Max Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 You'll use way more system resources loading the logout dialog in windows than you will if you use ctrl-shift-esc to directly open the Task Manager Dialog. Try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndhand Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 dopei never knew that ctrl alt esc brought up the task manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 control-shift-escape dude haha. But yeah just trying to spread the word. control-alt-escape does some weird alt-tab type shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 What's so different about this keyboard shortcut? Why not use Ctrl Alt Delete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 It takes more system resources to load the logout/restart dialog using control-alt-delete than it does to directly open the task manager by using control-shift-escape. Most of the times you need to access the Task Manager are when shit is going wrong. Almost all the times i need to use the task manager are when im low on system resources...so why use up more of them by pressing control-alt-delete when i can accomplish the same thing faster and by using less memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndhand Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 control-shift-escape dude haha. But yeah just trying to spread the word. control-alt-escape does some weird alt-tab type shit.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> hehe yeh thats what i meant good tip though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasquatch Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 that just opens the last viewed tab, so if you've gone onto the applications tab beforehand it opens that again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 It depends how your PC is configured. When I press Control-Alt-Delete, only the Task Manager appears anyway, not the log off dialog. You could create a shortcut to taskmgr.exe and assign any keyboard shortcut you like to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Yeah, I don't get no log-off dialog box. Just the same as you Steve, only the Task Manager pops up. Is this down to the fact that mine is the only user account on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I think it depends if your account is password protected or not. For a while I had mine protected so I had to type the password in before the desktop would appear. Then when I pressed Control-Alt-Delete I got the log off, lock computer, task manager blah blah dialog box instead. Now it's set to auto-logon it doesn't do that, but I can still lock the PC with the Windows key and L if I want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 OK, that must be it then, cause mine is set to auto login too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Word, this is a good tip for those of us who are LO-FI computing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskitte Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 nice tip seems everyday I become more of a geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelio Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 i have a password on my computer and the logoff thing doesnt come up when i press ctrl alt dlt only the task manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 jesus i posted this several months ago...it's supposed to have been swallowed into the depth of the DV belly by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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