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System Hot-keys Incorrectly Received by Application

Article ID: 105492

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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SYMPTOMS

When you use a Windows system hot-key combination, characters are incorrectly received by the application in focus. For example: If Command Prompt is in focus and you press CTRL+SPACE to switch to another application, a space appears on the current command line in Command Prompt.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

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