How do I hit CTRL-ALT-DEL when running Windows with Bootcamp?

I am new to the MAC, and just recently got a new MacBookPro. When I saw Bootcamp come out, I installed it and loaded Windows. Windows worked great over the weekend. This morning I added the MacBook Pro (under Windows) to the domain at work. That process involves a restart, and now I have a screen sitting there looking at me saying "press CTRL-ALT-DEL to start"

But there's no DEL key on this machine!

Somewhere around here there's a usb keyboard I can plug in to get past this, but how do I handle this on the road?



MacBook Pro 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.6) Windows under Bootcamp

Posted on Apr 10, 2006 9:01 AM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2006 9:33 AM

ctrl + shift + esc
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Apr 10, 2006 2:47 PM in response to bobritter

there is no DEL key on the MBP (or any Mac laptop for that matter) so your choices are either using an external keyboard or remapping keys

MS has a free key remapper utility in part of the 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools which you can get here (they work fine in WinXP):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

I used the right Windows/Command/Apple key for my DEL key since it seemed like the most obvious "extra" key that I could spare.
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Apr 10, 2006 9:24 AM in response to Photoshop Professor

Nope.

Nor does turning on NumLock and hitting either CTRL-ALT-.(period), CTRL-ALT-.-Shift or CTRL-ALT-.-Shift-Fn, (all in the hopes that many times the period key on a numeric pad doubles as a Del key),

or CTRL-ALT-END

or CTRL-ALT-TAB

All of the foregoing were tired with various combinations of the Shift and Fn keys, to no avail.
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Apr 10, 2006 10:06 AM in response to DaleSpy

Am I missing something here?? Doesn't "DEL" stand for "Delete".<<</div>


If only that were true...

The "windows way" and the "Apple way" are completely different in this regard. The key marked "Delete" on a Mac is what a Windows user would call a backspace key - it deletes the last item before the curser, not what's in front of it as in Windows. It does NOT substitute for the DEL key on a Windows machine.

Although my background in Windows, I'm not sure that either one is right or wrong, just different (although my opinion may change quickly if there's no work-around for the mess I'm in...)
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Apr 10, 2006 2:35 PM in response to bobritter

Well, it looks as though there's no (quick) answer.

Since there's apparently no way to log into a windows domain account with out a DEL key (or even to log into any account on a Windows machine which is a member of a domain, unless the login is bypassed completely, which isn't an option), I'm going to find out how much of a hassle removing bootcamp and restoring the original partitioning is.

Thanks to all who tried ...

If an answer IS out there, however, I'd still be interested.

Thanks...Bob
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Apr 10, 2006 5:12 PM in response to kkapoor

<<MS has a free key remapper utility in part of the 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools which you can get here (they work fine in WinXP):
<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

I used the right Windows/Command/Apple key for my DEL key since it seemed like the most obvious "extra" key that I could spare.>>

I should have thought of re-mapping - just need to make sure I do it before adding the machine to the domain...

I'll try it out as soon as I re-install Windows - the removal process under BootCamp turned out to be as painless as they come - 30 seconds and the machine was windowless and had the full disk back in the OS X partition! Not bad.

MacBook Pro 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

MacBook Pro 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.6)
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