Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
16-01-2005, 18:19
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Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
On my WIN2K PC, I would like to disable the Power key on the keyboard, as my 4 year old has an annoying habit of pressing it, when she cannot get her own way or does not want anyone to use the PC, so that it shuts down!
Does anyone have any ideas?
TIA
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16-01-2005, 18:20
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Re: Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
What keyboard is it and did it come with any software? If not you may need to look into your power management settings for the pc.
Or you could try a utility like this:
http://www.bytegems.com/ihatethiskey.shtml
that helps disable the keys via software.
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16-01-2005, 18:54
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Re: Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
>right click on your desktop
>click 'properties'
>select the 'screensaver' tab
>click 'advanced' towards the bottom right
>select the 'advanced' tab along the top of the newly opened window
> on here you should have the option to assign an action to the power button on the keyboard.
if this option is not here, you will simply need to install any software that came with the keyboard or as said above, download some!
HTH
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16-01-2005, 19:20
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Re: Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
Thanks for that info, at least I have now set it for Hibernate, so my wife or I do not lose data.
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16-01-2005, 20:54
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Re: Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
no problem. always handy to know with little people about the house!!!
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16-01-2005, 20:56
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Re: Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
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Originally Posted by Bender
no problem. always handy to know with little people about the house!!!
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Locking the toolbar positions and contents is always a good starting place when children and computers combine 
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16-01-2005, 21:02
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Re: Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
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Originally Posted by Bender
>right click on your desktop
>click 'properties'
>select the 'screensaver' tab
>click 'advanced' towards the bottom right
>select the 'advanced' tab along the top of the newly opened window
> on here you should have the option to assign an action to the power button on the keyboard.
if this option is not here, you will simply need to install any software that came with the keyboard or as said above, download some!
HTH
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Good info there, I used to suffer from the kids pressing it by accident when playing games.
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17-01-2005, 09:26
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Re: Power Switch on Keyboard - Disabling
If you don't want it to ever work, perhaps opening the keyboard & removing the black rubber bit will stop it.
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