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pleigh
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disable key from keyboard

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i'm not really sure if this is the right forum or site, or this can be done, but anyway, my question is, is there any way that i can disable a key from the keyboard(i'm using windows xp)...for example, i would like to disable the "Alt" key and upon pressing it, it will not respond to any function designated to it, upon pressing it, nothing will happen, same as if i press the letter "a", it will not respond and will not type and not be seen in the monitor the letter "a"...can this be done??thanks in advance..
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to add another thing to my question, how will i disable the Alt + Tab function in windows xp, and i want to designate that funtionality to another keys, example, Alt + Spacebar...
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Hmm. There may be programs for that, but a good way to disable keys is to use a screwdriver and take them off the keyboard...
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haha...thats what i'm thinkin about... :lol:
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Grim... wrote:Hmm. There may be programs for that, but a good way to disable keys is to use a screwdriver and take them off the keyboard...
I know a guy who removed the windows key,
since he kept hitting it accidently while playing games. :roll:
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depending on the keyboard itself, some drivers support disabling of keys. There are a few tools around that install as drivers in order to hook the keystroke so it's filtered out before Windows actually sees it, unfortunately, a lot of them are considered malware and such because of them disabling standard functionality in a non-standard way...
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