Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

[Guest John Ciccone]

I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

 

If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the

Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

 

However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned

via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds. This

happens with any app.

 

Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?

 

Thank you.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

 

"John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DF2D4D82-AEDF-4CC7-BCB5-3C7132D0B667@microsoft.com...

>I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

>

> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the

> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

>

> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned

> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.

> This

> happens with any app.

>

> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?

>

> Thank you.

 

I suspect that your shortcut is flawed. Instead of rolling your own,

try copying it from the Startup menu to whereever you want it.

[Guest John Ciccone]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

Thank you, but this happens with all shortcuts with all programs (i.e. Word,

Excel, Outllook, legacy apps, etc.).

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:DF2D4D82-AEDF-4CC7-BCB5-3C7132D0B667@microsoft.com...

> >I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

> >

> > If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the

> > Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

> >

> > However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned

> > via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.

> > This

> > happens with any app.

> >

> > Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?

> >

> > Thank you.

>

> I suspect that your shortcut is flawed. Instead of rolling your own,

> try copying it from the Startup menu to whereever you want it.

>

>

>

[Guest John Ciccone]

RE: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve this?

 

This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds is

long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across the

hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going to the

computer for.

 

"John Ciccone" wrote:

> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

>

> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the

> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

>

> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned

> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds. This

> happens with any app.

>

> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?

>

> Thank you.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:

Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,

tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply

I got the impression that you were not interested in trying

this recipe.

 

 

"John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-7F1E3F6415F5@microsoft.com...

> Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve this?

>

> This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds is

> long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across

> the

> hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going to

> the

> computer for.

>

> "John Ciccone" wrote:

>

>> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

>>

>> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the

>> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

>>

>> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned

>> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.

>> This

>> happens with any app.

>>

>> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?

>>

>> Thank you.

[Guest John Ciccone]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.

 

You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None of

the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when activated

via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.

 

When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch properly. If

I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then using

that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.

 

Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of

"shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:

> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,

> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply

> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying

> this recipe.

>

>

> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-7F1E3F6415F5@microsoft.com...

> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve this?

> >

> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds is

> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across

> > the

> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going to

> > the

> > computer for.

> >

> > "John Ciccone" wrote:

> >

> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

> >>

> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the

> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

> >>

> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned

> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.

> >> This

> >> happens with any app.

> >>

> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?

> >>

> >> Thank you.

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.

 

When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")

and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and

when you then double-click this executable, then you are

invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved

here. Example:

 

"c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"

 

Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable

file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the

Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.

 

Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct

Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop

is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your

own desktop folder - it is located here:

c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

 

Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your

first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the

Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."

 

Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not

executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:

c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and

c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu

 

Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,

I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your

desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy

the whole .lnk file as it is!

 

While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed

some light on the issue.

 

 

"John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-16757D810234@microsoft.com...

> Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.

>

> You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None of

> the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when

> activated

> via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.

>

> When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch properly.

> If

> I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then

> using

> that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.

>

> Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of

> "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.

>

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:

>> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,

>> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply

>> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying

>> this recipe.

>>

>>

>> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-7F1E3F6415F5@microsoft.com...

>> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve

>> > this?

>> >

>> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds

>> > is

>> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across

>> > the

>> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going

>> > to

>> > the

>> > computer for.

>> >

>> > "John Ciccone" wrote:

>> >

>> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

>> >>

>> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from

>> >> the

>> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

>> >>

>> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've

>> >> assigned

>> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15

>> >> seconds.

>> >> This

>> >> happens with any app.

>> >>

>> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the

>> >> delay?

>> >>

>> >> Thank you.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest John Ciccone]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

First the strange part: the problem has completely gone away on its own.

 

Secondly, I should do a better job of explaining in case it's of benefit to

anyone else.

 

You're correct in that semantics need sorting out. My issue involved two

things:

 

1. "Shortcut key" as seen when right clicking on an icon or executable,

selecting properties; selecting the 'Shortcut' tab. 3rd field down is

"Shortcut key";

 

2. Shortcuts as in the .lnk file.

 

When clicking on any .lnk file, everything was fine.

 

However, I assign "Shortcut keys" to many of my apps (or sometimes to their

..lnk files).

 

Now using the "Shortcut key", I might launch Word with Alt-Shift-Ctrl-W.

When entering this "Shortcut key", I would have to wait for ~15 seconds

before Word appeared.

 

But as I say, everything's fine now. The only thing I've done recently is an

offline defrag.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.

>

> When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")

> and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and

> when you then double-click this executable, then you are

> invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved

> here. Example:

>

> "c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"

>

> Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable

> file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the

> Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.

>

> Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct

> Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop

> is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your

> own desktop folder - it is located here:

> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

>

> Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your

> first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the

> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."

>

> Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not

> executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:

> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and

> c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu

>

> Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,

> I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your

> desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

> Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy

> the whole .lnk file as it is!

