com)

If the goal is "replace Stand By with Hibernate" permanently (common request), enable Hibernate in Control Panel > Power Options first, then add the registry values used by the Microsoft KB/hotfix so the Hibernate button appears by default. The usual registry path is:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Shutdown]
"ShowHibernateButton"=dword:00000001
"HibernateAsDefault"=dword:00000001

Reboot after adding those values. On XP SP2 you could also apply Microsoft hotfix KB893056 (SP3 includes the fix). Follow the KB/hotfix instructions / reboot. (xvii.au)

If hiding the power commands entirely is acceptable, Group Policy can remove Shut Down / Restart / Sleep / Hibernate from the Start menu (User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Start Menu and Taskbar → "Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands"). That removes all those choices for users. (learn.microsoft.com)

Advanced: modifying the shutdown dialog itself (msgina.dll) can force different buttons or remove controls, but that requires resource editing, replacing a protected system DLL and is risky — Windows File Protection will interfere and a bad change can break logon. Back up the DLL, have the XP CD handy, and only attempt this if comfortable with system restore/repair. There are how‑tos showing the resource edit and the WFP caveats. (askvg.com)

Troubleshooting notes: if Stand By/Hibernate are greyed out or misbehave, check ACPI support in BIOS and Device Manager (computer type should show ACPI), update chipset/video drivers, and confirm hiberfil.sys exists and hibernation is enabled. (learn.microsoft.com)

(Registry edits and DLL replacement can brick a system — back up first.)

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what do you mean cancel the standby button? Do you mean stop the computer from going into standby by itself? I personally dont understand the question ;).

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what do you mean cancel the standby button? Do you mean stop the computer from going into standby by itself? I personally dont understand the question ;).

cancel the standby button=It won't appear or will be replaced by something else.

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I dont this this is possible. There are tweaks thought to hide shutdown and log off options. If you want ill point these out to you.

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