ctrl-alt-del just reboots 1

[speeduke]

for some reason about 2 weeks ago, when I had occasion to do ctrl-alt-del to bring up the close program dialog box, it didn't - It just rebooted <br><br>It never brings up the close program dialog box since.<br><br>It does one of three things.<br><br>1. Just reboots<br>2. locks system up - only way out is the power switch<br>3. does access to floppy - then reboots<br><br>Uninstalled Norton system works w/crashguard - it made no difference.<br><br>Need help badly.<br>Thank you....

 

[peitzza]

how many time do you press CTRL+ALT+DEL ?<br><br>any more than once will reboot or lockup <p>Peter Heaton<br><a href=mailto:heaton@characterlink.net>heaton@characterlink.net</a><br><a href=

http://castle.chaffee.net/~heaton>Take

it how ever you want</a><br>

 

[speeduke]

I do ctrl-alt-del just once.<br><br>I am aware of the 2nd ctrl-alt-del reboot.<br><br>thanks!

 

[Alt255]

Speeduke, judging from all the posts from users who can't restart their computers, I'd say you are very fortunate! <br><br>Seriously, I've seen this. The problem was a sticky CTRL key. Have you had any problems in applications after doing, say, a CTRL+S to save a file or a CTRL+C to copy text?<br> <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.vorpalcom.com>A

plain black box</a><br>

 

[speeduke]

My problem is solved.<br><br>Looked in the system.ini file under the [386Enh] section for the line:<br>LocalReboot=Off (or maybe False) and change it to: LocalReboot=On.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the<br>line is not there, add it and save the file.<br><br>Found fix in microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;subject was ctrl+alt+del<br><br>My system.ini file had LocalReboot=Off <br>when I changed it, it worked again - perfectly.<br><br>Just in case your not familiar with system.ini - it can be edited with C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSEDIT.EXE<br><br>find the line, change it and then save the file<br>then reboot to have the change take effect.<br>after reboot it should work correctly if your problem is the same as mine.<br><br>Thanks to everyone that tried helping!!!!<br><br>JimM<br><br>

 

[fenris]

You can also edit system.ini and a number of important win98 files by using the msconfig program. To access it goto the start menu, goto the run dialog and type msconfig.<br><br><br> <p> fenris<br><a href=mailto:fenris@hotmail.com>fenris@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[Alt255]

Speeduke, my question would be how a legacy windows directive appeared in your INI about two weeks ago. Are you sharing your computer with a user who likes to try Windows 2 & 3 tips & tricks?<br><br>If so, watch out. Although the INI system must remain to maintain Win '95 & '98 compatibility with older programs, much damage can be done here.<br><br> <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.vorpalcom.com>A

plain black box</a><br>