Thanks for all your replies. I just realized that on most of
these PCs there is a security program called Fortres 101
installed. It prevents students from accessing the Start menu,
My Computer, Network Neighborhood, moving icons, installing
software...etc.
I feel foolish that I didn't realize this sooner. Even when
Fortres is disabled though, Ctrl+Alt+Del still reboots the pc on
SOME PCs (not all) notably AT-style PCs. That's what threw me.
So it must prevent the user from being able to end task even when
disabled.
Thanks again,
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Greenberg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Ctrl+Alt+Del reboots pc
> I, too, am confused by the responses to this problem. I have
built,
> repaired, re-built, re-installed, and so on, over 500 PC's in
the last 5-7
> years. These machines have included just about every PC on the
market,
> including name-brands and clones. I have NEVER had a
Ctrl+Alt+Del reboot a
> machine running Windows 95a, 95b, 95c, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 or
XP. I never
> worked much with Windows NT, but I don't recall it happening
with that OS
> either.
>
> Perhaps, as the original poster asked, there may be some
BIOS/CMOS setting
> on those computers that triggers a reboot. Mind you, I have
never seen
> this setting either, but it certainly is possible. Other than
that, I can
> tell you that it is not SUPPOSED to happen on the first
Ctrl-Alt-Del
> sequence with any of those OS's.
>
> Is it also possible that a particular type of keyboard could
trigger this
> response?
>
> At 07:43 AM 10/17/01, you wrote:
> >I have had Win 98 since it came out, and routinely use
ctrl/alt/del to
> >shutdown stuff running in the background before I do
installations or disk
> >defrags. I wrote an article about it for www.pcwin.com a
couple of years
> >ago. No one has ever mentioned to me that ctrl/alt/del will
shut down
> >your computer on the first hit on any version of Win 9x.
Maybe if you
> >press them and hold them down that happens, although I've
never heard that
> >either. I do it by holding down ctrl/alt, then tapping
delete, which
> >always brings up the dialog box showing running apps. I learn
something
> >new every day.
> >
> > >I appreciate your response, but I don't think you're totally
> > >familiar with what I'm referring to. I visit many computers
in
> > >my line of work, some of which are Integtra's, Compaq's,
American
> > >Computer, a lot of clone mfg's etc. I'm referring to a
general
> > >phenomena that I notice mostly on AT type computers that
many of
> > >them respond to Ctrl+alt+del, mainly with Win95 or later
(not Win
> > >3.1) running with a shutdown immediately. <Blip> whatever
> > >programs are open, unsaved files...etc you had open is gone
with
> > >shutdown upon one depression of those series of keys.
> > >
> > >Dan
>
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