lol, i had no idea people thought so much about the windowsinstall key not the windows key on the keyboard... but my problem is the windows key on the keyboard. are you saying that i should uninstall my keyboard drivers then reinstall them? i don't have them with me but i can get them and try that. in the mean time, any other suggestions? oh yeah, i have a logitech G11 if that makes a difference.

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HAH, i figured it out. taking note that my keyboard is not a regualr keyboard, i googled "logitech g11 problem windows key" and like the third link down there's a link to "http://www.reviewspring.com/logitech-g11-keyboard-a25.php" so i look at this one and at the very bottom there's a pic and the second to last paragraph explains what it was. THANKS ME!! thanks guys for making me mention my keyboard name so that i could figure it out! in this problem i learned a couple keyboard tricks. crtl+esc does the same thing as the windows key when pressed once (my substitute for the past couple of days)

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Right. Ctrl-Esc does indeed bring up the Start Menu. Life's more painless for the brainless.

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Lol the G11 has a special switch to disable the windows key. Very handy for gaming, I actually hate the windows key, when I accidentally click it, and get alt tabbed. I tried to disable it, even with registry edits, incredibly difficult to disable. You should be happy you can disable it. I usually call the "windows key" the Super key. not because its super, but thats what its called on Linux.

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lol, i love this key and i do gaming. i have 2 gigs of ram and a fairly good processor so it's no problem for me to alt+tab outta the game and back in; it's my friend!

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