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BUGGED OUT CANCEL KEY...

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Oblic
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I'm sure there is a thread about this somewhere on here, but I couldn't find it. I have had this problem for quite some time, but have found a really crappy work around, namely restarting my computer, which has allowed me to ignore it this long.

The issue: every so often while playing an RM game (it's happened in 2k3, XP, and think VX games as well) the cancel key (no matter where it is mapped) will stop working. The only way to get it to work is to put the game in windowed mode, press the cancel key, click off screen, and then click back on screen. This allows it to work ONCE. A more long term fix is to restart my computer, but it inevitably happens again after a random amount of time.

I know other people have had this issue (thanks to Google), but I haven't seen anyone resolve it. I feel like we have a much greater pool to draw from here, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks in advance!
I had this happen to me on VX games. I noticed that it happens only when Shift and Cancel are pressed at the same time or held (usually to Dash).
I solve this problem by mashing Shift and Cancel in synch until Cancel works fine again.
Pressing the insert/delete/home/end/page up and down keys sometimes fixes this. But as Avee said, it sometimes happens when shift and cancel are held at the same time. Funnily enough, it can happen in 2k3 and 2k games too, since holding shift at times can speed up messages - especially in battles.
Oblic
Once a member of RMN, always a member of RMN!
1937
Thanks a ton guys!!! The patch/file/tool in Cherry's post worked!
It doesn't permanently fix the problem, though - I do not know what actually CAUSES it yet. But it solves the problem without restarting Windows (once it happens).

So if it happens again, just use the tool again. :)
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