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Q243228: Asheron’s Call: Action Does Not Occur When Using Key Combination

Article: Q243228
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbhw kbimu msgame kbHardware
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Asheron's Call, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you press the SHIFT key to modify the action of another key, you may be
unable to press an additional key to cause an action in the game.

For example, if you press SHIFT+W to move your character at an altered pace, you
may be unable to press the SPACEBAR to cause your character to jump.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you are using a Gateway keyboard.

This problem has been observed with the following Gateway keyboard model:

- 2194013-xx-xxx


MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame ac msngz keys asherons

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbhw kbimu msgame kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbMSNSearch kbAsheronSearch kbAsheron100 kbAsheronDarkMaj
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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