ObjectBar doesn't intercept Ctrl+Esc

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ObjectBar is very nice! But I normally open the start menu by pressing Ctrl+Esc. And ObjectBar isn't intercepting this hotkey. Instead, Ctrl+Esc just pops up the normal Windows start menu.

I tried adding Ctrl+Esc as a hotkey to the relevant place in ObjectBar configuration. But in the 'hotkey' box it asks you to press the hotkeys you want to assign. And whenever I try to press Ctrl+Esc to assign them, Windows merely pops up its old-style start menu.

How can I get ObjectBar to work with Ctrl+Esc, please?



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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
AFAIK Ctrl+Esc is intercepted by the shell before OB can intercept it. Not sure if that can be changed, but you can put up a feature request on the ObjectBar newsgroup. Maybe Jeff (the Brains behind OB) knows a solution and can add it.

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Turn off the Winkey in WIndows XP

Then the Ctrl-Esc will be grabbed by OB I am thinking...

Registry Edits for Windows XP
"Tweaks and Tips"
View by Category by choosing one the groups below or scroll down to View by List

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Also here is a good Process Explorer for those times one would come in handy
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/utilities.shtml <--- page with all freeware professional level tools
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml <--- page for Process Explorer 8
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