Stupid - ALT-F5 not functional

[Rein]

Hi,

It is something on my system. I don't think TC is to blame, but ALT-F5 is not functioning. I experienced it in 6.03 and in 6.50 it is still hapening. When I press ALT-F5 no packer screen is involved. Nothing is hapenig.

I have it on 2 machines. Anyone a idea?

I alse reinstalled TC6.50 in a new dir with only UseIniProgramDir=3 in the ini-file. Same thing

1 system has a ms keyboard the other a logitech set and drivers.

It must be something on my system that catches ALT-F5 before TC does. I can't figure out what.

[icfu]

Deactivate ATI hotkey poller service.

Icfu

[Clo]

2Rein
Hello ! Welcome on board!

It must be something on my system that catches ALT-F5 before TC does

Hum… Something like the ATI Graphic card settings?

 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[icfu]

Great, that was exactly the same second I think.

Icfu

[Clo]

2icfu
Hi Jeff !
- No, you win by some seconds ! We might request the "seconds" display in the messages

V G
Claude
Clo

[icfu]

We might request the "seconds" display in the messages

This has number one priority, I second that wholeheartedly.

Icfu

[Rein]

You are very quick guys!

You were right. Stupid I overlooked that opion. ATiPTAXX.EXE was responsible. Strange it doesn't pop up when pressing ALT-F5.

Thanks for the solution. And thanks for welcoming me.

I use TC in everyday life and like it so much that I am giving presentations for the dutch HCC (DOSgg) I am busy making my 3e presentation. This time about plugins (And the changes in 6.50). The former 2 were about "a first look" and "10 tricks to make your TC-life more happy".

[icfu]

Strange it doesn't pop up when pressing ALT-F5.

I remember that ATI changed something in their graphics software not long ago. Maybe they have got enough bad emails from people not liking the behaviour that the screen went black after pressing Alt-F5 and now just prefer to set the key to "do nothing". Anyway, not a very intelligent not to say arrogant decision to set systemwide hotkeys by default and to intercept keys other applications might need. I wonder how the dude inventing that wheel looks like, I'd like to ask him some questions.

If you need some of the hotkeys of ATI, you can adjust them in the ATI software I think in newer driver versions, at least that's what I heard.

Icfu

[Rein]

I wonder how the dude inventing that wheel looks like, I'd like to ask him some questions.
Icfu

Me too I think ATI knows about the problem. I dont think I write them. I disabled the start of the ATI util. I didn't use it anyway.

[TW]

i hav the same ALT-F5 problem. how to disable the poller?

i deleted it under services, and it doesn't show there now. but still the screen goes black when pressing ALT-F5.

[Rein de Jong]

Ctrl-Shift-Esc gives you the tasklist. Stop the service ATiPTAXX.EXE.
After that go into the registery and look under:
hkey-local-machine - software - microsoft -windows - current version - run and remove the key with ATiPTAXX.EXE.
If it isn't there look at:
hkey-current-user - software - microsoft -windows - current version - run.

[icfu]

i deleted it under services, and it doesn't show there now. but still the screen goes black when pressing ALT-F5.

What do you mean with "deleted"?
All you have to do is to end the service and set it to "disabled".

If you really have deleted the service with some tool or manual operation in the registry without disabling it at first you have to reboot.

Icfu

[Rein de Jong]

All you have to do is to end the service and set it to "disabled".
Icfu

The service is C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe That's not the evil-one. The process causing the trouble is ATIpTaxx.exe. Located in hklm-....-run.

[icfu]

Well, afaik the service polls the hotkey and if no hotkeys are polled you can run the ATI utility without any problem.

So, if you disable ATIpTaxx.exe it's pretty useless to let the service continue to run.

If the hotkeys still work after disabling the service ATI really made a good job in annoying their users, I can't test it here unfortunately but in the past disabling the service was enough.

Check here, for example:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=4416

Icfu

[Rein de Jong]

So, if you disable ATIpTaxx.exe it's pretty useless to let the service continue to run.
Icfu

I think you are right, but when disabling the poller you still have to remove the ATIpTaxx from the hklm-.....-run. I think.

I will try it as you suggest and disable the service too.