Ctrl + Alt + Del

[bean52]

What is the purpose of pressing these keys at the Windows 2000 Logon Screen?

 

[SaltBoy]

Ummm... so you can log on? Security purposes, I guess.

 

[notfred]

Because if someone made a fake logon screen app, and you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, you'd get the "windows security" box w/ the task manager and stuff.

 

[LikeLinus]

yep, it's for security reasons

 

[Mean MrMustard]

So is it for security?

 

[bean52]

Originally posted by: notfred
Because if someone made a fake logon screen app, and you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, you'd get the "windows security" box w/ the task manager and stuff.

cool, that makes sense.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: notfred
Because if someone made a fake logon screen app, and you hit CTRL+ALT+DEL, you'd get the "windows security" box w/ the task manager and stuff.

that's interesting..

 

[vi edit]

It's a reverse psychology trick implemented by the NT team. In WindowsNEANDERTHAL...errr I mean Win9X, ctrl + alt + del was BAAAAAAAAAAAD and you didn't do it unless you absolutely had to. So, the genius minds in the NT development team decided to make this the necessary keystrokes needed to log onto the terminal. It was in hopes that the inept would avoid pushing it keeping them THAT much further from causing undue harm to precious workstations and servers.

 

[guyver01]

but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

 

[LikeLinus]

use your tongue or toes

 

[prodigy]

Sticky Keys

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Windows has built in handicapped software that takes care of it.

 

[skace]

I always assumed it was remote security, so that if someone remotely connected to your machine, they wouldn't be able to send cltr-alt-delete to your machine (it would send it to their own machine instead). Of course, now every single remote connect utility has a "send cltr-alt-delete to host" function, so it is really moot. It could still be good protection against an application that looks like a logon, but said application would not be running first thing at bootup anyways (pre-logon).

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Microsoft is racist: They don't want people with only 2 fingers to use Windows NT.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: skace
but said application would not be running first thing at bootup anyways (pre-logon).

Many computers are always running, and people just log in when they need to use them.

 

[The Stigenator]

okay the original Ctrl+Alt+Del was done so that if a trojan horse was there, it would be cleared out of memory (because it looks for that sequence to reboot) and it wont note down your password.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Microsoft is racist: They don't want people with only 2 fingers to use Windows NT.

I wasn't aware that there was a race with only two fingers.....how interesting.

 

[tarheelmm]

I thought it was ALt+Ctrl+Delete??

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Microsoft is racist: They don't want people with only 2 fingers to use Windows NT.

ITYM, Prejudiced. Unless you know of a race that has the ability to read and only has 2 fingers?

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Microsoft is racist: They don't want people with only 2 fingers to use Windows NT.

I wasn't aware that there was a race with only two fingers.....how interesting.

I guess they are the race which makes the tequila of the same name.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Microsoft is racist: They don't want people with only 2 fingers to use Windows NT.

I wasn't aware that there was a race with only two fingers.....how interesting.

uhm.. how about the handicapped three-toed sloth?

the handicapped one only has two toes

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Since "Alt" and "Ctrl" are right next to each other, you can hit both keys with one finger.

ZV

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: guyver01
but what if you only have one finger on each hand... how can you press 3 keys???

Since "Alt" and "Ctrl" are right next to each other, you can hit both keys with one finger.

ZV

on my keyboard... alt & ctrl are separated by the WIN-key
:|

 

[bean52]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
use your tongue or toes

...or penis.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: bean52

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
use your tongue or toes

...or penis.

Remind me never to use your penis...umm...keyboard