Disable Windows designation of F1 key

I am unable to use the F1 key in one of my programs because it's designated by Windows. How can I disable it? Thanks! Gini

 

Hi fst tik, i think people are going to need a few more details about your set-up before anyone is able to help you properly...

To name a few....

Which program is it affecting?

Which OS are you using?

Laptop or Desktop?

Which make/model?


Also, Have you checked for any other programs that may be running in the back ground at the time and could be causing this?

Try switching off all un-needed programs & app's that are running and try then.

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plodr & ~Q~:

I use WordPerfect 5.0 - 12.0, depending on the age of the document. Unfortunately, every now & then I have to revert back to 5.0, which is a DOS program, but has worked perfectly with XP Pro (unbelievable, I know), on my laptop, Lenovo T60 (100 GB) & I've been doing this for several years with no problem until now.

5.0 is the only program running. All of a sudden, it keeps giving me a "no room on backup drive" message. There's app. 6GB available. I can change the location of the backup to an external hard drive by using Shift+F1, however, Windows overrides & pops up a Google search screen instead, so I can't change the backup location. The Fn key is of no help.

When the "warning" message pops up on the bottom, if I'm inserting info, it will skip 2 letters of the word & pause (to exit the message).

I could import the 5.0 document into 12.0, but in the past when I've tried to do this, it changes the formatting, which is a big problem!

So, my dilemma seems to be how to change the backup location, I guess, or delete the 5-min. automatic backup altogether, but I can't get to the backup setup location except via Shift+F1.

Any advice?

Thx, Gini

 

No help I have to figure out how to get to Setup, which is Shift F1 so I can change the location of Backup. Otherwise, the warning will keep showing up every 5 min. Grrrrr!

 

Im at a bit of a loss with this one im a afraid, the best i can think of is to re-download & re-install the programs affected, try installing in different orders and see if that makes any difference, try it on another computer if you can, this is however just a generic stab in the dark with a common mystery fix procedure

btw, i would try the scenario out myself for you but i am quite busy


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