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BigW

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Since: Aug 29, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:27 am
Post subject: How to disable the Power Key?
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I just got a new keyboard that has a "Power" key directly under the Delete
key. This has to be the stupidest idea I have ever seen.

I'm sure someone woke up one morning and said "I have a great idea. Let's
put a key direcly under the delete key, one of the most used special keys,
that closes all open programs and turns off the computer with no
confirmation any time someone brushes it by accident. It will loose people
hundreds of hours of work and result in huge time and productivity losses."
This just had to be an idea hatched by someone who never used a computer in
his life.

I did some Google searches but came up empty, except for a program called "I
hate this key" that seesm like it would work. But I'll be damned if I'll
buy a program to make a piece of hardware work the way it's supposed to work
right out of the box.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Marcel Overweel

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Since: Oct 14, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:55 am
Post subject: Re: How to disable the Power Key? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"BigW" <noone DeleteThis @nospamhere.com> schreef in bericht
news:FPadnS4uPZCIYo_eRVn-uQ@csinet.net...
> I just got a new keyboard that has a "Power" key directly under the
Delete
> key. This has to be the stupidest idea I have ever seen.
>
> I'm sure someone woke up one morning and said "I have a great idea.
Let's
> put a key direcly under the delete key, one of the most used special keys,
> that closes all open programs and turns off the computer with no
> confirmation any time someone brushes it by accident. It will loose
people
> hundreds of hours of work and result in huge time and productivity
losses."

Yeah, I know the feeling...

> This just had to be an idea hatched by someone who never used a computer
in
> his life.
>
> I did some Google searches but came up empty, except for a program called
"I
> hate this key" that seesm like it would work. But I'll be damned if I'll
> buy a program to make a piece of hardware work the way it's supposed to
work
> right out of the box.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>

Just pop it out with a screw driver.
I did that once with my keyboard.. actually not really mine, but the
keyboard from my office pc.
Had to do some explaining when my manager walked into the office Smile

regards,
Marcel

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peter

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Since: May 26, 2005
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:55 am
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BigW wrote:
> I just got a new keyboard that has a "Power" key directly under the Delete
> key. This has to be the stupidest idea I have ever seen.
>
> I'm sure someone woke up one morning and said "I have a great idea. Let's
> put a key direcly under the delete key, one of the most used special keys,
> that closes all open programs and turns off the computer with no
> confirmation any time someone brushes it by accident. It will loose people
> hundreds of hours of work and result in huge time and productivity losses."
> This just had to be an idea hatched by someone who never used a computer in
> his life.
>
> I did some Google searches but came up empty, except for a program called "I
> hate this key" that seesm like it would work. But I'll be damned if I'll
> buy a program to make a piece of hardware work the way it's supposed to work
> right out of the box.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>

SUPERGLUE!
or perhaps lift the key cap off and fit a stronger spring
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