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OT: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Break can be interpreted differently by Windows command line programs (example: ping -t). -----Original Message----- From: Fishbeck, John [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 11:35 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] How do you disable Caps Lock for your fleet PCs? Ah, good point Dave. I do believe that the Break key does generate a Ctrl-C event (a SIGINT event for you 'nix hacks), although I'm not 100% certain of that. Regards, John -----Original Message----- From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 11:18 AM To: Fishbeck, John; [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] How do you disable Caps Lock for your fleet PCs? John, At 2/7/2013 10:37 AM Thursday, Fishbeck, John wrote: >There are a few of us dinosaurs still around who actually do occasional >work at the Windows CLI (and yes, Virginia, there is a Windows 'shell' >CLI environment), where the Break key is recognized by most command >line utilities and will get you out of a hung/looping program. Just to clarify, does that do anything different from Ctrl+C (or <Ctrl>C, or ^C, pick your notation)? -- dkm