Vista - Vista (quicklaunch) blocking the use of Win+# as hotkeys >:(

Part of the new features in Vista is to use win+# to lunch an app in
the quicklaunch. However, these hotkeys seem to be hardcoded(!!!!!),
and even if you turn off the quicklaunch, or even delete the folder
itself, Vista _still_ blocks for other programs to use win+# as
hotkeys!!

Has anyone found any way of disabling this "feature" so the win+# can
be used for other things than the quicklaunch?

Ney.

<Dr.NeyNey@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1172438115.620108.130390@t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com
> Part of the new features in Vista is to use win+# to lunch an app in
> the quicklaunch. However, these hotkeys seem to be hardcoded(!!!!!),
> and even if you turn off the quicklaunch, or even delete the folder
> itself, Vista _still_ blocks for other programs to use win+# as
> hotkeys!!
>
> Has anyone found any way of disabling this "feature" so the win+# can
> be used for other things than the quicklaunch?
>
> Ney.

Someone else me if I knew how to disable the Quick Launch hotkeys too. I
don't know. Does anybody?

--
Bill

Hi Ney & Bill,

Ensure that the shell (explorer.exe) is not running before the
application registers the hotkeys.


Ralph

On Apr 19, 1:20 am, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
> <Dr.Ney...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1172438115.620108.130390@t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com
>
> > Part of the new features in Vista is to use win+# to lunch an app in
> > the quicklaunch. However, thesehotkeysseem to be hardcoded(!!!!!),
> > and even if you turn off the quicklaunch, or even delete the folder
> > itself, Vista _still_ blocks for other programs to use win+# as
> >hotkeys!!
>
> > Has anyone found any way of disabling this "feature" so the win+# can
> > be used for other things than the quicklaunch?
>
> > Ney.
>
> Someone else me if I knew how todisabletheQuickLaunchhotkeystoo. I
> don't know. Does anybody?
>
> --
> Bill

Oh that isn't easy I don't think without a replacement shell. Although
there is always Aston Shell. Back in the Windows 3.1 and Windows 9x
days, I used to use Command.com as the shell. Just to throw people off
guard. And to add, yes DOS can multi-task. LOL

--
Bill

<ralph.kazemier@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1178361998.667422.134200@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
> Hi Ney & Bill,
>
> Ensure that the shell (explorer.exe) is not running before the
> application registers the hotkeys.
>
>
> Ralph
>
> On Apr 19, 1:20 am, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
>> <Dr.Ney...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1172438115.620108.130390@t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com
>>
>>> Part of the new features in Vista is to use win+# to lunch an app in
>>> the quicklaunch. However, thesehotkeysseem to be hardcoded(!!!!!),
>>> and even if you turn off the quicklaunch, or even delete the folder
>>> itself, Vista _still_ blocks for other programs to use win+# as
>>> hotkeys!!
>>
>>> Has anyone found any way of disabling this "feature" so the win+#
>>> can be used for other things than the quicklaunch?
>>
>>> Ney.
>>
>> Someone else me if I knew how todisabletheQuickLaunchhotkeystoo. I
>> don't know. Does anybody?
>>
>> --
>> Bill

It might be easier than you think. Popup the "Windows Task
Manager" (press either Ctrl+Shift+Esc or Ctrl+Alt+Del | Start Task
Manager). Select "explorer.exe" on the "Processes" tab, right click
it and choose "End Process". Confirm. Now start the application(s)
you want to be able to register the hotkeys. Do this by choosinig
"New Task... (Run)" from the "File"-menu in "Windows Task Manager.".
The "Create New Task"-dialog should appear. Via the button "Browse"
you can browse for your application. To restart Windows Explorer,
simply type "explorer" in the "Open" field of the "Create New Task"-
dialog and click "OK".

In addition to this; you might want to browse for "explorer.exe",
which is located in "Windows"-directory. Right click it in the
"Browse"-dialog and choose "Run as administrator". Now the shell has
"administrator privilidges", so you won't be alarmed all the time when
an administrative task is about to be performed.

