Nova Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 (edited) Edit: Didnt mean to call this topic task manager,I woz just showing a friend a piece of adware he had running as a process Now I cant change the topic name,Im really not with it today Hi again, kind of a general windows question for you this time Dose anyone know of a way to disable the windows key from opening the startmenu ? I have a Gui script which runs in full desktop resolution and it involves the translation of images which start off-screen and move into certain positions. If the windows key is pressed the start menu opens and over laps my gui and causes certain moving images to glich and slow down while their passing under the menu! So with the removal of the hotkey restrictions in the new beta versions will I be able to set the win-key as a hotkey? Or is this a windows restriction and not an autoit restriction ? Any ideas on disabling the win key woudl be great ! Edited December 7, 2004 by nova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Drache Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Edit: Didnt mean to call this topic task manager,I woz just showing a friend a piece of adware he had running as a process Now I cant change the topic name,Im really not with it today Hi again, kind of a general windows question for you this timeDose anyone know of a way to disable the windows key from opening the startmenu ?I have a Gui script which runs in full desktop resolution and it involves the translation of images which start off-screen and move into certain positions.If the windows key is pressed the start menu opens and over laps my gui and causes certain moving images to glich and slow down while their passing under the menu!So with the removal of the hotkey restrictions in the new beta versions will I be able to set the win-key as a hotkey?Or is this a windows restriction and not an autoit restriction ?Any ideas on disabling the win key woudl be great !<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You could try "Doswinkey" Goofy name, yeah, but.... it disables the wonderful POS windows key. The other soloution is to physically rip it off the KB. Lofting the cyberwinds on teknoleather wings, I am...The Blue Drache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 Thats a gud idea,but I cant physically install this program onto every computer in the universe nor can I go door to door ripping ppls winkeys from their keyboards I need this script to work on computers that dont have the winkey already disabled, Lar is their any change u could do some of ur dll magic to make the problem go away ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scriptkitty Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 (edited) edit too complicated, just do this: ;Disable Windows Logo Keys RegWrite("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout","Scancode Map","Reg_binary","00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000") Reboot and the logo key is disabled. Delete the key when done. Edited December 7, 2004 by scriptkitty AutoIt3, the MACGYVER Pocket Knife for computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Drache Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Nice. I've never had a use for that POS key anyway. I think I'll just put that registry key in on my home system and forget about it. Personally, I think it's the worst idea ever. 101 keys were enough without the addition of the 3 others on the windows keyboards. Lofting the cyberwinds on teknoleather wings, I am...The Blue Drache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 (edited) Anyway of making this take effect without restart ? Edited December 8, 2004 by nova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this-is-me Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Nope. You will need a program that disables the key to do that. Who else would I be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 Yea im still looking for one that dose ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this-is-me Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Try this one: http://www.bytegems.com/ihatethiskey.shtml Who else would I be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 (edited) @this-is-me cheers man, thats just what I need but sadly its in the wrong form again! It disables the winkey in 1 second flat,but id have to install it and automate the process of selecting disable winkey on every machine that my script is run on ! Anyone able to figure out how this program works ? I know its installs a dll called ihtkh.dll into its installed folder ! Would it be possible using dll call with ihtkh.dll to disable the winkey ? Sadly I know nothing about editing dlls Edited December 8, 2004 by nova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this-is-me Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Flibbertygibbit and Fiddlesticks. It sets up a keyboard hook. If you don't know c++ then don't bother. I found that program in less than 60 seconds on google. I bet if you tried to look into it yourself, then you would either find what you want or realise it is hopeless. Either way, I can't just do everything for you. If you can't find it, then maybe we can't either. Who else would I be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 (edited) If you don't know c++ then don't botherI dont know c++ but if I dont bother I wont get anywhere now will I ?I bet if you tried to look into it yourself, then you would either find what you want or realise it is hopelessNothing is hopeless !I can't just do everything for youNor would I want you 2,im looking for helpin in an area i curently know very little about ! I just assumed (because ive no knowledge of dll at all) that the dll installed by this program held code used to disable/enable the winkey !Under this assumption, i have asked if anyone with the nessary skills would be so kind to as take alook at the dlls source and see if they could quickly and easily edit out the code I need and show me how to use it !If thats asking to much, then im sry but at my current level I cannot achieve this alone. Edited December 8, 2004 by nova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valik Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 When you have no knowledge of something, do not assume things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 When you have no knowledge of something, do not assume things about it.Ill keep that in mind ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helge Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Sorry, but I`m unable to test it, but isn´t possible to just write a script that has the Windows-key assigned to a empty func using HotKeySet ? Not possible ? Sounds like it should work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scriptkitty Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Win logo key is one of those exceptions, like Crtl+Alt+Del. Might be able to do it with Dll call, or something. I am not sure. If nothing else, maybe you could check out what that program does. Of course that would require knowing a bit more C++ AutoIt3, the MACGYVER Pocket Knife for computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberSlug Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 The attached file is worth a shot.DisableWinKey.zip Use Mozilla | Take a look at My Disorganized AutoIt stuff | Very very old: AutoBuilder 11 Jan 2005 prototype I need to update my sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 It's definitely possible. See VMware and Virtual PC. They can disable the Windows key and simulate it in their own application. Only Ctrl+Alt+Del they can't disable only simulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this-is-me Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 HAHA! I had forgotten about AutoHotKey. Yes, it is possible, and the above application works. Who else would I be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 HAHA! I had forgotten about AutoHotKey. Yes, it is possible, and the above application works.What u talking about ?This code actually sets the hotkey to W on my laptopHotKeySet("winkey" , "none") While 1 Sleep(10) WEnd Func none () MsgBox(4096,"Test", "Winkey pressed") EndFunc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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