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    Ctrl + Alt + Del doesn't work?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dragon529, Jul 18, 2006.

  1. dragon529

    dragon529 Notebook Consultant

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    Does anyone know why the ctrl alt del won't work? It seems so weird...
     
    dragon529, Jul 18, 2006
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  2. kidA

    kidA Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    that happened to my friend right before his comp died and flashed a kernal error :D
     
    kidA, Jul 18, 2006
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  3. Juz_Follow_ATI

    Juz_Follow_ATI ATI all the way

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    I got something similiar b4. I intalled a new bios driver and then the pc won't let me acces my control panel. Did u upgrade 2 any new dodgy drivers?
     
    Juz_Follow_ATI, Jul 18, 2006
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    lol Damm that sucks
     
    gridtalker, Jul 18, 2006
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  5. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    try ctrl+shift+esc

    that is the shortcut on laptops - or at least dells.
     
    Amber, Jul 18, 2006
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    humbert Notebook Enthusiast

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    Scan for Trojans or Viruses using kaspersky or something equally powerful. that happened to me once, i scanned and shot a trojan outta my system.
     
    humbert, Jul 18, 2006
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    try the other alt button. on my friends toshiba, only works with ctrl-left_alt-delete
     
    shadow85, Jul 18, 2006
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