How do I rempap two keys in XP. Any advice appreciated.

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:45:35 +0100, "Ben Pope" <spam.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
wrote:

 >whereupon wrote:
  >> I have a new toshiba laptop and for some goddam reason, they've put
  >> the <windows> key in the top right corner rather than down next to the
  >> <alt> key. What have they stuck in its place? Would you believ the
  >> <`> key from the top left of the computer.
  >>
  >> What I would like is to be able to swap these two keys. I think it's a
  >> registry things - but I'm really not clever enough to figure it out.
 >
 >
 >USB or PS2?
 >
 >If PS2 (from a previous post of mine):
 >
 >"
 >You can remap the keys on Windows 2K/XP - I've done this for my Logitech
 >keyboard, the details are here:
 >www.ben.pope.name/logitech.html
 >
 >I found the info on an MS Webpage:
 >http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/tech/input/w2kscan-map.mspx
 >
 >This was useful too:
 >http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes.html
 >"
 >
 >Ben

Hi Ben. Well I assume it must be a PS2 keyboard - but it's a laptop so
i can't verify that.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: How do I rempap two keys in XP. Any advice appreciated. 

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:14:42 GMT, whereupon <w.RemoveThis@u.p> wrote:

 >On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:45:35 +0100, "Ben Pope" <spam.RemoveThis@hotmail.com>
 >wrote:
 >
  >>whereupon wrote:
   >>> I have a new toshiba laptop and for some goddam reason, they've put
   >>> the <windows> key in the top right corner rather than down next to the
   >>> <alt> key. What have they stuck in its place? Would you believ the
   >>> <`> key from the top left of the computer.
   >>>
   >>> What I would like is to be able to swap these two keys. I think it's a
   >>> registry things - but I'm really not clever enough to figure it out.
  >>
  >>
  >>USB or PS2?
  >>
  >>If PS2 (from a previous post of mine):
  >>
  >>"
  >>You can remap the keys on Windows 2K/XP - I've done this for my Logitech
  >>keyboard, the details are here:
  >>www.ben.pope.name/logitech.html
  >>
  >>I found the info on an MS Webpage:
  >>http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/tech/input/w2kscan-map.mspx
  >>
  >>This was useful too:
  >>http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes.html
  >>"
  >>
  >>Ben
 >
 >Hi Ben. Well I assume it must be a PS2 keyboard - but it's a laptop so
 >i can't verify that.

I've been to your website which is very interesting. But how do I get
the codes for the <windows> key and the <`> key. Seems once I have
them, I'm halfway there.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: How do I rempap two keys in XP. Any advice appreciated. 

whereupon wrote:
 >
 > Hi Ben. Well I assume it must be a PS2 keyboard - but it's a laptop so
 > i can't verify that.

What are the driver files for your keyboard? (Check device manager)

Assuming it's PS2, the links I gave you may go some way to helping you out.

The biggest problem is finding out which scancodes relate to which keys - I
had to use Linux to determine the escaped scancodes, but it should be easier
for you since I doubt the scancodes are escaped.

This may help, too:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/remapkey.zip" target="_blank">http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/remapkey.zip</a>

Or this:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,3048,a=23078,00.asp" target="_blank">http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,3048,a=23078,00.asp</a>

I can't recall which programs I used to grab scancodes - I think they were
mostly DOS based.

Ben
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 >> Stay informed about: How do I rempap two keys in XP. Any advice appreciated. 

whereupon wrote:
  >> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:45:35 +0100, "Ben Pope" <spam.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
  >> wrote:
   >>> This was useful too:
<font color=brown>   >>> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes.html</font" target="_blank">http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes.html</font</a>>
 >
 > I've been to your website which is very interesting. But how do I get
 > the codes for the <windows> key and the <`> key. Seems once I have
 > them, I'm halfway there.

Look up.

If they have swapped the keys round, then the scancodes probably didn't
move. Just try swapping the two standard scancodes around.

Ben
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 >> Stay informed about: How do I rempap two keys in XP. Any advice appreciated. 

Just a quick follow up to tell you I got a copy of tradekeys (& had to
pay for access to it!) but i'm all sorted now. thanks for taking the
time out to reply.

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:31:25 +0100, "Ben Pope" <spam.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
wrote:

 >whereupon wrote:
   >>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:45:35 +0100, "Ben Pope" <spam.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
   >>> wrote:
   >>>> This was useful too:
<font color=brown>   >>>> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes.html</font" target="_blank">http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes.html</font</a>>
  >>
  >> I've been to your website which is very interesting. But how do I get
  >> the codes for the <windows> key and the <`> key. Seems once I have
  >> them, I'm halfway there.
 >
 >Look up.
 >
 >If they have swapped the keys round, then the scancodes probably didn't
 >move. Just try swapping the two standard scancodes around.
 >
 >Ben<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: How do I rempap two keys in XP. Any advice appreciated.