add the new .exe file to the list of start-up programs

1. go to the internet - any browser
2. follow this link - autohotkey.../download/
3. make a script for any combination on the keyboard
4. it should look like this:
!space::run C:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe (example)
(the exclamation mark stand for alt)
5. compile the script
6. and the new .exe file to list of start-up programs

do not worry all of the things you need are in the download (help file, example, compiler, and add-ons you can use if you want). And yes for all of you paranoid people at there THIS IS VIRUS FREE.

First hit in google but it wasn’t what I was looking for. But i’ll ask anyway:

Yes Ctrl+alt+del in Vista is annoying, but does anyone know of a way to utilise this new menu?

IE, adding your own list items to the ctrl+alt+del menu, and using it as a quick home screen?

after an hour or 2 of more browsing i gave up and decided to change the shortcut myself, but wait, u cant change the shortcut to that file, nor can you use ctrl+alt+del because its already being used!

the quick fixes to these is to create a shortcut and place that shortcut where ever you wish(mines on my desktop for secondary ease of access) and change the keyboard shortcut of that file shortcut to something similar to ctrl+alt+del, ctrl+alt+end works for me, del and end are right beside each other and using end still makes sense because what do u use the task manager for other than ending programs.

winvistacl...m/t70.html

Here describes how to change registery to directly open Task manager

TIP: i found it’s not that hard to do if you use your left hand and hit both ctrl+shift with your thumb and press esc with your middle finger(cause it’s the longest)…not that bad really.

“If you happen to use the welcome screen (You get a menu of logins when you start your computer) then ctrl+alt+del brings up task manager directly. If you don’t use the welcome screen (you get a box asking for username and password) then ctrl+alt+del brings up the menu.”

If the computer happens to be on a domain, the welcome screen is usually disabled. Which means, again, that it asks for a username/password.

*Note the usually. There is apparently a setting that lets ctrl+alt+del bring up task manager while still having the welcome screen disabled. (see infinity’s post)

Duh’s post tried to sum this up as well, but apparently people don’t listen.

segamanxero: Your school’s 2000 computers are probably on a domain, while your XP computers in your home are probably not. See earlier in this post for details.

I2aMpAnT: See infinity’s post.

bobmilkman: See Duh’s post.

I hope I summed this up rather well. Any other corrections would be appreciated.

First of all: Fast user switching, if enabled will pop you the task manager.

Second: A windows 2k/Xp computer on a windows domain with no further configuration or policies will pop a “windows Security” window with all of the above options.

However, if the domain admin wanted so, he can enable group/domain/local policies to force the normal CTRL-ALT-DELETE behaviour.

That’s it …

I2aMpAnT….I jumped to no more conclusions then the author of this article.

Anybody who uses XP or 2000 ON A DOMAIN will see this list if they press CTRL+ALT+DEL. ANY windows domain….the way a user changes their password is by hitting CTRL+ALT+DEL and selecting Change Password. Google “Change Domain Password” to see for your self.

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC is easy to hit with one hand….hit CTRL+SHIFT with your left thumb and ESC with your left middle finger.

ctrl+alt+del is always the choice of keys i use to bash in anger when something goes wrong. now they want me to press ctrl+alt+esc??? i just did that in XP pro it did two things, messed up my hand (i need to goto the hospital), and it scrambled my currently open windows. anyways the time it takes you to click the extra stuff with ctrl+alt+del in vista your computer could already froze on you. if i want the task manger, i want it now; so i can attempt to stop the issue quickly before it messes me up. i also don’t wanna break my hand in the process

oh and by the way “duh”… window 2000 brings up the thing with all those buttons and the option of the the task manager. XP home, XP pro they bring up the task manger directly. The computer i am using right now is XP pro, my moms old laptop (i miss her) is XP home. and I’ve used computers at school with 2000. and I’ve pretty much used the task manger countless times, so i know what I’m talking bout. not to be a “knowitall”