>

> While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed

> some light on the issue.

>

>

> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-16757D810234@microsoft.com...

> > Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.

> >

> > You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None of

> > the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when

> > activated

> > via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.

> >

> > When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch properly.

> > If

> > I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then

> > using

> > that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.

> >

> > Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of

> > "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.

> >

> >

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> >> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:

> >> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,

> >> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply

> >> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying

> >> this recipe.

> >>

> >>

> >> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-7F1E3F6415F5@microsoft.com...

> >> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve

> >> > this?

> >> >

> >> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds

> >> > is

> >> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across

> >> > the

> >> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going

> >> > to

> >> > the

> >> > computer for.

> >> >

> >> > "John Ciccone" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

> >> >>

> >> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from

> >> >> the

> >> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

> >> >>

> >> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've

> >> >> assigned

> >> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15

> >> >> seconds.

> >> >> This

> >> >> happens with any app.

> >> >>

> >> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the

> >> >> delay?

> >> >>

> >> >> Thank you.

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

Thanks for the feedback and the clarification. It seems that

I was off-target: I did not realise that you were invoking

your applications with a combination of keyboard shortcuts.

 

While I'm glad that your problem went away by itself,

I do not have much confidence that it is permanently

resolved. It might come back some day . . .

 

 

"John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BB65F1DD-2005-4B06-B0FF-3C627C5206A6@microsoft.com...

> First the strange part: the problem has completely gone away on its own.

>

> Secondly, I should do a better job of explaining in case it's of benefit

> to

> anyone else.

>

> You're correct in that semantics need sorting out. My issue involved two

> things:

>

> 1. "Shortcut key" as seen when right clicking on an icon or executable,

> selecting properties; selecting the 'Shortcut' tab. 3rd field down is

> "Shortcut key";

>

> 2. Shortcuts as in the .lnk file.

>

> When clicking on any .lnk file, everything was fine.

>

> However, I assign "Shortcut keys" to many of my apps (or sometimes to

> their

> .lnk files).

>

> Now using the "Shortcut key", I might launch Word with Alt-Shift-Ctrl-W.

> When entering this "Shortcut key", I would have to wait for ~15 seconds

> before Word appeared.

>

> But as I say, everything's fine now. The only thing I've done recently is

> an

> offline defrag.

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>> It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.

>>

>> When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")

>> and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and

>> when you then double-click this executable, then you are

>> invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved

>> here. Example:

>>

>> "c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"

>>

>> Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable

>> file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the

>> Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.

>>

>> Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct

>> Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop

>> is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your

>> own desktop folder - it is located here:

>> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

>>

>> Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your

>> first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the

>> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."

>>

>> Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not

>> executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:

>> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and

>> c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu

>>

>> Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,

>> I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your

>> desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

>> Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy

>> the whole .lnk file as it is!

>>

>> While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed

>> some light on the issue.

>>

>>

>> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-16757D810234@microsoft.com...

>> > Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.

>> >

>> > You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None

>> > of

>> > the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when

>> > activated

>> > via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.

>> >

>> > When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch

>> > properly.

>> > If

>> > I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then

>> > using

>> > that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.

>> >

>> > Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of

>> > "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>> >

>> >> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:

>> >> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,

>> >> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply

>> >> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying

>> >> this recipe.

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> >> message

>> >> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-7F1E3F6415F5@microsoft.com...

>> >> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve

>> >> > this?

>> >> >

>> >> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15

>> >> > seconds

>> >> > is

>> >> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy

>> >> > across

>> >> > the

>> >> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was

>> >> > going

>> >> > to

>> >> > the

>> >> > computer for.

>> >> >

>> >> > "John Ciccone" wrote:

>> >> >

>> >> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

>> >> >>

>> >> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from

>> >> >> the

>> >> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as

>> >> >> expected.

>> >> >>

>> >> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've

>> >> >> assigned

>> >> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15

>> >> >> seconds.

>> >> >> This

>> >> >> happens with any app.

>> >> >>

>> >> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the

>> >> >> delay?

>> >> >>

>> >> >> Thank you.

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest John Ciccone]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

You were right. The problem is back. Terribly annoying.

 

Anyone know how to figure this one out?

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback and the clarification. It seems that

> I was off-target: I did not realise that you were invoking

> your applications with a combination of keyboard shortcuts.

>

> While I'm glad that your problem went away by itself,

> I do not have much confidence that it is permanently

> resolved. It might come back some day . . .

>

>

> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BB65F1DD-2005-4B06-B0FF-3C627C5206A6@microsoft.com...

> > First the strange part: the problem has completely gone away on its own.

> >

> > Secondly, I should do a better job of explaining in case it's of benefit

> > to

> > anyone else.

