I'm using Windows XP on a laptop. When I hit the backspace key when browsing
on internet explorer, it takes me back to the previous page I was on. How do
I change this?

"Jono0055" <Jono0055@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using Windows XP on a laptop. When I hit the backspace key when
> browsing
> on internet explorer, it takes me back to the previous page I was on. How
> do
> I change this?


Change it to WHAT? To a 5-second Mission Impossible countdown to
self-destruct your laptop?

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://www.newsreaders.com/guide/netiquette.html
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/emily-postnews/part1/

How do I change the settings for the backspace key to stop taking me back to
the previous page I was on in internet explorer.

"Vanguard" wrote:

> "Jono0055" <Jono0055@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7EED2F2A-DEE5-404C-B9B3-B3C3868B0395@microsoft.com...
> > I'm using Windows XP on a laptop. When I hit the backspace key when
> > browsing
> > on internet explorer, it takes me back to the previous page I was on. How
> > do
> > I change this?
>
>
> Change it to WHAT? To a 5-second Mission Impossible countdown to
> self-destruct your laptop?
>
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> http://www.newsreaders.com/guide/netiquette.html
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/emily-postnews/part1/
>
>

"Jono0055" <Jono0055@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4A486F0-CA5F-4159-8CD5-E94B100F7EFC@microsoft.com...
> How do I change the settings for the backspace key to stop taking me back
> to
> the previous page I was on in internet explorer.
>
> "Vanguard" wrote:
>
>> "Jono0055" <Jono0055@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7EED2F2A-DEE5-404C-B9B3-B3C3868B0395@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm using Windows XP on a laptop. When I hit the backspace key when
>> > browsing
>> > on internet explorer, it takes me back to the previous page I was on.
>> > How
>> > do
>> > I change this?
>>
>>
>> Change it to WHAT? To a 5-second Mission Impossible countdown to
>> self-destruct your laptop?


Find a keyboard remapping utility or keyboard macro utility that lets you
redefine what gets sent to the OS for the scan code received from the
keyboard.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,771064,00.asp
(but their download area isn't free anymore)

http://www.skynergy.com/hotkeyz.html
http://www.autohotkey.com/

http://www.google.com/search?q=%2Bkeyboard+%2Bremap

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"Jono0055" <Jono0055@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I change the settings for the backspace key to stop taking me back
> to
> the previous page I was on in internet explorer.


In the meantime since my last reply, I also found that the TweakUI powertoy
for Windows XP has a feature to redefine or disable some keys. In TweakUI,
navigate to the following node in the tree:

Explorer -> Command Keys

Never used it so don't how well it works.