CTRL+ALT+DEL

[Guest]

Thank you for taking your time to look at this post.

I am working on a machine that will not allow me to get to the RUN command
via the START button. (Is there another way???)

When I do a CTRL+ALT+DEL, and look at the Applications tab, I get nothing!
I KNOW there are applications running, since I have Spy Sweeper, NIS, and
others in the system tray at the bottom.

I have run updated Spy Sweeper, NAV, Spybot, & Adaware, and although I
located and removed various items, this problem still plagues me.

I want to get into RUN so I can access msconfig so I can check out the start
up menu.

I appreciate any help you are willing to provide. Again, thank you.

Don in Tucson
AizA

 

[Doug Kanter]

Thank you for taking your time to look at this post.

I am working on a machine that will not allow me to get to the RUN command
via the START button. (Is there another way???)

When I do a CTRL+ALT+DEL, and look at the Applications tab, I get nothing!
I KNOW there are applications running, since I have Spy Sweeper, NIS, and
others in the system tray at the bottom.

I have run updated Spy Sweeper, NAV, Spybot, & Adaware, and although I
located and removed various items, this problem still plagues me.

I want to get into RUN so I can access msconfig so I can check out the
start
up menu.

I appreciate any help you are willing to provide. Again, thank you.

Don in Tucson
AizA

How about creating a shortcut to msconfig?

 

[Pennywise]

|>Thank you for taking your time to look at this post.
|>
|>I am working on a machine that will not allow me to get to the RUN command
|>via the START button. (Is there another way???)

WinKey+R will open a run command.

|>
|>When I do a CTRL+ALT+DEL, and look at the Applications tab, I get nothing!
|>I KNOW there are applications running, since I have Spy Sweeper, NIS, and
|>others in the system tray at the bottom.
|>
|>I have run updated Spy Sweeper, NAV, Spybot, & Adaware, and although I
|>located and removed various items, this problem still plagues me.
|>
|>I want to get into RUN so I can access msconfig so I can check out the start
|>up menu.
|>
|>I appreciate any help you are willing to provide. Again, thank you.
|>
|>Don in Tucson
|>AizA

 

[Guest]

Thank you both for the shortcut to MSCONFIG replies. Does anyone have any
idea why I do not see anything in the Applications tab after a ctrl+alt+del??

Thanx.

Don in Tucson
AizA

 

[Doug Kanter]

Thank you both for the shortcut to MSCONFIG replies. Does anyone have any
idea why I do not see anything in the Applications tab after a
ctrl+alt+del??

That's a mystery, at least to me.

 

[Pennywise]

|>Thank you both for the shortcut to MSCONFIG replies. Does anyone have any
|>idea why I do not see anything in the Applications tab after a ctrl+alt+del??

You mean your just seeing the CPU usage?

If so, just double click anywhere on it.

|>
|>"(e-mail address removed)" wrote:
|>
|>>
|>> |>Thank you for taking your time to look at this post.
|>> |>
|>> |>I am working on a machine that will not allow me to get to the RUN command
|>> |>via the START button. (Is there another way???)
|>>
|>> WinKey+R will open a run command.
|>>
|>> |>
|>> |>When I do a CTRL+ALT+DEL, and look at the Applications tab, I get nothing!
|>> |>I KNOW there are applications running, since I have Spy Sweeper, NIS, and
|>> |>others in the system tray at the bottom.
|>> |>
|>> |>I have run updated Spy Sweeper, NAV, Spybot, & Adaware, and although I
|>> |>located and removed various items, this problem still plagues me.
|>> |>
|>> |>I want to get into RUN so I can access msconfig so I can check out the start
|>> |>up menu.
|>> |>
|>> |>I appreciate any help you are willing to provide. Again, thank you.
|>> |>
|>> |>Don in Tucson
|>> |>AizA
|>>
|>> --
|>>
|>> Ten years of the internet http://tinyurl.com/7cjue
|>>

 

[Mike Mueller]

---answered inline-----

: Thank you for taking your time to look at this post.
:
: I am working on a machine that will not allow me to get to
the RUN command
: via the START button. (Is there another way???)

--- In task manager, >File >New Task(Run)

: When I do a CTRL+ALT+DEL, and look at the Applications
tab, I get nothing!
: I KNOW there are applications running, since I have Spy
Sweeper, NIS, and
: others in the system tray at the bottom.

----The Applications tab only shows items with an active UI,
either on screen or minimized, but not notifiction area
items (FKA system tray icons). Open one of those apps from
the notification area and it should be listed on the
Application tab. Notification Area items should always be
listed on the Processes tab
:
: I have run updated Spy Sweeper, NAV, Spybot, & Adaware,
and although I
: located and removed various items, this problem still
plagues me.

---Which problem?
The application tab is how it works by design.
The Run command is missing because XP was configured
that way. Try a Right Click on >Start >Properties >Start
Menu >Customize >Advanced. Work your way down the Start Menu
items list
:
: I want to get into RUN so I can access msconfig so I can
check out the start
: up menu.
:
: I appreciate any help you are willing to provide. Again,
thank you.
:
: Don in Tucson
: AizA

 

[Guest]

Thanks everyone. Yeah, I guess this machine does not have a lot of items
open that have an active UI. As I open a proggy it DOES show in the
applications area.

Thanks to everyone who answered and provided their assistance! Have a great
one.

Don in Tucson
AizA