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Post Date: 2009-04-04
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    Posted: 04 Apr 2009 at 5:52pm
not sure this is the place to post but since it has to deal with windows maybe it is. Does anyone know how to disable certian shortcut combos such as alt-tab preferably for when im playing games and i acidentaly hit both and by the time i get back in game im dead?
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You learn not to smash the keyboard with your head/fists in frustration, when you get killed in, say, CS.

And if you're just accidentally hitting alt-tab...Either there's a cat walking across your desk, or you really should learn to play guitar or something and gain the physical coordination needed to play games.
"PS im sure my job as a helicopter pilot gives me plenty of coodination for that sort of thing" - Tomcat
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Well, lets say your not playing CS and your playing an MMO and you have more than one toolbar and the second toolbar is controled by Alt+# and I want to say tab through my targets while attacking I kind of have to do so without switching the command Alt to something different but thanx for the sarcasim anyhow..
 
and for the future if you cant be helpful dont post
 
PS im sure my job as a helicopter pilot gives me plenty of coodination for that sort of thing
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Unfortunately there is fairly little you can do about alt-tab. You can try to set the key combo to something in WoW, but in my tests it seems windows intercepts that particular key combo before you can.

Rather like alt-f5 it seems windows loves that combo and intercepts the call fast.

Some gaming keyboards let you disable the windows key, maybe one of them has a hardware switch that will let you disable the alt-tab combo.

Best I can think of.

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I dont have the resources to do it where i am at now, but there is indeed a way to disable key combos. ill have to remember how to do it though.
Rock: "We're sub-standard DPS. Nerf Paper, Scissors are fine."
Paper: "OMG, WTF, Scissors!"
Scissors: "Rock is OP and Paper are QQers. We need PvP buffs."
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cool that would be awsome if you could help me out with that
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Posts: 520 		  Quote Kaleliar Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Apr 2009 at 5:04pm
So far what ive seen is that you either have to edit the registry (which i avoid doing) or you make a program to run that will do that for you. If you play WoW, look on the European (EU) forums for a solution.  The best bet! google it. there are plenty of people that can tell you how to to make a small program to do it for you that you can execute when you need it to run but, have the combination when you arent gaming.

also your OS will probably matter.  most registry "tweaks" are more for the 3.1, 95, 98 line then the NT, 2000, XP or vista line.

http://ask.metafilter.com/85437/How-can-I-temporarily-disable-the-alttab-shortcut-when-Im-playing-games-in-Windows-XP
works with vista and XP.

I would run a virus scan on the files first.  you never know what can be hiding.


Edited by Kaleliar - 13 Apr 2009 at 5:15pm
Rock: "We're sub-standard DPS. Nerf Paper, Scissors are fine."
Paper: "OMG, WTF, Scissors!"
Scissors: "Rock is OP and Paper are QQers. We need PvP buffs."
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