Re: [Mingw-msys] persistent shortcut key definition that won't undefine

[Earnie B. <ear...@ya...>]

Richard Haney wrote:
> I have a problem that seems like it should have an obvious solution.
> 
> I set up a windows shortcut to start up the MSYS bash window using
> shortcut key combination CTRL-ALT-Y or something like that.  Most
> likely I made the shortcut key definition in the start menu shortcut
> (.pif file), but I might have made the definition in a desktop shortcut
> (.pif).
> 
> At some point I decided I wanted to undefine the shortcut key
> combination so I could use it to invoke some other program.  So I
> undefined the shortcut key combo in a shortcut (.pif) file.  But that
> did not undefine the shortcut key combo.
> 
-8<-
> 
> But still, the shortcut key combo still calls up MSYS.  So I'm left
> with guessing that maybe the shortcut key is defined in the registry.
> 
> Does anyone have any idea why my computer is stuck on the original
> shortcut key combo I gave it for MSYS bash?
> 
> I'm using Windows 98 SE.
> 

A windows feature a presume.  I've seen this persistence even with icon 
bitmaps.  Very frustrating.  I suggest searching the registry, but it 
may be hidden in some unchangable system file.

Earnie.