Alt key disabled

[Kirt]

Over the past couple of days, my alt keys have been
disabled. I have rebooted several times, but I can't use
ctrl-alt-delete or alt-tab. I am a big toggler, and when
I use alt-tab, all it does is act like a regular tab.
Has anyone ever seen this?

 

[Bill James]

First thing would be to check for keyboard failure by borrowing another keyboard. Keyboards are pretty cheap to replace.

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[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
Over the past couple of days, my alt keys have been
disabled. I have rebooted several times, but I can't use
ctrl-alt-delete or alt-tab. I am a big toggler, and when
I use alt-tab, all it does is act like a regular tab.
Has anyone ever seen this?
.

Hello!

Are you using Power Toys?

When you install Windows XP Powertoys, it comes with a

program called TaskSwitch.exe designed to enhance the

Alt+Tab task switcher. To disable this feature:-


You go to Start>Run and type: msconfig.

Click the "Startup" tab and uncheck startup item

"taskswitch". Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR. In

Processes, locate the TaskSwitch process and end it. Your

Alt-Tab will be back to normal.

To manually apply: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to

this key:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

"CoolSwitchColumns"
"CoolSwitchRows"

with regards/

ssg/pronetworks.org

 

[Maureen Goldman]

You might want to check the control panel \accessibility options to
see if any special keyboard option has been activated.