[Boot Camp] Can't send a Ctrl-Alt-Del during first boot!

Hello,
I just Installed WIndows Server on iMac using Boot Camp. It requires that once the password is set (per Group Policy on Windows Server PCs), I'll have to login by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del (this is my first time login) and i'm unable to figure out how can it be done! I know that there is a discussion running everywhere about the PC equivalent "Del" key on iMac. I have tried the following -
1. Ctrl-Alt-Del (Del is actually Backspace) : Doesn't work
2. Ctrl-Alt-Del (Fn Key pressed down - that makes it delete) : Doesn't work
I read somewhere that mapping a key differently should work. But i'm unsure of the process and i also understand that i'll have to do it from the OS. In my case, i'm not logged in yet! Is there someone who can help me in this regard?
Maybe, I can use backspace and delete functions on iMac but i'm looking for a equivalent "Delete" KEY and not Delete FUNCTION to Login. If you can point me to a existing thread or post solutions/thoughts, i'll be thankful.
Sivarama Krishnan(kvsrkrishnan)

The retail OS X 10.6.3 DVDs unlike your OEM DVD does have a complete set of drivers for $29 w/o having to deal with questionable bitorrent.
Microsoft EOL'd XP and Vista SP1.
Your Mac has Intel Thunderbolt and you don't see Apple doing backward compatibility. You can't run 10.5 on new Mac. So yes it comes with those limitations, but XP is also 20x more vulnerable, IE9 is more secure and XP has not kept up with the latest hardware, besides which I don't see a place or need for a 32-bit OS, any platform today.

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