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Hi all,
I have a wee problem at work! Some student has gone on to a machine and somehow made it try to load windows explorer everytime the E button on the keyboard is pressed.Of course Windows Explorer is denied to them but they still try!
Anyone have any idea how the culprit is doing this?! They have been studying visual basics recently and may have used that. But before I go down that route I wanted to see if anyone knows a Windows method for doing this.
Any ideas??
I have no idea either but if you figure it out let us know. My only guess would be the registry since you can add keyboard shortcuts to regular shortcuts. However, keyboard shortcuts require a "Ctrl+Alt" or "Shift+Alt" in addition to the corresponding key. So maybe there is way to by pass the "Ctrl/Shift+Alt" requirement.
HTH
Alastor
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Don't know if this is what you are talking about, but ...
Holding down the 'Windows' key and hitting the 'E' key will load Windows 'Explorer' (not Internet Explorer).
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You know, my old Packard Bell 200mhz used to do this sometimes. Just out of the blue, whenever I typed E exlporer would come up, and a couple other buttons did it too, like F for find. All I did was restart and it was fine...I know its a stupid question, but have you tried that?
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Alastor-This doesn't answer the original problem but for your info you can asign F keys for shorcuts. I use eleven of them for one click access to my most used links.
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Deke, I dont know anything about using/assigning "F Keys". Could you please explain it in more detail for me.
TIA
Alastor
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I have fixed the problem. That was no problem!! I just wanted to find out how they were doing it. If I can find out how I can find a way to stop it!
It may well be just the PC playing up. I have a file protection system installed that when switched on will not allow any changes to files on the hard disk or registry. My worry was someone may have found a way around it I hadnt seen.
Oh well..... guess I'l just have to keep an eye out for it!Thanks guys.
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Alastar- Here is what I do.
There are a lot of F Keys that you never use. Here is a use for them.
First make a shortcut for the item you want to use.
Then right click the shortcut, click "Properties", move your cursor into the area that says Shortcut Key and hit the F* key you want to use for that item.
This will take away the original use of the F key you use for this.
This gives you one click access to your most used functions without Ctrl+Alt+(Letter) or using the cursor.
I have used this with no apparent ill effects. Let me know if you incur a problem.
Here are some additional notes provided by davey7549:
Here a few notes using the method outlined. For W98SSE and possible others:
1) When cursor is moved over shortcut area left click to activate box for change.
2) Items listed in your Quick Launch bar will not work when used in this process. You must have shortcut placed elsewhere on desktop or some other folder.(This applies to WME and maybe other OS.)
3) To reverse action back to "none", if that was original setting, repeat procedure but hit "Backspace" instead of the "F" key you have previously set.
4) You are not limited to just whatever "F" key as a selection. If you wish to not interfere with system functions instead of just selecting the "F" key use "CTRL" "F" or "Alt" "F" whichever you prefer.
Note: Best to use a currently not used function key for new shortcuts to prevent a problem with system controls
This tip was borrowed from MARK on a computing.net post dated 5-21-00. Thanks Mark.
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Thanks a lot for the how to, I will defiantly have to play with the F keys now.
Thanks
Alastor
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