Re: ctl-alt-del forces reboot

From: andy smart (anonymus_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/21/05

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    I've made progress with this - it booted into safe mode but not safe
    mode with networking. Then I noticed that the date was set to 2099 and
    the time zone to Tonga! Put this right and hey presto it boots! Little
    horrors... Got to be alert for that one.

    Steven L Umbach wrote:
    > Hi Andy.
    >
    > Having fun with the students again??
    >
    > I don't really know what is happening offhand but I would try booting into
    > safe mode to see if it still happens and if it does not then they may have
    > installed something on the computer. You could also try to use another
    > computer to access the problem computer remotely to see what shows in Event
    > Viewer and for running processes. You can use Computer Management and
    > msinfo32 to view other computers Event Viewer and processes. I also like
    > psexec from Sysinternals to get a command prompt of a remote computer on my
    > admin desktop if you have never tried that. If Remote Desktop is available
    > on those computers then that may be another option to connect to see what is
    > going on and possibly even run a spyware/malware scanner that way. It is
    > great that you are using cmos passwords and such but it may not be that hard
    > to crack those passwords with free utilities since I assume these students
    > have physical access to those computers. Good luck. --- Steve
    >
    > http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psexec.shtml -- psexec
    > http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/rootkitreveal.shtml -- something
    > else for your arsenal
    >
    > "andy smart" <anonymus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:d3j1lp$a9p$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...
    >
    > Hi
    >
    > Dell GX270 / XP pro
    >
    > We've had 3 machines in 2 days in which ctl-alt-del forces the machine
    > to reboot rather than bring up the login screen. The fact that this has
    > never happened before and now has started makes me suspicious that one
    > of the students has found a way to trigger this! We have a bios setup
    > password so they aren't getting into that (so far as I know LOL), and
    > they shouldn't be able to access system settings either.
    >
    > Just a long shot, but has anybody out there seen anything like this
    > before?
    >
    > tia
    > andy

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