Cannot Enable Some Hot Key Settings After They Are Disabled (283304)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q283304
This article describes information that is related to Windows XP Professional and Input Method Editors (IME).

SYMPTOMS

After you install the Chinese version of the Input Method Editor (IME) on a Windows XP Professional-based computer, if you disable certain hot key settings, you may not be able to enable again them for reassignment to a different key sequence. The affected hot key settings are:
  • IME/nonIME toggle
  • IME symbol toggle
  • IME shape toggle
  • Resend result string
  • Previous composition
  • UI style toggle
This behavior does not occur if you change these hot key settings without first disabling them.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about IME, visit the following Web site

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ie/Features/ime.asp

or refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216596 How to Install/Use IME from Office MultiLanguage Pack

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/18/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbenv KB283304
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