Shortcut that mimicks Ctrl+Alt+Del

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Pegasus \(MVP\)

Does anyone know how to make a shortcut that has
the same effect as pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del? I need one
for Remote Desktop session, where the shortcut is
Ctrl+Alt+End, which is something that my clients
keep forgetting.
 
The design of Windows XP is such that, unless security is already compromised
in some other way, only the WinLogon process, a trusted system process, can receive
notification of this keystroke combination (because it is the first to register the keyboard hook).
This keystroke combination is thus a secure attention key. A user pressing Control-Alt-Delete
can be sure that it is the operating system (specifically the WinLogon process), rather than a
third party program, that is responding to the key combination, and that it is therefore safe to
enter a password. It was chosen as the secure attention key in Windows, thus no shortcut
is available.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Does anyone know how to make a shortcut that has
| the same effect as pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del? I need one
| for Remote Desktop session, where the shortcut is
| Ctrl+Alt+End, which is something that my clients
| keep forgetting.
 
Pegasus said:
Does anyone know how to make a shortcut that has
the same effect as pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del? I need one
for Remote Desktop session, where the shortcut is
Ctrl+Alt+End, which is something that my clients
keep forgetting.
Click to expand...

Instead of trying to create something else they will forget, just let them
learn. heh
 
What's wrong with the Start Menu.


WindowsSecurity Method
Displays the Windows Security dialog box.

object.WindowsSecurity
Parameter Description
object Required. An object expression that evaluates to a Shell object.


Remarks
Using this method provides the same results as pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE or using the security option that is on the Start menu when you connect using Microsoft® Terminal Server®.
 
Hi Pegasus;

Did you find a way around that? Sorry to be so dense but what does
Ctrl+Alt+End do in an RD session?

John
 
Carey Frisch suggested that it cannot be done. His explanation
sounds resonable.

Ctrl+Alt+End does to the RD session what Ctrl+Alt+Del does
to an ordinary Windows session.
 
Pegasus said:
Ctrl+Alt+End does to the RD session what Ctrl+Alt+Del does
to an ordinary Windows session.
Click to expand...

I see, I wasn't sure. Some of the functions available at the
Ctrl+Alt+Del sequence are available via commands or shortcuts. For
example: rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

But I don't know how to actually circumvent the SAK or SAS to get to the
actual Ctrl+Alt+Del screen, or at least not without replacing the
msgina, even then I wouldn't be sure how to accomplish it.

John
 
Right click desktop - create new shortcut

Use this file:

%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

click next, give it a name, example "Lock Workstation"

Click Finish

Right click shortcut - change icon - use this file to browse

%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll

Choose the icon to represent the shortcut (I chose the lock)

Click OK, Click Apply, Click OK. There you go! Can't help you with the
log on - it tells you anyway if you do it wrong. Good Luck!
 
Why don't you create a script that uses SendKeys to do that key combination
you require? You can then create a link to the Desktop...
 
Pegasus \(MVP\) said:
Does anyone know how to make a shortcut that has
the same effect as pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del? I need one
for Remote Desktop session, where the shortcut is
Ctrl+Alt+End, which is something that my clients
keep forgetting.
Click to expand...
You can also create a shortcut that performs the CTRL-ALT-DEL action for you
(very useful in environments where OSK is not accessible.) Create a shortcut to the following:
C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Double-click that shortcut to access the CTRL-ALT-DEL screen.
 
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