Awesome. Now does anyone have a program that will disable the Windows key on the keyboard?

brodie7838

I've always used UltraMon for this, but this is a great idea to have it in a little app.

Brodie, I think autohotkey could probably do it (try making a new hotkey, but not putting anything for it to do).
I just don't press the button <_<

Phoshi

Aaargh! It seems like all these applications exists to taunt me and my unique problems (computer related).

This seemed like a great solution when I play Warhammer Online on my tv, but ofcourse that uses a launcher so I'm pretty sure this won't solve my problem.

Guess I'll have to keep disabling my monitor when playing on the tv. :/

TetsuBo

Nice find. I recently decided that switching to a single-monitor setup was less of a hassle than turning the extra monitor off (and in the process powering down several devices) every time I wanted to play TF2, for fear of killing the game with an errant click.

DogHead

@brodie7838: If you don't need the Windows key ever, then you can use SharpKeys and map that key to nothing. Not sure about temporarily disabling it though.

sunken

As a DirectX beta developer since day one, this problem has driven me nuts. I was constantly amazed at the number of DX apps that would not behave on multiple display systems.

In the early sdk, there was a single command to restrict the pointer to the launched monitor.

Even without that command, one can easily control/limit the cursor with similar code:

this.mousePointer.RestrictZone = new Rectangle(0, 0,
this.graphics.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Width,
this.graphics.GraphicsDevice.Viewport.Height);

But then, lazy programmers create jobs for others.

Wolf-

@TetsuBo@TetsuBo:

If your application uses a launcher you can use this program to restrict your mouse movements:

[forums.dota-allstars.com]

I used it to play warcraft 3 inside a window. But it works with any window.

Note: you might have to alt-enter to put warhammer in a window. Then use the 'specify window' option in the program, and then alt-enter to restore it to fullscreen.

ARodX7

@brodie7838:
Try WinKey Killer: [www.majorgeeks.com] (googled the link, but I think that's what I used to use)

Capsaicin

@Phoshi: LOL, I was having this very problem last night when playing KotOR 2... I was excited when I read about this program, but I'm even more excited that there's a way to do it with UltraMon. I didn't realize it had the capability to lock the mouse to the primary monitor using a hotkey, good stuff.

trunk8

i love you lifehacker... i have been looking for something like this, i run 2 monitors and when playing dawn of war i always have to not move my cursor to the left bound so that it does not run off the side when i want to move the view

SilberDrachi

Does anyone know of a program that does the opposite of this? I use Media Center in Vista and when my projector is hooked to my laptop I put Media Center in that desktop, but when I maximize the window it captures my mouse and won't let my use it on my main monitor. I have to trick it by alt-tabbing then moving it to my monitor , and making sure I don't accidentally scroll back into Media Center.

Jenkinsm

Erm, has anyone noticed that that's a picture of a Hamster and not a Mouse? Just wonderin. XD

TheWeeJenny

@TheWeeJenny: I'm amazed nobody mentioned this earlier. I expected the first comment out of the gate to be "Hey (#*% you buddy! That's not a mouse!" ;-)

I couldn't find a good picture of "jailed" mouse, so I settled for any rodent lol.

Jason Fitzpatrick

This is a great idea, but it doesnt help the hit you take in fps by having the 2nd monitor on.

adachan

:) i feel honored that you used one of my photos ..

GilroyAepytus

Hi, Great site, smart readers, useful info, keep up the good work. One complaint: that picture is not a mouse - it's a hamster.

DarianAhala