Task manager conflict

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I am trying to log into my work PC (XP Pro) from home (XP Home) over VPN.
Generally the VPN connection from home to office works fine on the various
servers at work. My office PC however is programmed to lock itself after 10
minutes which cannot be changed. The keystroke combination to unlock it is
Control + Alt + Delete which unfortunately starts the XP Home Win Task
Manager.

Any way to change the key stroke combination for Win Task Manager on home PC?

Thanks very much.

Marty
 
likes_dals said:
I am trying to log into my work PC (XP Pro) from home (XP Home) over
VPN. Generally the VPN connection from home to office works fine on
the various servers at work. My office PC however is programmed to
lock itself after 10 minutes which cannot be changed. The keystroke
combination to unlock it is Control + Alt + Delete which
unfortunately starts the XP Home Win Task Manager.

Any way to change the key stroke combination for Win Task Manager on
home PC?
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No need to "change", as when you have a full-screened Remote Desktop
session, CTRL+ALT+END is the same to the remote session as CTRL+ALT+DEL.
 
Control + Alt+ End has no effect on the locked work desktop PC even work PC
appears as a full screen on the home PC.

I failed to mention I'm using Timbuktu at both ends

Is MS Remote Desktop compatible with Timbuktu?

Perhaps there's a better way to do this??

Thanks very much!

Marty
 
likes_dals said:
I am trying to log into my work PC (XP Pro) from home (XP Home) over
VPN. Generally the VPN connection from home to office works fine on
the various servers at work. My office PC however is programmed to
lock itself after 10 minutes which cannot be changed. The keystroke
combination to unlock it is Control + Alt + Delete which
unfortunately starts the XP Home Win Task Manager.

Any way to change the key stroke combination for Win Task Manager on
home PC?
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
No need to "change", as when you have a full-screened Remote Desktop
session, CTRL+ALT+END is the same to the remote session as
CTRL+ALT+DEL.
Click to expand...

likes_dals said:
Control + Alt+ End has no effect on the locked work desktop PC even
work PC appears as a full screen on the home PC.

I failed to mention I'm using Timbuktu at both ends

Is MS Remote Desktop compatible with Timbuktu?

Perhaps there's a better way to do this??

Thanks very much!
Click to expand...

BIG difference in using a third party application and the built in (Windows
XP Professional) Remote Desktop.

If you are using a third party application, you need to ask those who made
the application (or read the manual/FAQs) how to do something.

http://www.netopia.com/support/technotes/software/

It used to be something like:

To send Ctrl+Alt+Del to a remote Windows machine from another Windows
machine, go to the menu in the upper left corner of the screen-sharing
window. Select "Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to Remote Computer". When remotely logging
in from a Macintosh, the key sequence Ctrl+Option+Del should be used.
 
Thank you for the advice on Timbuktu. It works. My very limited knowledge
of remote desktop applications (MS or otherwise) prompted the original
question. Thank you for taking the time to educate me.
Marty
 
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