control alt del keys will not work to bring up task manager

[Guest]

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

 

[besi]

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

you can "run" -> type "taskmgr"

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

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

Two words: system restore.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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?

 

[Ron Martell]

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

 

[Guest]

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.

 

[Greg T]

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

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

See below.

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.

 

[Rock]

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).