Shortcut Key Starts No Program or the Wrong Program

ID: Q237380

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you use a shortcut key to start a program, the wrong program may start or no program may start.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the same shortcut key is assigned to more than one program. There is no warning message to indicate that a shortcut key is already assigned to another program.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, change the shortcut keys for the affected programs so they are not the same.

Additional query words: duplicate hotkey

Keywords : kbenv win98 win98se
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb