Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Create a Standby Shortcut Icon

You can create a standby shortcut by using this method.
Right-click an empty area of your desktop
Select New>>Shortcut. This will invoke the Create Shortcut Wizard
In the text box, copy and paste the following code: %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
Click Next, then rename your shortcut to Standby or whatever youwant
Click Finish.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:28 PM

    Excellent Tip!!!

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  2. Glenn 8D8:32 PM

    Thanks this is how to create a standby Shortcut, but not how to create the graphic or "Icon" that will represent Standby. I'm looking for an Icon file, dll, icn, exe, etc.
    I think a picture of a computer with pause symbol ||, like the pause printer Icon I found at the end of the %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll file. :)

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  3. Anonymous10:43 PM

    You can get the Standby icon at

    http://www.veryicon.com/icons/application/sleek-xp-software/windows-stand-by-2.html

    Andy

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  4. Anonymous9:01 AM

    Unfortunately, the above creates no standby shortcut, but a hibernate shortcut.

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