>I need to start my app with a hot key, e.g. ctrl+alt+s. I put the hot key in the shortcut. It worked just fine. It would be better if the shortcut were not visible on the user's desktop.
You could go to
http://www.download.com and search on "hotkey". Some of the listed programs are free.
Regards. Al
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