Unfortunately (or fortunately, or indifferently, depending how you look at it) this method does not work in XP. Bruce -- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net For the best oldies anywhere visit http://www.treasureislandoldies.com On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Paul Hutson wrote: > Well, hold down the control key and the alt key and then press the delete > key. > It's the old "3 finger salute". > HTH, > Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Gomes" <finnygomes@xxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 4:09 PM > Subject: reboot button > > >> On my old bomb 98 machine there was a little button below the start button >> to turn the computer on. the new machine doesn't have that little button. >> what do you do when the new machine locks up and you have to give it a > soft >> reboot. >> >> >> finnygomes@xxxxxxx >> >> home page >> www.rellek.com/stevegomes >> phone 720-747-4niner niner0 >> -- >> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw >> >> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact > the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the > list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx