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  • Win XP logon ctrl-alt-del

    Ok, I'm old school and I rather like having that extra (if marginal) layer of security. I just installed XP today and after ripping as much of the god-awful fugly pos interface as I could out I still can't figure out how to get my ctrl-alt-del required for logon option back. Is it there still even?

    Thanks, Ian
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  • #2
    Yes, it is. Go To User Accounts, and look for the entry, Change How Users Logon and Logoff, and select Classic Mode. This disables fast user switching.
    Hey, Donny! We got us a German who wants to die for his country... Oblige him. - Lt. Aldo Raine

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    • #3
      I see no option for classic mode. All I see is 'Use Welcome Screen' and 'Use Fast Switching'. I've already disabled both which gives me the normal logon prompt, but it doesn't require hitting ctrl-alt-del before entering your username/pass.
      Primary System:
      MSI 745 Ultra, AMD 2400+ XP, 1024 MB Crucial PC2100 DDR SDRAM, Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro, 3Com 3c905C NIC,
      120GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, 60 GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, Pioneer DVD 105S, BenQ 12x24x40 CDRW, SB Audigy OEM,
      Win XP, MS Intellimouse Optical, 17" Mag 720v2
      Seccondary System:
      Epox 7KXA BIOS 5/22, Athlon 650, 512 MB Crucial 7E PC133 SDRAM, Hercules Prophet 4500 Kyro II, SBLive Value,
      3Com 3c905B-TX NIC, 40 GB IBM UDMA 100 HD, 45X Acer CD-ROM,
      Win XP, MS Wheel Mouse Optical, 15" POS Monitor
      Tertiary system
      Offbrand PII Mobo, PII 350, 256MB PC100 SDRAM, 15GB UDMA66 7200RPM Maxtor HD, USRobotics 10/100 NIC, RedHat Linux 8.0
      Camera: Canon 10D DSLR, Canon 100-400L f4.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon 100 Macro USM Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon Speedlite 200E, tripod, bag, etc.

      "Any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C. Clarke

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      • #4
        Go to 'Administrative Tools -> Local Security'.
        Under 'Local Policies -> Security Options' there's a policy called 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL'.
        Set this to 'Disabled'.

        Kim
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        • #5
          Excellent! That did it Sisyfos, thanks much.
          Primary System:
          MSI 745 Ultra, AMD 2400+ XP, 1024 MB Crucial PC2100 DDR SDRAM, Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro, 3Com 3c905C NIC,
          120GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, 60 GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, Pioneer DVD 105S, BenQ 12x24x40 CDRW, SB Audigy OEM,
          Win XP, MS Intellimouse Optical, 17" Mag 720v2
          Seccondary System:
          Epox 7KXA BIOS 5/22, Athlon 650, 512 MB Crucial 7E PC133 SDRAM, Hercules Prophet 4500 Kyro II, SBLive Value,
          3Com 3c905B-TX NIC, 40 GB IBM UDMA 100 HD, 45X Acer CD-ROM,
          Win XP, MS Wheel Mouse Optical, 15" POS Monitor
          Tertiary system
          Offbrand PII Mobo, PII 350, 256MB PC100 SDRAM, 15GB UDMA66 7200RPM Maxtor HD, USRobotics 10/100 NIC, RedHat Linux 8.0
          Camera: Canon 10D DSLR, Canon 100-400L f4.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon 100 Macro USM Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon Speedlite 200E, tripod, bag, etc.

          "Any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C. Clarke

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          • #6
            You're welcome
            Thought it was a bit awkward though.

            'Don't not use no CTRL+ALT+DEL'
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