did you know that CTRL+ALT+Num(.) opens the Task Manager? :o

[Kaido]

Edit: oops, sorry everyone, typed in the wrong keys, the correct ones are ctrl + alt + numberpad period


just found it out by accident...

ctrl + alt + the period on the numkey pad = opens Windows Task Manager in Win XP

neato! 🙂

 

[TechnoPro]

Doesn't work on my system. Running XP Pro SP2. Tried with number lock both on and off.

 

[Nothinman]

Ctrl+Alt probbaly does, since with numlock off it would just be Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Which is extremely annoying when most people expect Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up the GINA screen.

 

[TechnoPro]

GINA?

 

[Nothinman]

Graphical Identification and Authentication

The lock, logout, taskmgr, etc screen that appears in all NT versions except XP Home and XP Pro with autologin enabled.

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Graphical Identification and Authentication

The lock, logout, taskmgr, etc screen that appears in all NT versions except XP Home and XP Pro with autologin enabled.

Thanks!

Always looking to add a new acronym to my vocabulary.

 

[Nothinman]

It's essentialy the logon process, it's supposed to be hard-coded to respond to Ctrl+Alt+Del so that you know you're talking to the NT GINA after you hit that, but apparently MS decided that wasn't an important aspect of security any more.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Graphical Identification and Authentication

The lock, logout, taskmgr, etc screen that appears in all NT versions except XP Home and XP Pro with autologin enabled.

Ditto. How the heck do you get that back, in XP Pro? I really miss being able to hit C-A-D and either Logout or Lock the workstation. (Very useful for cleaning HID devices, to prevent anomolous input commands.)

My current workaround is to set a password-protected screensaver with a timeout of one minute. (I want GINA back!!! Do you hear me MS!!! I MISS GINA!!!)

 

[FungusFeet]

Disable the Welcome screen and GINA will be back.

BTW Ctrl+Shift+Esc brings up Task Mgr.

 

[rmrf]

In your "Local Security Settings" go to:

Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> Disable 'Interactive Logon - Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL'

That will give you back your precious GINA

 

[hopejr]

u can get the GINA from the welcome screen (only if it doesn't auto login) by pressing ctrl+alt+del twice. The way to get the normal ctrl+alt+del behaviour when logged on is to disable fast user switching.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Graphical Identification and Authentication

The lock, logout, taskmgr, etc screen that appears in all NT versions except XP Home and XP Pro with autologin enabled.

Ditto. How the heck do you get that back, in XP Pro? I really miss being able to hit C-A-D and either Logout or Lock the workstation. (Very useful for cleaning HID devices, to prevent anomolous input commands.)

My current workaround is to set a password-protected screensaver with a timeout of one minute. (I want GINA back!!! Do you hear me MS!!! I MISS GINA!!!)

Larry, hit the windows and L together.
That locks it up dandy, and GINA is right there😛

 

[Kaido]

HAH my bad guys...I totally typed in the wrong keys! It's not ALT+TAB+Num(.), it's CTRL+ALT+Num(.). I had downloaded the Microsoft ALT+TAB replacement software and I was playing with that. I slipped and typed the wrong key command. Sorry!

I'm running XP Pro SP1A, btw.

Correct keys: CTRL + ALT + Number pad period

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Ctrl+Alt probbaly does, since with numlock off it would just be Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Which is extremely annoying when most people expect Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up the GINA screen.

ahah! I'd never thought of this before, I just accidentally hit it.

 

[stash]

Originally posted by: TechnoPro

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Graphical Identification and Authentication

The lock, logout, taskmgr, etc screen that appears in all NT versions except XP Home and XP Pro with autologin enabled.

Thanks!

Always looking to add a new acronym to my vocabulary.

Technically, winlogon is the executable that is reponsible for drawing the screen you mentioned, not the GINA. That dialog is one of the five Winlogon desktop dialog boxes. Winlogon calls the GINA (which is a dll) when the Secure Attention Sequence is activated. SAS is what is known as ctrl-atl-del.

GINA is what collects the credentials that are entered into the winlogon dialog and passes them to the LSA. Once the LsaLogonUser call returns a successful authentication, GINA starts the shell.

 

[Jeff7]

Larry, hit the windows and L together.

Hm, nifty, thanks.🙂

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: skyking
Larry, hit the windows and L together.
That locks it up dandy, and GINA is right there😛

OMG. There's actually a use for the "Windows key"? Too bad, I specifically don't have any keyboards that have that key. 😛 There's probably some alternative keyboard 'longcut' to get that result as well, I'll research it.

Btw, I also DO use Fast User Switching, so if I have to disable that to get GINA back.. that's not good. Thanks for all of the solutions that were posted, I'm going to save them. 🙂

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: skyking
Larry, hit the windows and L together.
That locks it up dandy, and GINA is right there😛

OMG. There's actually a use for the "Windows key"? Too bad, I specifically don't have any keyboards that have that key. 😛 There's probably some alternative keyboard 'longcut' to get that result as well, I'll research it.

Btw, I also DO use Fast User Switching, so if I have to disable that to get GINA back.. that's not good. Thanks for all of the solutions that were posted, I'm going to save them. 🙂

Based on my extensive database of keyboard shortcuts, there is no keybaord alternative to Windows + L.

Typing the following at the Run prompt or from a Command Prompt will lock the worlstation:

rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

The more logical application is to make a simple batch file using this command.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Based on my extensive database of keyboard shortcuts, there is no keybaord alternative to Windows + L.
Typing the following at the Run prompt or from a Command Prompt will lock the worlstation:
rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation
The more logical application is to make a simple batch file using this command.

Excellent! Thank you. I can bind that to a script, quicklauch icon, and a global hotkey too - and still remain Windows-key free. 🙂

 

[Jeff7]

OMG. There's actually a use for the "Windows key"? Too bad, I specifically don't have any keyboards that have that key.

Geez, am I the only one who uses and loves that key? (I did despise it back when I still played DOS games that were screwed up by accidental hits to the key.)
Winkey+E, Explorer.
Winkey+R, Run.
I use them all the time.
And just Winkey+P to access the Start Menu.

 

[Nothinman]

Geez, am I the only one who uses and loves that key? (I did despise it back when I still played DOS games that were screwed up by accidental hits to the key.)

I must admit that I've gotten used to using it, I've even mapped shortcuts to use it it in Enlightenment.

 

[hopejr]

I use them all the time when I'm using Windows and even mapped them in KDE one time. Another one:
Winkey+Break = System Properties.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

OMG. There's actually a use for the "Windows key"? Too bad, I specifically don't have any keyboards that have that key.

Geez, am I the only one who uses and loves that key? (I did despise it back when I still played DOS games that were screwed up by accidental hits to the key.)
Winkey+E, Explorer.
Winkey+R, Run.
I use them all the time.
And just Winkey+P to access the Start Menu.

I never use explorer, I rarely use run, and I don't have a start menu. Plus the windows key does not function for me... probably because I don't have a start menu.

 

[Nothinman]

Plus the windows key does not function for me... probably because I don't have a start menu.

There's no prerequisite for the key to function, but if you aren't using explorer as your shell you would have to manually assign shortcuts to it via whatever shell you're using.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: rmrf
In your "Local Security Settings" go to:

Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> Disable 'Interactive Logon - Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL'

That will give you back your precious GINA

:beer: for you!