Shortcut key assigned to programs

[Guest]

Hi,

I have defined a few shortcut keys in my start menu. For example, it enables
me to start-up Word by pressing the 'Ctrl' 'Shift' and 'W' together. One of
the shortcut keys was for starting Acrobat Reader. But I had to deinstall
it. After reinstalling Reader I can not use the shortcut key any more. But I
can not assign it either.

Does anyone know how I can remove the old shortcut key sequence (Ctrl Shift
A) from my system? Is it an entry in my registry?

Michel

 

[Ayush]

Michel wrote ::

Hi,

I have defined a few shortcut keys in my start menu. For example, it enables
me to start-up Word by pressing the 'Ctrl' 'Shift' and 'W' together. One of
the shortcut keys was for starting Acrobat Reader. But I had to deinstall
it. After reinstalling Reader I can not use the shortcut key any more. But I
can not assign it either.

You can use the following .JS script to clear the "Ctrl+Shift+W" key-

-----save it with .js extension------
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
tmpPh=ws.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")+"\\"+fs.GetTempName()+".lnk"
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="Ctrl+Shift+W";
sc.Save();
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="";
sc.Save();
fs.DeleteFile(tmpPh)

 

[Guest]

Ayush,

-----save it with .js extension------
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
tmpPh=ws.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")+"\\"+fs.GetTempName()+".lnk"
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="Ctrl+Shift+W";
sc.Save();
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="";
sc.Save();
fs.DeleteFile(tmpPh)

I must say what you are doing is magic, but it did what it had to do. That
must really have come from the dungeons of XP. Thanks

Michel

 

[Ayush]

Michel wrote ::

I must say what you are doing is magic, but it did what it had to do. That
must really have come from the dungeons of XP. Thanks

Michel

You are welcome.


Good Luck,
Ayush.

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem. What a great fix. I guess we can change the
"Ctrl+Shift+W" to any other hot key that does not stick? Thanks for sharing
your knowledge.

Michel wrote ::

Hi,

I have defined a few shortcut keys in my start menu. For example, it enables
me to start-up Word by pressing the 'Ctrl' 'Shift' and 'W' together. One of
the shortcut keys was for starting Acrobat Reader. But I had to deinstall
it. After reinstalling Reader I can not use the shortcut key any more. But I
can not assign it either.

You can use the following .JS script to clear the "Ctrl+Shift+W" key-

-----save it with .js extension------
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
tmpPh=ws.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")+"\\"+fs.GetTempName()+".lnk"
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="Ctrl+Shift+W";
sc.Save();
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="";
sc.Save();
fs.DeleteFile(tmpPh)

 

[Joan]

Michel wrote ::

Hi,

I have defined a few shortcut keys in my start menu. For example, it enables
me to start-up Word by pressing the 'Ctrl' 'Shift' and 'W' together. One of
the shortcut keys was for starting Acrobat Reader. But I had to deinstall
it. After reinstalling Reader I can not use the shortcut key any more. But I
can not assign it either.

You can use the following .JS script to clear the "Ctrl+Shift+W" key-

-----save it with .js extension------
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
tmpPh=ws.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")+"\\"+fs.GetTempName()+".lnk"
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="Ctrl+Shift+W";
sc.Save();
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="";
sc.Save();
fs.DeleteFile(tmpPh)

Hi Ayush,
Where do I put in the code to remove the assignment of a program to a hot
key? I see the text above but I don't know what to do with it. Can you, or
others, please help me. I am helping a nearly blind woman set up her
keyboard so she can press one key for a program, but I mistakenly got some
keys programed incorrectly and now need to remove their assignment so I can
make new, correct, assignments.
Thanks much.

 

[ju.c]

This is the best key re-mapping program available, but it's not free.

Hotkey Commander $25
http://hkcmdr.anymania.com/

"Hotkey Commander is a powerful hotkey managing and overriding
tool for Windows. If you are a frequent hotkey user, you may
found that while hotkeys bring much convenience and advantages,
they act rudely and annoyingly sometimes. Hotkeys are usually
defined or registered by individual applications. Some moral
applications would allow users to redefine their hotkey
combination so that they don't conflict with other hotkeys.
Some "evil" applications won't at all. No matter what more and
more hotkeys may become chaos and make you confused at last.
Even if you don't use hotkeys at all, you may want to disable
or override hotkeys occasionally so as not to be interrupted
by their default actions. Imagine when you are shooting bullets
with your enemies in some game and unfortunately hit the <Win>
key accidently and then being forced to the Windows desktop.
Well, by Hotkey Commander you can easily explore and manage all
the hotkeys in your system."


ju.c

Michel wrote ::

Hi,

I have defined a few shortcut keys in my start menu. For example, it enables
me to start-up Word by pressing the 'Ctrl' 'Shift' and 'W' together. One of
the shortcut keys was for starting Acrobat Reader. But I had to deinstall
it. After reinstalling Reader I can not use the shortcut key any more. But I
can not assign it either.

You can use the following .JS script to clear the "Ctrl+Shift+W" key-

-----save it with .js extension------
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
tmpPh=ws.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")+"\\"+fs.GetTempName()+".lnk"
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="Ctrl+Shift+W";
sc.Save();
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="";
sc.Save();
fs.DeleteFile(tmpPh)

Hi Ayush,
Where do I put in the code to remove the assignment of a program to a hot
key? I see the text above but I don't know what to do with it. Can you, or
others, please help me. I am helping a nearly blind woman set up her
keyboard so she can press one key for a program, but I mistakenly got some
keys programed incorrectly and now need to remove their assignment so I can
make new, correct, assignments.
Thanks much.

 

[Joan]

Hi ju.c,
Thanks for your response. If I were working on my own computer this program
would be worth purchasing. Unfortunately, I'm setting up hot keys on the PC
of a woman with severe vision impairment. She would not be willing to
pruchase this program.

More suggestions please. Joan

This is the best key re-mapping program available, but it's not free.

Hotkey Commander $25
http://hkcmdr.anymania.com/

"Hotkey Commander is a powerful hotkey managing and overriding
tool for Windows. If you are a frequent hotkey user, you may
found that while hotkeys bring much convenience and advantages,
they act rudely and annoyingly sometimes. Hotkeys are usually
defined or registered by individual applications. Some moral
applications would allow users to redefine their hotkey
combination so that they don't conflict with other hotkeys.
Some "evil" applications won't at all. No matter what more and
more hotkeys may become chaos and make you confused at last.
Even if you don't use hotkeys at all, you may want to disable
or override hotkeys occasionally so as not to be interrupted
by their default actions. Imagine when you are shooting bullets
with your enemies in some game and unfortunately hit the <Win>
key accidently and then being forced to the Windows desktop.
Well, by Hotkey Commander you can easily explore and manage all
the hotkeys in your system."


ju.c

Michel wrote ::
Hi,

I have defined a few shortcut keys in my start menu. For example, it enables
me to start-up Word by pressing the 'Ctrl' 'Shift' and 'W' together. One of
the shortcut keys was for starting Acrobat Reader. But I had to deinstall
it. After reinstalling Reader I can not use the shortcut key any more. But I
can not assign it either.


You can use the following .JS script to clear the "Ctrl+Shift+W" key-

-----save it with .js extension------
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
tmpPh=ws.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")+"\\"+fs.GetTempName()+".lnk"
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="Ctrl+Shift+W";
sc.Save();
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="";
sc.Save();
fs.DeleteFile(tmpPh)

Hi Ayush,
Where do I put in the code to remove the assignment of a program to a hot
key? I see the text above but I don't know what to do with it. Can you, or
others, please help me. I am helping a nearly blind woman set up her
keyboard so she can press one key for a program, but I mistakenly got some
keys programed incorrectly and now need to remove their assignment so I can
make new, correct, assignments.
Thanks much.

 

[Lem]

Hi ju.c,
Thanks for your response. If I were working on my own computer this program
would be worth purchasing. Unfortunately, I'm setting up hot keys on the PC
of a woman with severe vision impairment. She would not be willing to
pruchase this program.

More suggestions please. Joan

This is the best key re-mapping program available, but it's not free.

Hotkey Commander $25
http://hkcmdr.anymania.com/

"Hotkey Commander is a powerful hotkey managing and overriding
tool for Windows. If you are a frequent hotkey user, you may
found that while hotkeys bring much convenience and advantages,
they act rudely and annoyingly sometimes. Hotkeys are usually
defined or registered by individual applications. Some moral
applications would allow users to redefine their hotkey
combination so that they don't conflict with other hotkeys.
Some "evil" applications won't at all. No matter what more and
more hotkeys may become chaos and make you confused at last.
Even if you don't use hotkeys at all, you may want to disable
or override hotkeys occasionally so as not to be interrupted
by their default actions. Imagine when you are shooting bullets
with your enemies in some game and unfortunately hit the <Win>
key accidently and then being forced to the Windows desktop.
Well, by Hotkey Commander you can easily explore and manage all
the hotkeys in your system."


ju.c

:

Michel wrote ::
Hi,

I have defined a few shortcut keys in my start menu. For example, it enables
me to start-up Word by pressing the 'Ctrl' 'Shift' and 'W' together. One of
the shortcut keys was for starting Acrobat Reader. But I had to deinstall
it. After reinstalling Reader I can not use the shortcut key any more. But I
can not assign it either.

You can use the following .JS script to clear the "Ctrl+Shift+W" key-

-----save it with .js extension------
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
fs=new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
tmpPh=ws.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")+"\\"+fs.GetTempName()+".lnk"
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="Ctrl+Shift+W";
sc.Save();
sc=ws.CreateShortcut(tmpPh);
sc.Hotkey="";
sc.Save();
fs.DeleteFile(tmpPh)
------------------------------------

Good Luck, Ayush.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/views.mspx

Hi Ayush,
Where do I put in the code to remove the assignment of a program to a hot
key? I see the text above but I don't know what to do with it. Can you, or
others, please help me. I am helping a nearly blind woman set up her
keyboard so she can press one key for a program, but I mistakenly got some
keys programed incorrectly and now need to remove their assignment so I can
make new, correct, assignments.
Thanks much.

See if this helps:
http://forum.soft32.com/windows/remove-shortcut-Hot-keys-ftopict353106.html

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
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http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm