It works on xp home. Nice to know. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <davidwhitehead1...@cogeco.ca> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 4:39 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] sleep;
Hello there; Just learned something interesting, You can create icon for sleep on the desktop by doing the following; 1. Right Click in the desired location (On the Desktop or in a folder) So, either press the f5key, or, ctrl+spacebar to unselect icons. 2. Select New -> Shortcut Press applications key, down or up arrow and enter on, or right arrow to open; New sub-menu, And arrow and enter on Shortcut. 3. In the "Type the location of the item" field enter the following Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep 4. Click/enter Next This will create a shortcut with the name rundll32 Change the name/shortcut to "sleep Now, tab finish press enter. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/