What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate the task
manager?

dwight wrote:
> What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate the task
> manager?
you can "run" -> type "taskmgr"

On Feb 23, 8:28 pm, dwight <dwi...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate the task
> manager?

Two words: system restore.

"dwight" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8A5C36E7-DCAE-47FF-8E79-(E-Mail Removed)...
> What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate the
task
> manager?

It depends. What happens right now when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del?

dwight <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate the task
>manager?

Try using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and see if that will work.

What does happen when you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete?

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Although this are very basic responses, they are a start. I have tried
ctl-alt esc and it does not work. We can rule that out.

When I type in taskmgr and "run", I get an error message that "Another
program is currently using this file."

I have tried using system restore and I get a message that says "it can't
restore my computer to the current restore point".

When I push the ctl-alt-del keys, nothing happens.

My next step is to run the xp repair from my xp installation disk.


"Ron Martell" wrote:

> dwight <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate the task
> >manager?
>
> Try using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and see if that will work.
>
> What does happen when you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete?
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>

Maybe one of the keys is stuck or faulty on your keyboard. Greg T

"dwight" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7CF5B688-2982-4567-85D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Although this are very basic responses, they are a start. I have tried
> ctl-alt esc and it does not work. We can rule that out.
>
> When I type in taskmgr and "run", I get an error message that "Another
> program is currently using this file."
>
> I have tried using system restore and I get a message that says "it can't
> restore my computer to the current restore point".
>
> When I push the ctl-alt-del keys, nothing happens.
>
> My next step is to run the xp repair from my xp installation disk.
>
>
> "Ron Martell" wrote:
>
>> dwight <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate the
>> >task
>> >manager?
>>
>> Try using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and see if that will work.
>>
>> What does happen when you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete?
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
>> On-Line Help Computer Service
>> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>>
>> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
>> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>>

See below.

"dwight" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7CF5B688-2982-4567-85D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Although this are very basic responses, they are a start. I have tried
> ctl-alt esc and it does not work. We can rule that out.

*** Ron wrote "Ctrl+Shift+Esc", not "Ctrl+Alt+Esc".

> When I type in taskmgr and "run", I get an error message that "Another
> program is currently using this file."

*** Besi suggested that you should click Start / Run, then
*** type taskmgr
*** It is unclear what exactly you did to get this message.

> I have tried using system restore and I get a message that says "it can't
> restore my computer to the current restore point".
>
> When I push the ctl-alt-del keys, nothing happens.

*** Try a different keyboard.

> My next step is to run the xp repair from my xp installation disk.
>
>
> "Ron Martell" wrote:
>
> > dwight <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > >What can I do to restore the use of the ctl alt del keys to activate
the task
> > >manager?
> >
> > Try using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and see if that will work.
> >
> > What does happen when you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete?
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> > --
> > Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> > On-Line Help Computer Service
> > http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> > Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
> >
> > "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> > has never been in bed with a mosquito."
> >

"dwight" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Although this are very basic responses, they are a start. I have tried
> ctl-alt esc and it does not work. We can rule that out.

Is yours a typo? It's Ctrl-Shift-Esc (which is what Ron wrote).

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]