Broken Volume Down key

[Uifz]

Hello There,

I seem to have a broken volume down key on my Touch Pro. Oddly enough, I'm not able to do a "hard-reset" because the volume keys don't respond when the hard reset message prompts.

Does anybody know if I can disable these "volume keys" and just use the touch screen response to changing the volume. I don't think the volume hard keys are a big deal as long as volume can be controlled else where. The reason I ask is because the volume menu is going "bananas" and is draining my battery at random increments during the day.