>How do I get Task Manager to start in Vista on virtual PC? I know how in
>VMWare Workstation. .. well, I know how for XP. I can't recall if I tried to
>start Task Manager in Vista when I had it for a few days on VMWare. Or, is
>there no Task Manager in Vista? (Thank god I got Vista finally looking
>pretty much like XP. I got tree view back for Explorer and got rid all the
>gigantic, hideous icons that Vista weirdly has penchant for. They are all
>tiny now like they should be). I still have junk that is Vista like (all
>the stupid questions in left column...I hated that in XP and turned Classic
>view on and imported from W2000 also to stop the dumb stuff) that I want to
>get rid of but Vista is better now that it has a fully classic view.
>

> The easiest way is to right click on the task bar and pick "Task
> Manager" from the menu. (just like XP)
>
> You can also use <host key>-<Del> to bring up the logoff/reboot/task
> manager screen.
>
> --
> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 26 May 2008 03:45:20 -1000, "Melelina" <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>>How do I get Task Manager to start in Vista on virtual PC? I know how in
>>VMWare Workstation. .. well, I know how for XP.

>come Control/Alt/Delete was abandoned in Vista? I even tried C/A/Insert
>which is what brings up Task Manager in XP in VMWare Workstation machines.
>
>"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> The easiest way is to right click on the task bar and pick "Task
>> Manager" from the menu. (just like XP)
>>
>> You can also use <host key>-<Del> to bring up the logoff/reboot/task
>> manager screen.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP Windows - Virtual Machine>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 26 May 2008 03:45:20 -1000, "Melelina" <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>How do I get Task Manager to start in Vista on virtual PC? I know how in
>>>VMWare Workstation. .. well, I know how for XP.
>
>Thank you. I discovered that I could get to it via right clicking on task
>manager earlier today.
>
>I never knew you could get Task Manager that way in XP. I have always done
>C/A/D to reach it. But when I tried that in Vista nothing happened. How
>come Control/Alt/Delete was abandoned in Vista? I even tried C/A/Insert
>which is what brings up Task Manager in XP in VMWare Workstation machines.
>
>Delete is the host key in Vista? I'll have to try that.
>

>> The easiest way is to right click on the task bar and pick "Task
>> Manager" from the menu. (just like XP)
>>
>> You can also use <host key>-<Del> to bring up the logoff/reboot/task
>> manager screen.
>
> Thank you. I discovered that I could get to it via right clicking on task
> manager earlier today.
>
> I never knew you could get Task Manager that way in XP. I have always done
> C/A/D to reach it. But when I tried that in Vista nothing happened. How
> come Control/Alt/Delete was abandoned in Vista? I even tried C/A/Insert
> which is what brings up Task Manager in XP in VMWare Workstation machines.
>
> Delete is the host key in Vista? I'll have to try that.

> "Melelina" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:OU2Csw$(email address - cut out)...
>
>>> The easiest way is to right click on the task bar and pick "Task
>>> Manager" from the menu. (just like XP)
>>>
>>> You can also use <host key>-<Del> to bring up the logoff/reboot/task
>>> manager screen.
>>
>> Thank you. I discovered that I could get to it via right clicking on task
>> manager earlier today.
>>
>> I never knew you could get Task Manager that way in XP. I have always
>> done C/A/D to reach it. But when I tried that in Vista nothing happened.
>> How come Control/Alt/Delete was abandoned in Vista? I even tried
>> C/A/Insert which is what brings up Task Manager in XP in VMWare
>> Workstation machines.
>>
>> Delete is the host key in Vista? I'll have to try that.
>
> Problem here is that the Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination in a VPC VM involves
> replacing the Ctrl-Alt part with the VPC hostkey. However, as you've
> assigned <Del> as your hostkey, this isn't going to work because you can't
> press the <Del> key while you're already holding down the <Del> key...
> Simply reassign the hostkey to something else e.g. <AltGr> aka the Right
> Alt key on some keyboards, and it will work again...
>
> Alternatively, while running Vista in a VM, drop down the Action menu and
> take it from there...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>

>>> Delete is the host key in Vista? I'll have to try that.
>>
>> Problem here is that the Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination in a VPC VM
>> involves replacing the Ctrl-Alt part with the VPC hostkey. However, as
>> you've assigned <Del> as your hostkey, this isn't going to work because
>> you can't press the <Del> key while you're already holding down the <Del>
>> key... Simply reassign the hostkey to something else e.g. <AltGr> aka the
>> Right Alt key on some keyboards, and it will work again...
>
> I haven't assigned anything as the "host" key.
> Some one earlier in this thread said that the "host" key, whatever that
> is, happens to be the "delete" key.
> So, I don't see why holding down the left Ctrl and left Alt keys with the
> delete key would not bring up task manager.
> The right Alt key plus Enter is assigned to full screen but the left alt
> key is not assigned to anything and I didn't assign the delete key to be
> whatever this "host" key is.