No, pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete twice will not shut the computer down. If the system locks up you may be able to shut it down by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete once and in the Task Manager go to Shut Down in the menu bar and selecting "Turn Off" or "Restart." Your other option is to hold down the power button for several seconds. XP is designed so that it closes all open applications before it allows the computer to shut down and it takes a few seconds to accomplish this.
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No, pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete twice will not shut the computer down. If the system locks up you may be able to shut it down by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete once and in the Task Manager go to Shut Down in the menu bar and selecting "Turn Off" or "Restart." Your other option is to hold down the power button for several seconds. XP is designed so that it closes all open applications before it allows the computer to shut down and it takes a few seconds to accomplish this.