> >

> > You're correct in that semantics need sorting out. My issue involved two

> > things:

> >

> > 1. "Shortcut key" as seen when right clicking on an icon or executable,

> > selecting properties; selecting the 'Shortcut' tab. 3rd field down is

> > "Shortcut key";

> >

> > 2. Shortcuts as in the .lnk file.

> >

> > When clicking on any .lnk file, everything was fine.

> >

> > However, I assign "Shortcut keys" to many of my apps (or sometimes to

> > their

> > .lnk files).

> >

> > Now using the "Shortcut key", I might launch Word with Alt-Shift-Ctrl-W.

> > When entering this "Shortcut key", I would have to wait for ~15 seconds

> > before Word appeared.

> >

> > But as I say, everything's fine now. The only thing I've done recently is

> > an

> > offline defrag.

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> >> It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.

> >>

> >> When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")

> >> and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and

> >> when you then double-click this executable, then you are

> >> invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved

> >> here. Example:

> >>

> >> "c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"

> >>

> >> Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable

> >> file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the

> >> Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.

> >>

> >> Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct

> >> Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop

> >> is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your

> >> own desktop folder - it is located here:

> >> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

> >>

> >> Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your

> >> first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the

> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."

> >>

> >> Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not

> >> executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:

> >> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and

> >> c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu

> >>

> >> Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,

> >> I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your

> >> desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

> >> Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy

> >> the whole .lnk file as it is!

> >>

> >> While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed

> >> some light on the issue.

> >>

> >>

> >> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-16757D810234@microsoft.com...

> >> > Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.

> >> >

> >> > You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None

> >> > of

> >> > the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when

> >> > activated

> >> > via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.

> >> >

> >> > When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch

> >> > properly.

> >> > If

> >> > I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then

> >> > using

> >> > that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.

> >> >

> >> > Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of

> >> > "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:

> >> >> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,

> >> >> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply

> >> >> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying

> >> >> this recipe.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> "John Ciccone" <JohnCiccone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> >> >> message

> >> >> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-7F1E3F6415F5@microsoft.com...

> >> >> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve

> >> >> > this?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15

> >> >> > seconds

> >> >> > is

> >> >> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy

> >> >> > across

> >> >> > the

> >> >> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was

> >> >> > going

> >> >> > to

> >> >> > the

> >> >> > computer for.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > "John Ciccone" wrote:

> >> >> >

> >> >> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

> >> >> >>

> >> >> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from

> >> >> >> the

> >> >> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as

> >> >> >> expected.

> >> >> >>

> >> >> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've

> >> >> >> assigned

> >> >> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15

> >> >> >> seconds.

> >> >> >> This

> >> >> >> happens with any app.

> >> >> >>

> >> >> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the

> >> >> >> delay?

> >> >> >>

> >> >> >> Thank you.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest Uwe Schröder]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

John Ciccone wrote:

> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned

> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds. This

> happens with any app.

 

Heh. I had exactly the same problem for more than a year, and I can

confirm how annoying that was. Last week I set up a new PC - entirely

different hardware, a different XP setup CD - and everything was fine.

Until yesterday, when the delay suddenly reappeared.

 

I checked the task manager and noticed two processes running under my

user account that had not been there before: "dlbabmgr.exe" and

"dlbabmon.exe". I killed them, and guess what — the delay was gone!

All shortcut keys responded normally again.

 

Now the last change I had made to the system was installing the

printer drivers for my Dell AIO printer. And in fact, those two

programs are part of the driver package. "dlbabmgr" is the applet that

displays the little tray icon, and it launches "dlbabmon" in turn

which has the sole purpose to monitor the printer's scan buttons and

invoke the associated imaging software when one of them is pressed. It

seems that dlbabmon checks the scan button only every so often, and

freezes the shortcut message queue during its idle time.

 

So if you have a Dell or Lexmark printer/scanner unit, check for

"dlbabmgr.exe" (or "lxbabmgr.exe" respectively) in the task manager,

or for something with a similar name. If such a process is there under

your user account – *don't* fiddle with the tasks running as SYSTEM –

start msconfig (somewhere under c:\windows\pchealth), go to the

Startup tab, uncheck the corresponding entry, hit "Ok", and reboot.

 

The only adverse effect I have found so far is that this disables the

"photo", "scan", and "fax" buttons on the printer's front panel. The

two "copy" buttons still work, however. I can happily live with that

for the benefit of working keybord shortcuts. Now I can even launch

the imaging software using the computer keyboard instead of the scan

button :)

 

Good luck.

 

usch

[Guest jacsmit05]

Re: Delay Launching With Shortcut Keys

 

 

Dah! This happens to me all the time!! Can't figure out why. Very

annoying.

 

I have a Dell Insp8200 but no printer (or related drivers). I thought

it was an XP issue but it sounds like it might be related to some

random process(es).

 

Any hints/tips to track it down? Thanks!

 

 

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jacsmit05