This last procedure is basically one of the first things I do whenever
Vista is booted.


Ralph

On May 5, 2:51 pm, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
> Oh that isn't easy I don't think without a replacement shell. Although
> there is always Aston Shell. Back in the Windows 3.1 and Windows 9x
> days, I used to use Command.com as the shell. Just to throw people off
> guard. And to add, yes DOS can multi-task. LOL
>
> --
> Bill
>
> <ralph.kazem...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1178361998.667422.134200@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
>
> > Hi Ney & Bill,
>
> > Ensure that the shell (explorer.exe) is not running before the
> > application registers the hotkeys.
>
> > Ralph
>
> > On Apr 19, 1:20 am, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
> >> <Dr.Ney...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1172438115.620108.130390@t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com
>
> >>> Part of the new features inVistais to use win+# to lunch an app in
> >>> the quicklaunch. However, thesehotkeysseem to be hardcoded(!!!!!),
> >>> and even if you turn off the quicklaunch, or even delete the folder
> >>> itself,Vista_still_ blocks for other programs to use win+# as
> >>> hotkeys!!
>
> >>> Has anyone found any way of disabling this "feature" so the win+#
> >>> can be used for other things than the quicklaunch?
>
> >>> Ney.
>
> >> Someone else me if I knew how todisabletheQuickLaunchhotkeystoo. I
> >> don't know. Does anybody?
>
> >> --
> >> Bill

Wow this is great Ralph. Thanks again!

--
Bill

<ralph...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1179146081.589411.45550@u30g2000hsc.googlegroups.com
> It might be easier than you think. Popup the "Windows Task
> Manager" (press either Ctrl+Shift+Esc or Ctrl+Alt+Del | Start Task
> Manager). Select "explorer.exe" on the "Processes" tab, right click
> it and choose "End Process". Confirm. Now start the application(s)
> you want to be able to register the hotkeys. Do this by choosinig
> "New Task... (Run)" from the "File"-menu in "Windows Task Manager.".
> The "Create New Task"-dialog should appear. Via the button "Browse"
> you can browse for your application. To restart Windows Explorer,
> simply type "explorer" in the "Open" field of the "Create New Task"-
> dialog and click "OK".
>
> In addition to this; you might want to browse for "explorer.exe",
> which is located in "Windows"-directory. Right click it in the
> "Browse"-dialog and choose "Run as administrator". Now the shell has
> "administrator privilidges", so you won't be alarmed all the time when
> an administrative task is about to be performed.
>
> This last procedure is basically one of the first things I do whenever
> Vista is booted.
>
>
> Ralph
>
> On May 5, 2:51 pm, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
>> Oh that isn't easy I don't think without a replacement shell.
>> Although there is always Aston Shell. Back in the Windows 3.1 and
>> Windows 9x days, I used to use Command.com as the shell. Just to
>> throw people off guard. And to add, yes DOS can multi-task. LOL
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>>
>> <ralph.kazem...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1178361998.667422.134200@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
>>
>>> Hi Ney & Bill,
>>
>>> Ensure that the shell (explorer.exe) is not running before the
>>> application registers the hotkeys.
>>
>>> Ralph
>>
>>> On Apr 19, 1:20 am, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
>>>> <Dr.Ney...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>> news:1172438115.620108.130390@t69g2000cwt.googlegroups.com
>>
>>>>> Part of the new features inVistais to use win+# to lunch an app in
>>>>> the quicklaunch. However, thesehotkeysseem to be hardcoded(!!!!!),
>>>>> and even if you turn off the quicklaunch, or even delete the
>>>>> folder itself,Vista_still_ blocks for other programs to use win+#
>>>>> as hotkeys!!
>>
>>>>> Has anyone found any way of disabling this "feature" so the win+#
>>>>> can be used for other things than the quicklaunch?
>>
>>>>> Ney.
>>
>>>> Someone else me if I knew how todisabletheQuickLaunchhotkeystoo. I
>>>> don't know. Does anybody?
>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bill