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ctrl-alt-del?

blybug

blybug

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Aug 11, 2003
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This is great! Just got a MBP last week for work after convincing IT that it was OK since the new Mac had an Intel processor! And now it runs Windows!

So I installed a fresh copy of XP using BootCamp, worked flawlessly. I called the IT guys to get me enrolled in the domain on the corporate network, now my XP starts up requiring me to ctrl-alt-del to enter my user/pass. This was fine at work, since I have a PC USB keyboard and mouse hooked up. But when I got home tonight...

The ctrl-alt-del combination from the MBP keyboard does not work. I've tried multiple other combinations with the shift and fn key...nothing. Can't get past that initial screen. Of course tomorrow I'll be back at my desk with the PC keyboard again, but meanwhile, and for the future...

How the heck do you login using ctrl-alt-del on a MBP?? :confused:
 
baby duck monge said:
Is it not cntrl-command-delete?

And not delete like backspace, but like the one that is where page up and page down live.
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there is no DEL key on the MBP (or any Mac laptop for that matter) so your choices are either using an external keyboard or remapping keys

MS has a free key remapper utility in part of the 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools which you can get here (they work fine in WinXP):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

I used the right Windows/Command/Apple key for my DEL key since it seemed like the most obvious "extra" key that I could spare
 
helicine said:
there is no DEL key on the MBP (or any Mac laptop for that matter) so your choices are either using an external keyboard or remapping keys

MS has a free key remapper utility in part of the 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools which you can get here (they work fine in WinXP):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

I used the right Windows/Command/Apple key for my DEL key since it seemed like the most obvious "extra" key that I could spare
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Thanks for the info.

So ctrl and alt are OK as-is? It's only the del that needs remapped?
 
helicine said:
yes, ALT is also the Option key on the mac keyboard, only DEL needs to be remapped
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Awesome; thanks.

My Rule of Working With Windows: Always Be Able To Do Ctrl-Alt-Del, because chances are that you'll need it!
 
asherman13 said:
Awesome; thanks.

My Rule of Working With Windows: Always Be Able To Do Ctrl-Alt-Del, because chances are that you'll need it!
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This worked great, I decided to use my F12 as DEL because it felt more like doing the real 3-finger salute having one up in the upper right corner. Perfect!
 
blybug said:
This worked great, I decided to use my F12 as DEL because it felt more like doing the real 3-finger salute having one up in the upper right corner. Perfect!
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that's what I initially did, but since I rarely use the windows key and can get by with just one, I figured the right windows key was a better alternative
 
asherman13 said:
...or you could just get a PC keyboard for your house.
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Having a spare keyboard would be an idea but is not really practical when travelling with your MBP, what you need is this handy travel keyboard perfect for a MBP running MS Windows.
 
helicine said:
dejo said:
What about trying ctrl-command-fn-delete? Since fn-delete operates like the delete (not backspace) key found on full keyboards...
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nope, that doesn't work - the FN key doesn't do anything in windows
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Strange, that combo works just like ctrl+alt+delete using MS's remote desktop connection software. It seems a bit odd that they wouldn't have thought of it in BootCamp. Of course I'm still stuck on a G4 PB so I have no method to test with....
 
Work around to CTRL-ALT-DEL

I too was frustrated by the missing key sequence. However, I found that the Flying Windows key is the same as the Command (Apple) key on the MBP. So, using the native XP key combinations, you can do the Command key + U to bring up the onscreen keyboard. Then, with a few mouse clicks on the on-screen version of CTRL-ALT-DEL, you can log in, and then close the on-screen keyboard.
 
It would be nice if they got the Fn key working in Windows... since you need it for Delete, Page up/down, home/end, enter (as opposed to return -- I *think*), and maybe other things, on the Apple notebook keyboards? All of which apply in Windows just as much as in OS X....
 
Disable the ctrl-alt-del Requirement in Control Panel

Go to control panel, open User Accounts, click on the Advanced tab and uncheck the check box that says "Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete"

You need to have admin rights to do it, but that will take care of the issue.
 
I HIGHLY recommend using a program called input remapper. It can be found here.

The default keypad like in OSX. This includes num-lock functionality
fn+Left Click = Right Click
fn+Backspace = Delete
fn+Eject = PrintScreen
fn+F1 = Decrease Brightness
fn+F2 = Increase Brightness
fn+F3 = Toggle Mute
fn+F4 = Decrease Volume
fn+F5 = Increase Volume
fn+F6 = Toggle Num-Lock
fn+Up = Page Up
fn+Down = Page Down
fn+Left = Home
fn+Right = End
Eject = Eject all optical discs
Enter = Right mouse button
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Great program for mac laptops running windows.
 
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