*CTRL-ALT-DELETE* Problem

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I have been having this problem for quite some time. I currently have Windows XP Home Edition as my OS. I have no other operating systems right now installed. I used to have Windows Mellenium as my one and only OS. I had problems with it and my cousin decided to help me out, he uninstalled Windows Me and also formated the drive. He then reinstalled Windows Me and all my programs that I previously had. There was a problem that I noticed after awhile that was occurring. I can no longer press **ctrl-alt-delete** and have it work anymore. Before my cousin reinstalled my OS that long time ago, this key com. worked, but now whenever I press it nothing happens. I used to be able to end tasks and programs and to shut down, restart the computer, make it hibernate, etc. like the command should do with all computers, but now I can't do any of that and nothing happens when I press it. Any help is appreciated because I can't figure out how to fix this problem. Thank you.
 
How did you get XP Home on your computer if your cousin installed ME? Did the
CAD problem start with ME and continue to XP? Have you tried a new keyboard?
Have you tried to clean your keyboard?


: I have been having this problem for quite some time. I currently have
Windows XP Home Edition as my OS. I have no other operating systems right now
installed. I used to have Windows Mellenium as my one and only OS. I had
problems with it and my cousin decided to help me out, he uninstalled Windows Me
and also formated the drive. He then reinstalled Windows Me and all my programs
that I previously had. There was a problem that I noticed after awhile that was
occurring. I can no longer press **ctrl-alt-delete** and have it work anymore.
Before my cousin reinstalled my OS that long time ago, this key com. worked, but
now whenever I press it nothing happens. I used to be able to end tasks and
programs and to shut down, restart the computer, make it hibernate, etc. like
the command should do with all computers, but now I can't do any of that and
nothing happens when I press it. Any help is appreciated because I can't figure
out how to fix this problem. Thank you.
 
It is very possible you picked up a virus. Do you have antivirus software
running? Can you update it and run a system scan? I bet you cannot!
Boot to safe mode see if you can run a scan. If not you will need to create
a boot disk or boot from your AV CD to get rid of the virus. Or you can
take the drive out of the computer and put it tin a second machine as a
second drive and scan it that way. I spent 9 hours cleaning up a friends
drive 20 different viruses on it 1000 infected files. If you have broadband
a firewall and AV software as well as adaware software is critical!

Wayne


Matt said:
I have been having this problem for quite some time. I currently
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have Windows XP Home Edition as my OS. I have no other operating systems
right now installed. I used to have Windows Mellenium as my one and only
OS. I had problems with it and my cousin decided to help me out, he
uninstalled Windows Me and also formated the drive. He then reinstalled
Windows Me and all my programs that I previously had. There was a problem
that I noticed after awhile that was occurring. I can no longer press
**ctrl-alt-delete** and have it work anymore. Before my cousin reinstalled
my OS that long time ago, this key com. worked, but now whenever I press it
nothing happens. I used to be able to end tasks and programs and to shut
down, restart the computer, make it hibernate, etc. like the command should
do with all computers, but now I can't do any of that and nothing happens
when I press it. Any help is appreciated because I can't figure out how to
fix this problem. Thank you.
 
To answer the questions, I had the problem after my cousin reinstalled Windows Me and then I am continuing to have the problem even when I now have Windows XP. My Norton Antivirus 2001 Program works perfectly fine and is up to date. My Zone Labs Firewall works fine also. I've scanned my computer recently and everything's fine. If anybody has any other suggestions, they are welcome.
 
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