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Disabling keys
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 2:52 am
by Fallschirmjager
Ive been playing a game today...and the ctrl key is a key that is used alot
Im using a laptop keyboard (tiny keys) and I hit that godamn start menu key more than I should
Its sends me to my destop and crashes my game
Im using windows xp professional
is there any way to disable that key from working ( I never use it anyways)
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 3:08 am
by Marc von Martial
I don´t know a quick fix offhand, other then the good old "screwdriver trick"
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But do a search or post a thread on the Xp section of
http://www.annoyances.org/
It´s a good site for all kind of OS troubles.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 3:57 am
by Zakhal
Now that i think, i have never used the windows key. What a useless button. Thou the media buttons are almost as useless too, havent ever used them either.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 4:13 am
by Fallschirmjager
Microsoft plot to ruin your games
And they dont provide a way to disable it
Re: Disabling keys
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 9:24 pm
by Belaja smert
Originally posted by Fallschirmjager
Im using windows xp professional
is there any way to disable that key from working ( I never use it anyways)
Here's a few tips. They both require the use of a registry editor though.
First
Second
Unfortunately I can't test either, because my keyboard doesn't have 'windows'-keys. Would you believe, I still use the keyboard from my first own PC? And to think I bought it in 1991 :p
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 10:10 pm
by Fallschirmjager
registry editing...id rather not go to that extrems
I cant belive they wont allow you you a program to disable keys...
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 11:15 pm
by rbrunsman
This tool says it lets you change key functions.
MS tool
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 1:16 am
by Belaja smert
Originally posted by rbrunsman
This tool says it lets you change key functions.
MS tool
Isn't that only for Win95?
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 1:42 am
by Belaja smert
Originally posted by Fallschirmjager
registry editing...id rather not go to that extrems
I cant belive they wont allow you you a program to disable keys...
Registry editing isn't that difficult nor is it as dangerous as often claimed. The tips had detailed instructions on how to do it, I would recommend trying it.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 2:21 am
by Fallschirmjager
Originally posted by Belaja smert
Registry editing isn't that difficult nor is it as dangerous as often claimed. The tips had detailed instructions on how to do it, I would recommend trying it.
I cant find the name of the key they want me to modify
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 12:34 pm
by Marc von Martial
Originally posted by Fallschirmjager
I cant find the name of the key they want me to modify
Read ... the ... instructions ... carefully ...
they want you to make the key not modify it
Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 7:40 pm
by Fallschirmjager
Just testing you guys
