if you're like me and only visit this site for code and discussion related to mIRC, you could quite easily glance over this snippet with the preconceived idea that it would offer you no utility. this couldn't be further from the truth! if you take a moment to skim over the description you will realize that this small snippet is the solution to a problem that plagues all of us Windows users.

download and install AutoHotKey if you haven't already (www.autohotkey.com/download) - it's 2MB. throw this snippet into NotePad and save it with a .ahk extension, open it, and watch as it runs quietly in the background. takes 2 minutes

thanks Raccoon!