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Michael
Jan 10, 2006, 10:14 AM
Since I press it instead of ALT or SHIFT sometimes and it usally gets me killed or something in a game.
Thanks in advanced. peace. (:
Grytolle
Jan 10, 2006, 01:07 PM
remove it from keyboard.
Birdie
Jan 10, 2006, 01:35 PM
hahahaha...
sorry it's pretty funny in my opinion
windows has "keybored options" in "the change a setting" change your windows key to nothing
Torkell
Jan 10, 2006, 03:25 PM
hahahaha...
sorry it's pretty funny in my opinion
windows has "keybored options" in "the change a setting" change your windows key to nothing
I'd like to know which version of Windows has that option. None of the versions I've seen let you do that.

@Michael: sorry, but I can't think of a way to disable it short of physically removing it from the keyboard. You could always try remapping the keys used for JJ2 to shift your fingers away from the windows key (I had to do that once as a KVM switch I used used Ctrl as it's hotkey). Alternatively, you may be able to find a utility online to change the behaviour of the windows key.
aokmaniac13
Jan 10, 2006, 03:58 PM
No screwdrivers required.

http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_windows_key/
Michael
Jan 10, 2006, 06:28 PM
I searched but didn't fidn a utility. I am almost sure I had this feature on my old ocmputer so it's weird, but if you say the option doesn't exist then I trust you...
Anyone know a good place besise google to find this kind of utility?
Black Ninja
Jan 10, 2006, 06:42 PM
No screwdrivers required.

http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_windows_key/
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aokmaniac13
Jan 11, 2006, 02:39 AM
i just realized my solution won't work because Michael uses Win98 :P
Torkell
Jan 11, 2006, 02:56 AM
*thinks*... there might have been something in the Kernel Toys for Win98 that would let you remap keys. Google for kernel toys.
Michael
Jan 11, 2006, 04:28 AM
No I got my new computer now.....Win XP.
The '98 is on the old computer, which my dad want's in Hebrew. (:
Michael
Jan 11, 2006, 04:32 AM
No screwdrivers required.

http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_windows_key/
I did that manually from a guide I found myself and it didn't seem to work. I also did it with the registry file from there now, is there something else I must do to activate it like restart? or does this patch make it only work in full-screen?
Torkell
Jan 11, 2006, 12:29 PM
Yes, it'll need a restart.
Michael
Jan 12, 2006, 02:05 AM
Cool it works now. Thank you! [:
Reckless
Feb 22, 2006, 02:13 PM
A little old but I wrote a small utility for when I played Unreal Tournament a lot... http://www.adamhearn.co.uk/kak/files/WinKey1-1.zip

As long as it's running, it'll disable both Windows keys by default. You can re-enable them by click on the menu option (utility adds a System tray icon). It's very small util.