Re: Keyboard Shortcuts

From: Justin (anonymous_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:03:56 -0500

I use Firefox. I am trying to set the Search Shortcut Key on my Keyboard to
go to google.com every time I hit it. It is not. It is opening the AOL
software looking to make an Internet Connection first, not recognizing that
there is already a connection present through my default AT&T connection. I
believe I have the key set correctly through the control panel, but I can't
figure how to make the system stop opening AOL every I press the keyboard
shortcut key.

"Mike Easter" <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:vWdrd.8459$NU3.4668@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Justin wrote:
>> 1. AT&T is set as my default connection.
>> 2. control panel>keyboard>buttons>search is set to
>> a. Simple Web Page w/label
>> b. Display Label-Google
>> c.Address /uhttp://www.google.com
>>
>> When I press the corresponding shortrcut key on the keyboard, AOL
>> opens (I do have an account, but do not use for my connection) and
>> starts. I just want it to go to google.com when I hit the button, as
>> I already have an active connection running using AT&T. What am I
>> missing here? (HP PS2 Keyboard (2K-3)) Thanks!
>
> You didn't say if your browser was Internet Explorer IE, but since you
> are posting with OE, I'll assume that.
>
> I don't understand the question as you've posed it and I don't know
> about how that HP keyboard works about its shortcuts or what it looks
> like inside your HP keyboard inside the CP / keyboard icon, but....
>
> ... if I wanted to go to google when I started up Internet Explorer, I
> would make it my home page in a normal non-AOL Internet Explorer, and I
> would configure IE/ Connections/ and set 'Dial whenever a network
> connection is not present'
>
> Then, if you click open IE it will/should want to go to homepage google
> and 'normal' IE will/should use your ATT dialup connection as configured
> and dial if it needs to connect and not dial if it is already connected.
>
> One of the problems with having AOLware installed is how it wants to
> take over your sockets. It sounds to me like your browser is trying to
> be an AOL browser.
>
> --
> Mike Easter
>

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