Simulate Alt+Control+delete

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Introduction

Simulate alt control delete command in windows nt, 2k, xp.

    hwinsta = OpenWindowStation("winsta0", FALSE,
                              WINSTA_ACCESSCLIPBOARD   |
                              WINSTA_ACCESSGLOBALATOMS |
                              WINSTA_CREATEDESKTOP     |
                              WINSTA_ENUMDESKTOPS      |
                              WINSTA_ENUMERATE         |
                              WINSTA_EXITWINDOWS       |
                              WINSTA_READATTRIBUTES    |
                              WINSTA_READSCREEN        |
                              WINSTA_WRITEATTRIBUTES);
    if (hwinsta == NULL)
        return FALSE;
    // 
    // Set the windowstation to be winsta0
    // 
    if (!SetProcessWindowStation(hwinsta))
     return FALSE;

    // 
    // Get the default desktop on winsta0
    // 
    hdesk = OpenDesktop("Winlogon", 0, FALSE,
                        DESKTOP_CREATEMENU |
              DESKTOP_CREATEWINDOW |
                        DESKTOP_ENUMERATE    |
                        DESKTOP_HOOKCONTROL  |
                        DESKTOP_JOURNALPLAYBACK |
                        DESKTOP_JOURNALRECORD |
                        DESKTOP_READOBJECTS |
                        DESKTOP_SWITCHDESKTOP |
                        DESKTOP_WRITEOBJECTS);
    if (hdesk == NULL)
       return FALSE;

    // 
    // Set the desktop to be "default"
    // 
    if (!SetThreadDesktop(hdesk))
       return FALSE;
    PostMessage(HWND_BROADCAST,WM_HOTKEY,0,
        MAKELPARAM(MOD_ALT|MOD_CONTROL,VK_DELETE));