Getting rid of phantom hotkey

"herbert422" <herbert422 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
> remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
> accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
> to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
> +f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.
>
> Thanks in advance!

Try re-creating an identical shortcut and assigning Ctrl+Shift+f to it;
click Apply, then unassign the shortcut key combination (backspace over it)
and click Apply. See if that frees it up for a different shortcut. May not
work but worth a shot!

On Sep 15, 3:01 am, "Olórin" <inca....DeleteThis@erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com>
wrote:
> "herbert422" <herbert....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d922c815-2ca9-484f-95e1-b06700161554@v13g2000pro.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
> > remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
> > accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
> > to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
> > +f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.
>
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> Try re-creating an identical shortcut and assigning Ctrl+Shift+f to it;
> click Apply, then unassign the shortcut key combination (backspace over it)
> and click Apply. See if that frees it up for a different shortcut. May not
> work but worth a shot!

Thanks for the reply. I tried recreating the identical shortcut but
when I try to apply ctrl+shift+f, it doesn't hold. It should ctrl
+shift but once I hit the f key the pattern disappears. Isn't the
hotkey store somewhere in the registry?

"herbert422" <herbert422.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Sep 15, 3:01 am, "Olórin" <inca....DeleteThis@erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com>
wrote:
> "herbert422" <herbert....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d922c815-2ca9-484f-95e1-b06700161554@v13g2000pro.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I am unsure if this the correct forum to post, but I am trying to
> > remove a phantom hotkey. I assigned "ctrl+shift+f" to a shortcut but
> > accidentally did a shift+del on the shortcut. Now the hotkey is bound
> > to a non-existent shortcut path. I would like to unmap the ctrl+shift
> > +f hotkey but have not been able to figure out how to do this.
>
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> Try re-creating an identical shortcut and assigning Ctrl+Shift+f to it;
> click Apply, then unassign the shortcut key combination (backspace over
> it)
> and click Apply. See if that frees it up for a different shortcut. May not
> work but worth a shot!

Thanks for the reply. I tried recreating the identical shortcut but
when I try to apply ctrl+shift+f, it doesn't hold. It should ctrl
+shift but once I hit the f key the pattern disappears. Isn't the
hotkey store somewhere in the registry?

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It seems not. There's a good discussion of it - see second entry at

http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/260111010.aspx

This is something I've run into before and never found a solution for -
beyond choosing a different shortcut key combination. When deleting a
shortcut now I always make sure I've removed any shortcut key associated
with it first. In the past I *have* had success by recreating the shortcut -
same name, same location, same target. It can sometimes (not "will always"!)
be *automatically* given the hotkeys *by Windows* when you check its
properties, and they can then be removed - but not always, as you've found.

With the shortcut recreated, albeit without the hotkeys associated, what
happens if you press the key combination?

There's a (non-free) tool "Hotkey Detective 2" available at

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1558892,00.asp

which may help you - but you won't know until you've paid for it (or
subscribed to PC Magazine)...

Beyond that, I think this may be one of those mysteries that XP will take
with itself to the grave. Sorry I couldn't help more - perhaps someone else
can.