balefire88

So I'm using remote desktop connection (RDC) to work on this lab computer set up at my school. Yesterday, I managed to get the processor going at 100% due to explorer choking, and so I had some serious problems trying to log off. However, I kept trying to get back in, and through some crazy sequence of closing stuff, I managed to get access to the windows toolbar and log off. Then I logged back in and voila, everything was back to normal.

Now the real problem occured when I managed to use up all the processor again today. However, this time, instead of doing exactly waht I did last time, I managed to open up task manager and end task on the explorer. That was a big mistake! When you end task on explorer, all the icons on the screen go away as well as the taskbar. I can't get access to anything. All I see are a nice blue screen (that would be basically the wallpaper), and I am able to move my mouse, but I can't right click to even get a menu.

I can't use Ctrl-Alt-Del, because apparently that gets routed to my laptop that I'm running RDC on. I can't use WindowsButton-L, cause once again that locks my laptop (though I'm not sure why I even tried that). Is there a keyboard shortcut to perhaps give me the task manager (though I'm pretty sure the one the lab computer gives me has no logoff option, I still want to check).

Also, another simpler solution would be to tell me how to get my icons and taskbar and such back.

I want to curse out the explorer, but right now my parents are sleeping, and I don't want to curse on this board.

Thanks a lot