Pressing Alt goes to 'File' Key

[Publius]

The other day I was in 3dsmax, moving around as I normally do by holding down the alt key and rotating around things with my scroll button. I then (I must have, I figure) pressed something, and now every time I press 'alt' it highlights the top toobar (with file, edit, tools, etc.) and won't let me rotate.

This wasn't a huge hardship until I noticed it was the same in all my applications (such as in windows media player, now the only way I can access the file tab is by pressing alt and then clicking.

Oh gods of the basement, is it hopeless for me?

[AlfonsoVIII]

Hit alt again. In IE you hit alt and the F in File and the E in Edit gets a underline. Hitting Alt again erases them. I will open up 3dsmax and see if I can replicate your problem.

Edit: After checking in 3dsmax, hitting alt does what I described above, then moving the arrow buttons I can navigate the menu without the mouse, hit Alt again and I toggle out of the menu.

[Publius]

Thanks for reply Alfonso.

Unfortunately the problem is that in order to rotate around as I'm used I need to be holding down the alt key as I rotate. On mine whenever I hold the alt key down it goes to the file tab then and won't let me (probably didn't explain well enough before, sorry)

[AlfonsoVIII]

When your in 3dsmax, below the file menu, how are you rotating "Select" or "Select and rotate" Or is there another icon on the menu that is pressed. A screenshot would help. I am also on msn messenger if you check my profile, you can better help me understand.