Can't login to windows 2003 when login is required; ctrl-alt-del doesn't work; tried menu

[soon79]

I've searched the archives and looks like there hasn't really been a good answer to this issue. I have a dual boot macbook pro system (2gb ram, 80gb hd, 1.8ghz processor) using boot camp, windows 2003 sp3 and OS X 10.5.3. When I try to boot up in the virtual machine, the windows login screen appears but I can't actually go in there to type in my password because the keystrokes for ctrl-alt-del doesn't function. I've tried using the menu option for ctrl-alt-del with no avail. VMWare version is 1.1.3.

Anyone have any ideas on how to make that work? I don't have an external keyboard (and why should I need one just to log in?). The only way I can get into windows besides shutting off passwords completely is by booting into boot camp. I'd like to have password login though for security reasons.

Thanks!

[WoodyZ]

AFAIK Apple does not Support Windows Server 2003 in Boot Camp nor does VMware support it as a Boot Camp partition Virtual Machine. If what you really meant is Windows XP and not Windows 2003 which would be a Server OS then what happens when you click into the Virtual Machine window for it to accept keyboard and mouse input? Does it make a sound? If so have a look at "SecureInput (a.k.a. "I get a beep every time I press a key!")" in .

Otherwise if you boot with out the Login dialog box does Send CtrlAltDel from the Virtual Machine menu work to bring up the dialog box as a test or if you lock the system can you get back in or is it the same as if it was the first boot with the Login dialog box enabled?

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[ptrscmr2]

Have you tried fnctrlalt+del?

Alt isn't really Alt unless you hold down the fn key on Macs.

[soon79]

Thank you for the reply - I am running windows xp professional, sp3, so not windows server. After enabling autologin, I find that after getting into the virtual machine, I CANNOT use ctrl-alt-del on my keyboard, nor will it work via menu (sending ctrl-alt-del doesn't do anything). So looks like that's the problem.

Any ideas on how to address this issue? Ctrl-alt-delete obviously works when booting natively into boot camp so I assume it must be a fusion issue. To answer the other replier, I did use ctrl-alt-fn-del since I have a macbook pro keyboard.