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stupid windows key

Started by mattd Jul 10, 2000 at 4:19 AM 1 replies 450+ views

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Jul 10, 2000 at 4:19 AM

ok i am fed up with this 'windows key'. you know, the one on an extended keyboard where you press it and the start menu pops up. this is really annoying me because when i'm running a program, i press it to get to the start menu, which is fine, and then go back in to my proggy. but if i type something after this (only sometimes) it treats it as the windows key was still being held down.... like if i press 'F' when it's doing this the find box comes up... the 'F' dosen't appear in the program. does someone know how to disa <--- see it just happened there again, because i tried to purposely make the error! does someone know how to disable it for a certain program / or perhaps disable it altogether? or does no-one understand what the hell im raving on about?

mattd p.s. pouya: changed my sig because i thought it could be next! (originally "the world is your msg board - let's start a Uh, no!")

The world is your message board - (modified to be politically correct!) Edited by - mattd on 7/10/00 4:21:16 AM

cow_in_the_well

Jul 10, 2000 at 5:51 AM

quote:
Original post by mattd
does someone know how to disable it for a certain program / or perhaps disable it altogether?
or does no-one understand what the hell im raving on about?

1. I think there is a powertoy that can do this...can''t remember whitch one tho.

2. I don''t know what the hell you are raving about.

U must have strange keyboard setup, or u must have big fingers..

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Pouya

Jul 10, 2000 at 12:24 PM

quote:

does someone know how to disable it for a certain program / or perhaps disable it altogether?
or does no-one understand what the hell im raving on about?

i know of a way to get rid o the start menu all together.

this diables the start button forever

    
    EnableWindow(FindWindowEx(FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", NULL), 0, "Button", NULL), false);

or if you wanna get rid o the whole taskbar and make your life easier:


    ShowWindow(FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", NULL), SW_HIDE);

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p.s. pouya: changed my sig because i thought it could be next! (originally "the world is your msg board - let's start a Uh, no!")

good thinking

p.s: you just might wanna terminate windows when the problem happens:


ExitWindowsEx(EWX_FORCE, 0);

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- Pouya / FOO!!!

EDIT: sorry, i had everything in [ source ] and [ /source ] and it screwed up so badly

Edited by - pouya on July 10, 2000 1:25:54 PM

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