Can someone tell me how to restore the "CTL/ALT/DEL" function? When you try to use it, a message comes up that says that it has been "DISABLED" by the administrator. I didn't disable it, but I think it may have something to do with Spyware or Adware that doesn't want me to close it down. Thanks! Peggy

You probably need to do a System Restore back to a date when it DID work. I would also run SpyBot, Pest Patrol and Adaware if you have them (and you should). Lance P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii -----Original Message----- From: Jococity@aol.com [mailto:Jococity@aol.com] Sent: Friday, 27 May 2005 9:16 AM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Ctrl/Alt/Del Can someone tell me how to restore the "CTL/ALT/DEL" function? When you try to use it, a message comes up that says that it has been "DISABLED" by the administrator. I didn't disable it, but I think it may have something to do with Spyware or Adware that doesn't want me to close it down. Thanks! Peggy ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To find and join surname and location genealogy lists at RootsWeb go here: http://lists.rootsweb.com ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.17 - Release Date: 2005-05-25

Hello Peggy, Friday, May 27, 2005, 12:15:38 AM, you wrote: Jac> Can someone tell me how to restore the "CTL/ALT/DEL" function? Jac> When you try to use it, a message comes up that says that it has Jac> been "DISABLED" by the administrator. I didn't disable it, but I Jac> think it may have something to do with Spyware or Adware that Jac> doesn't want me to close it down. If you have something running loose on your system that is blocking at this sort of level then you may find it difficult to track down and get rid of - you'll probably find programs such as AdAware and Spybot, as well Anti-Virus will also be disabled or at least made to miss the infection that is causing you the problem. These things are getting sneakier and smarter all the time !! More advanced techniques such as 'Hijack This' and 'Trojan Defence System' may have more luck but you need to be comfortable working in the Windows system and registry for them to be effective tools. Looks like this one may need help of a PC Guru on-site :-( When you get this one fixed then perhaps it's time to think about some preventative measures instead of trying to fix things after the event. 1) If not already using Firefox as web browser then consider getting it and dumping IE and its security holes. 2) Install Spyware Blaster ( www.javacoolsoftware.com ) - it's free and blocks malicious web sites and malware from installing in the first place. 3) As ever - be very wary about what e-mail's you open. If possible, use a pre-scanning program ( Mailwasher is a good free one ) to check your e-mail before you download - apart from saving time and bandwidth you can be sure that only the messages you want are sent to your PC. HTH and Good Luck getting your PC clean again. -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe