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Reassign stuck key?

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by davott, 2003/11/09.

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  1. 2003/11/09
    davott

    davott Inactive Thread Starter

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    My spacebar key is stuck._I'll buy a new keyboard for < $10, but stores are closed today. I can temporarily live with hitting Alt+255, but would rather assign the job to a single key, the `key (the one below Esc).

    I used to do things like this all the time under DOS, but have forgotten how.

    XP Home, 104 key board.
     
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    mattman

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    You should be able to carefully lever off the key if it is standard keyboard and remove the item that's jamming it (it might be still edible :) ), worth a try if you are going to dump it anyway.

    Have a look in Help > Accessibilities.

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    davott

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    The last time I removed a key, the underlying spring flew up into the air, and disappeared from sight. Luckily, it was an 84-key junker that I was about to throw out anyway.

    My current 104-key board works perfectly, except for the pain of using Alt+255 for spaces. But, until I'm able to get to the store, doesn't anybody know the secret of key reassignment?
     
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