Choose Whether Users Need to Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE Before Logging On

If you have trouble entering the key combination CTRL+ALT+DELETE to log on to your computer, you can choose to set Windows XP Professional so that the key combination is not required for log on. This procedure tells you how to select this option through User Accounts in Control Panel.

Note  This procedure works for computers connected to networks that require CTRL+ALT+DELETE to log on. Since this key combination helps to provide additional security for your system, consider security issues before selecting this option. You may also need to get permission from your network administrator to change this option.

For further information see: Windows XP Help.

	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Start menu: Select Control Panel	Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ). Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2	In Control Panel: Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing). If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View. Select User Accounts.	In Control Panel: Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing). If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB. Press ENTER. Move to User Accounts by pressing the arrow keys. Press ENTER.
3	In the User Accounts dialog box: Select the Advanced tab.	In the User Accounts dialog box: Select the Advanced tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
4	On the Advanced tab, under Secure logon: Select (or clear) the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete check box. Select OK.	On the Advanced tab, under Secure logon: Select (or clear) the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete check box by pressing R. Press TAB to move to OK. Press ENTER.
5	To close Control Panel: Select the Close button.	To close Control Panel: Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: User Accounts: Advanced tab: Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete