Assigning a shortcut key to a program

Assigning a shortcut key to a program is handy. You can access the program with only one step. It is possible to assigning a shortcut key to a program in windows XP. That is in windows XP, any program can be launched using the keyboard by assigning a shortcut key to it.

For assigning a shortcut key to a program, at first you'll have to create a short cut of the program run file.

Program icon-> Right mouse button click -> Create a shortcut button.
Then right click on shortcut button -> Properties -> click on the box of "Shortcut key" and hit the desired button (for example- "Q") and click "Apply".
You should be done.

Now Alt+Ctrl+the key (Q in this case) will run the program.

After creating the short cut following description may also be useful ( found from http://digital-quest.blogspot.com/2007/09/assign-shortcut-key-for-any-program_28.html)

Right click the program to which you want to a shortcut key. In properties, under the shortcut tab, “shortcut key” is by default, “none”. Just click in the box and chose an alphanumeric key to be assigned as the shortcut key. Windows will assign [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [(alphanumeric key)] as the short cut key.