Missing keyboard shortcuts

15 Oct 2005 12:24 AM

John Davies

Somehow, VB6 is no longer accepting keyboard shortcuts on my computer. For
example, it doesn't recognize F5 to run the app, F2 to bring up the object
browser, or the ctrl-arrow or shift-arrow keys while laying out a form.

How do I get them back?

15 Oct 2005 12:55 AM

Ralph

"John Davies" <JohnDav***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Somehow, VB6 is no longer accepting keyboard shortcuts on my computer. For
> example, it doesn't recognize F5 to run the app, F2 to bring up the object
> browser, or the ctrl-arrow or shift-arrow keys while laying out a form.
>
> How do I get them back?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266747

-ralph

15 Oct 2005 2:34 AM

John Davies

I tried the instructions, but it didn't fix my problem.

John

15 Oct 2005 6:19 AM

Someone

Have you installed an Add-in recently? These can cause problems.

Go to Add-ins|Add-In Manager, and disable all of them from load at startup,
but make a note of which ones were enabled by default. Restart the IDE and
try again.

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"John Davies" <JohnDav***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Somehow, VB6 is no longer accepting keyboard shortcuts on my computer. For
> example, it doesn't recognize F5 to run the app, F2 to bring up the object
> browser, or the ctrl-arrow or shift-arrow keys while laying out a form.
>
> How do I get them back?

15 Oct 2005 8:00 PM

John Davies

That sounds closer. The problem seemed to start when an add-in that I was
evaluating passed its expiration date.

I tried disabling all add-ins and restarting VB, but no joy. I also
uninstalled the add-in but that didn't help either.

15 Oct 2005 9:36 PM

Someone

Try resetting "Menu Bar" again...

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"John Davies" <JohnDav***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> That sounds closer. The problem seemed to start when an add-in that I was
> evaluating passed its expiration date.
>
> I tried disabling all add-ins and restarting VB, but no joy. I also
> uninstalled the add-in but that didn't help either.

15 Oct 2005 9:47 PM

Ralph

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> Try resetting "Menu Bar" again...
>
>
> "John Davies" <JohnDav***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:316B65EA-CF89-4E1B-A06F-545E798CAD28@microsoft.com...
> >
> > That sounds closer. The problem seemed to start when an add-in that I
was
> > evaluating passed its expiration date.
> >
> > I tried disabling all add-ins and restarting VB, but no joy. I also
> > uninstalled the add-in but that didn't help either.
>

Don't forget to clean the registry along the way.

Addins may 'cause' it, but as someone pointed out you will still need to
reset the menu bar, or re-install VB to get the features back.

-ralph

15 Oct 2005 9:50 PM

John Davies

Resetting didn't help. I'll try reinstalling.