Re: creating shortcut keys for a desktop shortcut

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On Jan 8, 4:15 pm, annroberti <annroberti.3lp...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I cant put in anything -- I cant type over the word None.
CTL ALT DEL twice doesnt do anything.
On my laptop, I just need to click in the "Shortcut key" textbox and
press a key. Then WinXP automatically fills in the textbox with "Ctrl
+ Alt + <key>." I don't think you can make shortcuts without having
that Ctrl + Alt part in there, but maybe the AutoHotKey program
available at http://www.autohotkey.com/ might let you overcome this
apparent limitation of WinXP.

One other suggestion: Try doing Alt + F4 followed by Alt + U from the
desktop. This is what I use to shut down my computer most of the time.
.

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