Is there a way to disable keys in winXP

[griobhta]

Hey folks,

My cordless logitech keyboard has been acting up over the last while. It keeps sending keypress signals to my machine. Same in XP as in Linux.

This key seems to be the logitech key which for some reason launches the calculator on my system. This is very annoying when playing games or typing as it takes focus away from the curent window.

Is there any way to disable the key in XP?

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[cowboybooter]

Deal with the cause, not the symptoms, IMHO.

Checkout the keyboard, make doubly sure nothing is sticking, ( happens with LogiTech)!


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[griobhta]

well i have never concously pressed that key at all its away on the top right of the keyboard so cant be pressed accidently easily. Unless i'm gonna take the whole keyboard apart i dont see i can clean it any more than i have already.

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[OuTpaTienT]

Forget the cause, deal with the symptom. Delete calc.exe. ( j/k)

[Atomic Rooster]

Have you checked out the batteries for the keyboard lately?

[griobhta]

bump nobody got anyideas?

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[Droppyale]

Originally posted by OuTpaTienT
Forget the cause, deal with the symptom. Delete calc.exe. ( j/k)

bhahaha

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mmm... you could try uninstalling the keyboard software and just use winXP's standard keyboard driver.

[griobhta]

No it is hardware problem not software. Problem shows up in Linux but the key is not assigned so it is ignored. Windows on the other hand automaticaly assigns it, even using the default driver. If i install logitech's driver then i can assign it to a null command but it still takes the focus away from the current window.

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[Scott Tiger]

You wouldn't be using a Belkin KVM would you? My Belkin SOHO kvm would do odd stuff at times so I RMA'd it. I doubt it's relevant but I thought I'd ask.

ST

[griobhta]

nope no switch just keyboard straight into the mobo.

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