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I'm running a VirtualPC 2007 VM with Windows2003 as the OS. Inside of this I am using a web based VPN to connect to my client's network. I cannot use this VPN from my host machine because it does not work with Vista (still!). Inside the VM I'm connecting to a Terminal Server at the client site which I'm logging into using their domain.

I need to change my password. Obviously what you would normally do is hit ctrl-alt-del and click change password. However since I'm inside of a TS inside of a VM this is not an option. When logging in to the VM I have to press alt-(left arrow)-del and then type in my password. I also know that usually when using remote desktop, in order to simulate a ctrl-alt-del inside there you would press ctrl-alt-end. With this knowledge, I've tried every possible combination of these keys that I can think of, but none of them bring up the Windows Security Dialog Box.

What I'm looking for is either

  1. A way to open the Windows Security Dialog Box (or simply the change password form from there) without pressing ctrl-alt-del (is there a command line I can use?)
  2. A different way to change my domain password without using the aforementioned box
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Couple of ideas:

0) Are you sure this action is supported in TS?

1) Run the VM as in full-screen mode. Perhaps you can get ctrl-alt-del to work? Isn't right-alt and del the combination?

2) Isn't there a way to get VirtualPC to send ctrl-alt-del? (Sorry if that was implied in what you said.)

3) The easiest way might be to get the admins to set your account to "change password on next login". Not very cool but it will get you there.

Andrew Hodgson
Thanks for your ideas. I ended up solving this with the stupidest thing ever... there was a link to Windows Security right in the start menu... Yeah, I'm dumb sometimes I guess. But to answer your questions, I knew that this action was supported as I'd done it before just not from inside of a VM. Running full screen did nothing to help and sending a ctrl-alt-del would only send that to the VM itself but not to the Remote Desktop (mstsc).
Phairoh
Oh I see...ok well that's good. Mark it as solved so someone else see it.
Andrew Hodgson