Disabling Context Menus Does Not Disable Key Combinations

ID: Q175225

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

After you disable context menus in Windows NT Explorer using system policies, you may still be able to access an object's properties by pressing ALT+ENTER.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

NOTE: The files included with this hotfix are system files. You must use Mv.exe /x /d from the Windows NT Resource Kit to overwrite the files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

The ability to disable context menus in Windows NT Explorer using system policies was added in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 and later.

Additional query words: accelerator Windows NT Explorer My Computer print manager NoViewContextMenu NoFileMenu policy right-click

Keywords : kbtool kbui NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4 NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug