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Old September 14th 08, 06:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
herbert422
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Default Getting rid of phantom hotkey

I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
+f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.

Thanks in advance!
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Old September 14th 08, 07:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
+f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.

Thanks in advance!


I think you can just delete the shortcut and recreate it, can't you?

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Old September 15th 08, 11:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Default Getting rid of phantom hotkey


"herbert422" wrote in message
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I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
+f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.

Thanks in advance!


Try re-creating an identical shortcut and assigning Ctrl+Shift+f to it;
click Apply, then unassign the shortcut key combination (backspace over it)
and click Apply. See if that frees it up for a different shortcut. May not
work but worth a shot!


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Old September 18th 08, 05:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
herbert422
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Default Getting rid of phantom hotkey

On Sep 15, 3:01*am, "Olórin"
wrote:
"herbert422" wrote in message

...

I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
+f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.


Thanks in advance!


Try re-creating an identical shortcut and assigning Ctrl+Shift+f to it;
click Apply, then unassign the shortcut key combination (backspace over it)
and click Apply. See if that frees it up for a different shortcut. May not
work but worth a shot!


Thanks for the reply. I tried recreating the identical shortcut but
when I try to apply ctrl+shift+f, it doesn't hold. It should ctrl
+shift but once I hit the f key the pattern disappears. Isn't the
hotkey store somewhere in the registry?
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Old September 18th 08, 09:31 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Olórin[_2_]
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Default Getting rid of phantom hotkey

"herbert422" wrote in message
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On Sep 15, 3:01 am, "Olórin"
wrote:
"herbert422" wrote in message

...

I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
+f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.


Thanks in advance!


Try re-creating an identical shortcut and assigning Ctrl+Shift+f to it;
click Apply, then unassign the shortcut key combination (backspace over
it)
and click Apply. See if that frees it up for a different shortcut. May not
work but worth a shot!


Thanks for the reply. I tried recreating the identical shortcut but
when I try to apply ctrl+shift+f, it doesn't hold. It should ctrl
+shift but once I hit the f key the pattern disappears. Isn't the
hotkey store somewhere in the registry?

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It seems not. There's a good discussion of it - see second entry at

http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/260111010.aspx

This is something I've run into before and never found a solution for -
beyond choosing a different shortcut key combination. When deleting a
shortcut now I always make sure I've removed any shortcut key associated
with it first. In the past I *have* had success by recreating the shortcut -
same name, same location, same target. It can sometimes (not "will always"!)
be *automatically* given the hotkeys *by Windows* when you check its
properties, and they can then be removed - but not always, as you've found.

With the shortcut recreated, albeit without the hotkeys associated, what
happens if you press the key combination?

There's a (non-free) tool "Hotkey Detective 2" available at

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1558892,00.asp

which may help you - but you won't know until you've paid for it (or
subscribed to PC Magazine)... :-(

Beyond that, I think this may be one of those mysteries that XP will take
with itself to the grave. Sorry I couldn't help more - perhaps someone else
can.


 




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