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Q156979: Natural Keyboard Context Sensitive Key Not Working in Wordpad

Article: Q156979
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft Natural Keyboard has a key that simulates the right mouse button
and brings up the context sensitive menu. The context sensitive key on the
Natural Keyboard does not work with Wordpad in Windows NT 4.0.

WORKAROUND
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Use the right mouse button in Wordpad.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0

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