X key shortcut

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This is not a feature. On most keyboards the X key is located very close to the left Alt key. I would suspect your keyboard needs cleaning, or that there's something small lodged in the keys between X and Alt.

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"Dave" <djfrancois@aol.com> wrote in message news:n6ydnRoUw7lY6kzfRVn-3w@comcast.com...
>I am running XP Pro. Every time I use the "x" key on the keyboard, the OS
> leaves whatever I am doing and selects a drop down window from the next
> letter I type. Living in Texas, you can see how frustrating this can be.
> Can anyone please explain to me how to turn this "feature" off?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Dave Francois
>
>

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You're welcome :-)

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"Dave" <djfrancois@aol.com> wrote in message news:xdWdnaoK642q4EzfRVn-uA@comcast.com...
> You hit the nail on the head. Many thanks for the practical observation.
>
> Dave
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23ACoHaYhFHA.3656@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> This is not a feature. On most keyboards the X key is located very close to
> the left Alt key. I would suspect your keyboard needs cleaning, or that
> there's something small lodged in the keys between X and Alt.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/x [...] onsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> "Dave" <djfrancois@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:n6ydnRoUw7lY6kzfRVn-3w@comcast.com...
>>I am running XP Pro. Every time I use the "x" key on the keyboard, the OS
>> leaves whatever I am doing and selects a drop down window from the next
>> letter I type. Living in Texas, you can see how frustrating this can be.
>> Can anyone please explain to me how to turn this "feature" off?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Dave Francois
>>
>>
>
>