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elvis:
You can disable the use of special and/or "win"keys by right-clicking your shortcut, and clicking "properties". Look around inside the options and you'll see the ability to disable CNTRL+ALT combinations (ie: WinKeys).
Put your virus scanner on quiet mode, or tell it only to update at 2:00AM instead of when you are playing games.
Or alternatively, use Linux like I do. :P
Minwah:
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on September 13, 2005, 08:23:34 pm ---1) Turn off anti-virus program (and other programs that want constant attention).
2) Don't use keyboard to play games
--- End quote ---
These are the best solutions IMO. For a main PC disable virus software prior to launching MAME. And what are you using a keyboard for!!??
Buddabing:
IIRC the registry thing was for XP/2K only.
I hate that stupid key between ctrl and alt, which is why I prefer to use keyboards without it.
The registry thing It did work for me (I tried it on a different computer), but only after rebooting.
Tiger-Heli:
Disabling the WinKey - See http://www.mameworld.net/emuadvice/keyhack2.html - Search for the sentence that starts with "The windows GUI keys deserve special consideration."
2PacMan:
If your MAME system is not hooked up to the internet, and you have all the games on it that you want, why would you even need an antivirus program running now. My machine has been finished for months and i don't plan on ever doing anything more to is, as far as updating MAME or my roms, so i don't even have antivirus running anymore....i don't see how there's anyway a virus could possibly get on my system now.