Turning Your Computer On And Off; Logging Off; Turning On Your Computer; Turning Off Your Computer - Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 Notice

Turning Your Computer On and Off

Turning On Your Computer
Turning Off Your Computer
Logging Off
User Accounts and Fast User Switching

Turning On Your Computer

Press the power button (labeled

Turning Off Your Computer

NOTICE: To avoid losing data, save and close any open files and exit any open programs before you shut down your operating system and turn off
your computer.
NOTE: As an alternative to turning off your computer, you can set your computer to enter
1. Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start button, and then click Turn Off Computer.
2. In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process finishes.

Logging Off

Microsoft® Windows® XP allows multiple users to access a single computer with their own settings. Each user can enter a password to restrict access to their
settings and files, and each user can log off without turning off the computer. To log off the computer:
1. Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start button, and then click Log Off.
2. In the Log Off Windows window, click Log Off.
You can use Fast User Switching to allow multiple users to access one computer without requiring the previous user to log off. For additional information, see
"User Accounts and Fast User Switching."
User Accounts and Fast User Switching

Adding User Accounts

) to turn the computer on.
standby or hibernate mode.