Hi Truenorth,
I tried "ctrl/shift/esc" on an XP, Prof and Home. It works. I did "ctrl/esc/shift" and it get garbled. Normally I do "alt/ctrl/delete", to avoid my dyslexic behaviour.
My Compaq Pressario suffers from Start Up disabilities. 15 Min's usual. I figure, it depends on the weather conditions and how much Cigar smoke is in the house. (Old Wifs Tale).
To solve that problem, I hit the start button, have mug of coffee or two, a cigar and read the newspaper.
There, problem solved!
Of course, it is a "daunting" task. Myself, I am still trying to solve stupid Google Updater controlling problems. It is like a Jacobs ladder, one problem triggers the next one, and HP nosing every 5 minutes to snoop if I have printed something and count the printed lines, and letting me kindly know that my (their??) cartridge is "Almost" empty. Ask me how to get rid that invasion and I will tell you how. Hp does things that are none of their business. The Sneaks. I have "their" number 56 filled for the 10Th time.
But to solve these problems, you must search the Internet, and after a 150 or so Webpages, you will find the answer. "Help & Support" on your box will not give you the "HPmngr Empty Cartridge" answer, it would be target for a Lawsuit.
Yes it is a "daunting" task, and thank you for the "wow", but a person is not going to solve dumb computer problems by just staring at that stupid thing. You must burn candles way past the middle of the night, search, search and search.
If you are afraid of screwing things up, than buy a $5.99 PC at the Sally Ann, load it up with W2k, and eat your hart out. Lots of fun if you want to learn how the BIOS and HKEYS work. After all it does not cost anything other than patience and reloads.
As I said, "neeidea" ("No Idea" translated in English, and use Capitals where needed, S.V.P.) should pull a "Double Dutch" and search in the English Version of Internet. The other than English Computer Protocol, is in my opinion very "daunting". After all, the computer was born in the English Language, trying to solve problems in Non-English is very misleading. And I do read and speak several Languages, and the Non-English advise is difficult to understand.
Thus if a person does not Read/Write English very well, and tries to understand the basic PC problems, I call that " very daunting".
My advise to "neeidea" is to take that Dutch Bull by the horns, and do a Double Dutch, that is an excellent opportunity to learn English and the basic stuff of PC Problem solving.
I am always in for surprises, and still learning.
(in the IT Business since 1965)
