programming keyboard functions

Yau-ming wrote:
 > Hello,
 >
 > How do change the two Windows function key on my keyboard to delete?
 >
 > I occasionally press them when I am playing an online game - and the whole
 > system hangs or my connection drops.
 >
 > I have a PIII 800 intel system, Asus cuv4x 4agp motherboard, 520+mb ram,
 > Asus Geforce4Ti 128mb card, SB Live card, 40G HD 7200rpm 8mb cache,
 > 15inch Sony trinitron monitor, T1 connection and a Happy Hacking Lite2
 > keyboard and I'm running Windows2000.
 >
 > The system is fine n stable and I have no problems like BSOD.
 >
 > I thought of removing the two windows (or diamond) keys physically. But I
 > prefer to change their function instead.

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://windows.about.com/library/tips/bltip086.htm" target="_blank">http://windows.about.com/library/tips/bltip086.htm</a>

That will turn them "off" - it will swap the scancodes to 0x0 which is
generally considered an error (which I believe is ignored).

I have done a similar thing for my Logitech keyboard (changed different keys
though) and further information can be found linked fromthe bottom of my
page:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ben.pope.name/logitech.html" target="_blank">www.ben.pope.name/logitech.html</a>

Ben
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thanks ben - yah i know about turning them off. but how about editing them
to another key stroke - like backspace???

I'm using a happy hacking lite2 keyboard and it needs a dediocated backspace
key
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Yau-ming wrote:
 > thanks ben - yah i know about turning them off. but how about editing them
 > to another key stroke - like backspace???
 >
 > I'm using a happy hacking lite2 keyboard and it needs a dediocated
 > backspace key

Did you check the link to my website?

If you give me a clear description of what scancodes you want swapping, I'll
do ya' the .reg

like:
code 0xE05B to 0x0000 (or whetver)

Usually the left and right windows keys produce different scancodes

What the heck, copy this into a text file:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map" =hex:00,00,00,00, 00,00,00,00, 03,00,00,00, \
5b,e0,53,e0, 5c,e0,53,e0, 00,00,00,00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----

called whatever.reg
and merge it.

That should map both windows keys (0xe05b, 0xe05c) to delete (0xe053)

You'll need to reboot (as always).

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Hello Ben,

Thank you for the suggestion. I should have been more specific in my
request. But I'm using my new Happy Hacking Lite2 keyboard and it is taking
awhile to get used. The keys are in different places and I keep typing the
wrong keys. lol.

I am familar with editing the Windows keys as described here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=181348

But I would like to still make use of the key and not have a dead key.

I just want to edit the LEFT WINDOWS KEY to BACKSPACE.

The FAQ on the HappyHackingL keyboard says that the code is 0xE0 0x5B.

I guess I'm rather obessed by it cos - the stupid winkey causes some of my
game programs to malfunction when I accidently press it. Nothing more
horrible than being so close to victory - like defusing the bomb or
something - then I accidently press the winkey or go ALT_TAB.

Cheers!! and Happy Easter!
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