Tom, How frustrating! After all that work, it's still not doing the right thing. All I can now suggest is that your JAWS configuration has a keystroke Alt+Ctrl+N pointing to the My Computer ICON, and therefore overriding the notepad application. Are you absolutely sure you're pressing the Alt and Control keys on the laptop? For the Dell Latitude, The Alt key to the immediate left of the space bar, and the Ctrl key on the very bottom left corner should work with the "N" key. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom behler" <tombehler@xxxxxxxxx> To: "jaws users e-mail list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 13:06 Subject: still having strange problem with notepad shortcut on Dell Lattitude 610 laptop, even after hot key detective has been successfully installed Hello, everyone. I know I keep promising that I am asking my last question regarding the use of hot key detective, but my original strange problem with my Dell Lattitude Laptop, which started this whole discussion, has not gone away. To review: I now have hot key detective successfully installed on my laptop, and I can easily access it via a desk top icon, thanks to the installation instructions provided by a number of list members. However, when I do the alt control N shortcut for notepad, I am taken directly to the "my computer" icon on the desk top. Interestingly, when I have hot key detective list the shortcuts on the hard drive of my laptop, it lists alt control N as a short cut for notepad. Very strange! Any suggested fixes? Tom Behler -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx