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[chriss03]

if i may add my 2 cents:
why three keys to perform this function?
use KeyTweak
http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/
and reassign F12, or better, the half-moon [put xp in standby] key to do perform this function.
just when was the last time you actually used F12 to do anything? or put the system into standby?

[LindaA]

Oh, great! Yet ANOTHER hard-to-remember key combo! (aka, "shortcut.") I simply set my monitor's shut-off time via the "Power Options" function (which I usually have set to "Energy Star.") MUCH easier! I also use my monitor's power button. I guess these methods work best only for us home-computer users, though. I guess at the office, it may be a different matter.

[FireArcher1957]

Instead of hitting a hotkey, I just simply hit the power button on the monitor... works like a charm

[shanedr]

I chortled with glee at the thought of Rick Broida and others reading FireArcher1957's response. Sometimes people become too involved in their computers to think clearly.

[smax013]

FireArcher1957 said:

Instead of hitting a hotkey, I just simply hit the power button on the monitor... works like a charm

Actually, the article already addressed this:

"Yeah, I know, it's called the Power button. But that doesn't help laptop users. And some monitors take awhile to restart after being powered off."

[ukanth]

You could use MonitorES ( http://code.google.com/p/monitores )

[Mrcemtp]

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Oh, great! Yet ANOTHER hard-to-remember key combo! (aka, "shortcut.") I simply set my monitor's shut-off time via the "Power Options" function (which I usually have set to "Energy Star.") MUCH easier! I also use my monitor's power button. I guess these methods work best only for us home-computer users, though. I guess at the office, it may be a different matter.

Power button? How about for those who have all-in-one PCs that are part of the monitor itself? Or laptop users?