shift esc wont stop ms in vista

[Aaron]

I cant stop ms in vista without opening up Windows Task Manager and pressing the end process key.

Has anyone else had this happen?

If anyone has a solution please reply.

Thank again.

[JRL]

I assume you mean that you can't stop a running script by pressing shift + esc. Have you checked to be sure the default setting for stopping a script didn't get changed to something other than shift + exc? From the Macro Scheduler menu, select "tools" then "options". What is the key combination listed for "Stop Running Scripts With:"?

If this doesn't resolve it, I'd suggest a reinstall.

[Me_again]

Or that key combo is also the hot key for something else.

Or you have a program with a very tight loop that doesn't take time to respond well to keyboard input.

[Aaron]

No The combination has not changed and No it's not the script.

It wont work on any of my scripts.

I had ms installed on my xp machine and when I went to vista the combination stoped working. I imported all my scripts from an external hard drive, so they havent changed other than changing the paths to the folders.

Are you running vista?

Thanks for the feedback.

[Marcus Tettmar]

We're running Vista here, and Macro Scheduler is now developed and tested under Vista and we've had no problems with using any of the methods for stopping running macros. Does the problem occur every time, even after a reboot?

Try changing the stop key sequence under Tools/Options to something other than the default SHIFT+ESC. Please try a different value and see if it makes any difference.

Can you stop running macros from the tool bar, main menu, or system tray menu?

[Aaron]

Try changing the stop key sequence under Tools/Options to something other than the default SHIFT+ESC. Please try a different value and see if it makes any difference.

No difference, Nothing works fo key sequence

Can you stop running macros from the tool bar, main menu, or system tray menu?

Yes, I can stop it by right click and stop.
Unfortuently this would prevent any script from running hidden.
I'm opening the Windows task Manager to close the script now.
Worth mentioning is the Shift + Esc will work at times when I run the script not compiled, just straight from MS Editor

[thaumaturgy]

Try a different keyboard, you may have a half stuck key like ALT or Shift.

[JRL]

Worth mentioning is the Shift + Esc will work at times when I run the script not compiled, just straight from MS Editor

If the problem is with compiled macros are you sure you're not checking the box to disable Shift + Esc in the Compile dialog?

[Aaron]

Yes I'm sure I'm not checking the box

[JRL]

Will Shift + Esc stop it if you run a compiled script on a different computer?

[Aaron]

Macro Schedualer Version: 9.1.02

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name Laptop
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model MT6456
System Type X86-based PC
Processor AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52, 1600 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies LTD 84.05, 11/1/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6000.16386"
User Name Laptop\Aaron
Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 893.50 MB
Available Physical Memory 261.06 MB
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Available Virtual Memory 1.07 GB
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