Opened 15 years ago
Last modified 13 years ago
#3473 new defect
alt+printscreen and windows-logo+E used to work but now do not
| Reported by: | cj | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 2.1.2 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Windows | Host type: | Solaris |
Description
Hi,
on a solaris host (snv_103 X86) with windows XP guests
( in all cases below guest additions were installed )
In 2.0.6 I was able to pop up windows explorer with the standard keyboard shortcut of windows-logo key + 'E'
I was also able to take a "snapshot" of the active microsoft window with alt+printscreen (for pasting into Word or an Image Tool or whatever)
In 2.1.2 I no longer can.
At first I thought maybe it was me .... but I uninstalled 2.1.2 and re-installed 2.0.6 and the functionality returned.
I recently installed 2.1.4 and the alt-prtscreen seems to work (it seems slower but I'll take it) BUT the windows-logo key + 'E' to pop up windows explorer still does not work.
If I can be of help to a developer I'm happy to try things out.
Change History (2)
comment:1 by , 15 years ago
comment:2 by , 13 years ago
At least for me, the alt-prtscn issue was that it was trapped by the host's (Ubuntu 10.10) magic sysrq. It can be disabled with:
sudo sysctl -w kernel.sysrq=0
Hi, I confirm it on Solaris host snv_111b and VBox 3.0.x. Windows-log+E, Alt-PrntScrn does not work. If you need additional info feel free to contact me.