Interesting, Steve. ...
Well, I can live with the problem, but it sure is aggravating when it
happens.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ham Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: shortcut hot keys occasionally disappearing
> Well, there is one thing that does affect your desktop. There is, in XP,
a
> desktop cleanup wizzard. It is only supposed to work if it is enabled,
and
> only on infrequently used items. It puts them in an unused desktop
folder,
> if memory serves. I doubt that has affected those shortcuts though.
>
> My guess is something caused a system restore. I just went to Detroit to
> service a guy's PC because he lost his Outlook shortcut.
>
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:37 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic: shortcut hot keys occasionally disappearing
>
>
> > Oooooopppssss: I should have clarified the echo-link hot key! HI!
> > HI!
> > HI!
> >
> > This is interesting. ... The only thing I can think of is that the
> > software
> > package that I use on these computers comes from the University, and I
> > wonder if they have some sort of an automatic function in their software
> > that "cleans out the system" occasionally and messes with my hot keys.
> >
> > In answer to Steve's question, the dialogue box is always blank--says
"hot
> > key none".
> >
> > Like you, I can't think of a logical explanation other than something
like
> > this.
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: off topic: shortcut hot keys occasionally disappearing
> >
> >
> >> Tom,
> >>
> >> Are you doing system restores that might bring back icons created
> >> before you assigned the shortcut keys? When you recreate the
> >> sequence, is the entry in the dialog blank? I can't think of any
> >> other reason why the key assignments would disappear, unless you've
> >> got something on your system that plays around with hot key
> >> assignments, and I've never heard of that happening.
> >>
> >> By the way, for the on-topic police, the hotkey that disappears is
> >> for EchoLink, right?
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> On Thursday 9/28/06 21:31 T Behler wrote:
> >> >Hi, all.
> >> >
> >> >This is really a strange question, and probably somewhat "off topic",
> >> >but
> > I
> >> >guess the problem could just as easily happen with ham radio computer
> >> >applications.
> >> >
> >> >I have noticed that, every so often, I loose a Jaws short-cut key
> > sequence
> >> >for a program in Windows XP, such as Microsoft Word, or Outlook
Express.
> >> >
> >> >The problem is pretty easy to fix, since I just go in and re-create
the
> >> >shortcut key sequence again, but I'm wondering if anyone knows why
this
> >> >happens occasionally.
> >> >
> >> >For the record, I'm using Jaws 7.0 with Windows XP.
> >> >
> >> >Just curious. ...
> >> >
> >> >Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>
> >
>
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