"Switch User" vs. "Lock Screen" keyboard shortcut?

Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

On 9/4/2010 9:42 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

You may program those key combos if you have a programmable keyboard or
just use Alt+F4 in 7.

On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

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Alias

On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

On 09/05/2010 04:47 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

Windows 7 is very mouse oriented in comparison to XP. If you want
keyboard action for these types of things, download the DVD he
http://www.linuxmint.com/ It's free.

--
Alias

Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 04:47 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

Windows 7 is very mouse oriented in comparison to XP. If you want
keyboard action for these types of things, download the DVD he
http://www.linuxmint.com/ It's free.


You'll still have to pick Windows 7 from the grub menu, so how that
would help, I have no idear.

--
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Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.

On 09/05/2010 05:50 PM, Death wrote:
Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 04:47 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

Windows 7 is very mouse oriented in comparison to XP. If you want
keyboard action for these types of things, download the DVD he
http://www.linuxmint.com/ It's free.


You'll still have to pick Windows 7 from the grub menu, so how that
would help, I have no idear.


I don't let Grub get its grubby hands on my Windows install even though
I have a dual boot with Windows. I use BSP to choose what hard drive to
boot from. If Mint should come up with a Grub update or a kernel update,
I power down and disconnect the Windows hard drive.

How it would help is if he does the above or removes 7 in favor of Mint.

--
Alias

Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 05:50 PM, Death wrote:
Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 04:47 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

Windows 7 is very mouse oriented in comparison to XP. If you want
keyboard action for these types of things, download the DVD he
http://www.linuxmint.com/ It's free.


You'll still have to pick Windows 7 from the grub menu, so how that
would help, I have no idear.


I don't let Grub get its grubby hands on my Windows install even though
I have a dual boot with Windows. I use BSP to choose what hard drive to
boot from. If Mint should come up with a Grub update or a kernel update,
I power down and disconnect the Windows hard drive.


Just make sure when you install, to put grub on the same device as
/root.
My laptop is that way.
Linux is on a usb drive.
When not plugged in, Windows boots from the internal HDD.
When the linux drive is pluged in, grub list Windows as a boot
option,and any grub update is only written to the usb drive.


How it would help is if he does the above or removes 7 in favor of Mint.


You think he's insane?

--
Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur,
Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.

On 09/05/2010 06:25 PM, Death wrote:
Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 05:50 PM, Death wrote:
Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 04:47 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

Windows 7 is very mouse oriented in comparison to XP. If you want
keyboard action for these types of things, download the DVD he
http://www.linuxmint.com/ It's free.


You'll still have to pick Windows 7 from the grub menu, so how that
would help, I have no idear.


I don't let Grub get its grubby hands on my Windows install even though
I have a dual boot with Windows. I use BSP to choose what hard drive to
boot from. If Mint should come up with a Grub update or a kernel update,
I power down and disconnect the Windows hard drive.


Just make sure when you install, to put grub on the same device as
/root.
My laptop is that way.

No, it isn't.

Linux is on a usb drive.
When not plugged in, Windows boots from the internal HDD.
When the linux drive is pluged in, grub list Windows as a boot
option,and any grub update is only written to the usb drive.

Grub doesn't appear for me unless I hit Esc and even then it won't show
Windows as an option as I disconnected the Windows drive before
installing Mint.

How it would help is if he does the above or removes 7 in favor of Mint.


You think he's insane?


No, of course not. You're insane.

--
Alias

Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 06:25 PM, Death wrote:
Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 05:50 PM, Death wrote:
Alias wrote:

On 09/05/2010 04:47 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

Windows 7 is very mouse oriented in comparison to XP. If you want
keyboard action for these types of things, download the DVD he
http://www.linuxmint.com/ It's free.


You'll still have to pick Windows 7 from the grub menu, so how that
would help, I have no idear.


I don't let Grub get its grubby hands on my Windows install even though
I have a dual boot with Windows. I use BSP to choose what hard drive to
boot from. If Mint should come up with a Grub update or a kernel update,
I power down and disconnect the Windows hard drive.


Just make sure when you install, to put grub on the same device as
/root.
My laptop is that way.

No, it isn't.


Yes it is, retard.
Just because you don't understand sda from sdb doesn't mean I dont.

Linux is on a usb drive.
When not plugged in, Windows boots from the internal HDD.
When the linux drive is pluged in, grub list Windows as a boot
option,and any grub update is only written to the usb drive.

Grub doesn't appear for me unless I hit Esc and even then it won't show
Windows as an option as I disconnected the Windows drive before
installing Mint.

How it would help is if he does the above or removes 7 in favor of Mint.


You think he's insane?


No, of course not. You're insane.


Cause I use MInt?
Then so are you.

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Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur,
Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.

On 9/5/2010 7:47 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

You don't need to use a mouse at all. Do Alt+F4, then use your keyboard
arrows to navigate to desired setting, then use enter on selected command.

On 9/5/2010 9:47 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
On 05/09/2010 4:20 AM, Alias wrote:
On 09/05/2010 06:42 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Previously in Windows XP, I used to use the Win logo + L keys to switch
out of an user account and login to another account. With Windows 7, it
no longer takes you to the full user login screen, instead it just takes
you to a current user re-login screen. You then have to click on
additional menus to get to the full user login screen. Is there some way
to get to the full-user login screen with a keyboard shortcut anymore?

Yousuf Khan

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and you will be offered a menu which will include
switching users. You can also use Alt+F4 and you will be offered a drop
down menu.

Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

Mouse? CTRL+ALT+DEL, Down Arrow, Enter.

OR Alt+F4, Up Arrow, Enter

Don't need no steeenking mouse!! ;-)

On 9/5/2010 11:28 AM, Alias wrote:
Windows 7 is very mouse oriented in comparison to XP. If you want
keyboard action for these types of things, download the DVD he
http://www.linuxmint.com/ It's free.


No thanks, you don't have to advocate for Linux with me, I'm already
using Ubuntu. But that's a Linux and this is Windows, each has its own
set of problems and no need to confuse them.

Yousuf Khan

On 9/5/2010 1:32 PM, Frank wrote:
On 9/5/2010 7:47 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Not exactly what I was thinking of, as I wanted to avoid using the mouse
completely, but I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

You don't need to use a mouse at all. Do Alt+F4, then use your keyboard
arrows to navigate to desired setting, then use enter on selected command.

Uh, maybe I'll modify what I just said, I wanted to avoid the mouse
*and* use a single keyboard combo, like before.

Besides, the Alt-F4 method won't work if you're sitting in anything
other than the empty desktop. If you're sitting in some application,
you'd close that application. So you'd have to click on the desktop with
the mouse anyways.

Yousuf Khan

On 9/5/2010 2:41 PM, Bob I wrote:
Mouse? CTRL+ALT+DEL, Down Arrow, Enter.

OR Alt+F4, Up Arrow, Enter

Don't need no steeenking mouse!! ;-)


Is there any kind of way of doing user-defined shortcut keys, where you
could record a macro for example, that can be executed with one keystroke?

Yousuf Khan