Q: I did what you said and none of my keys are remapped? By the way I'm running an older version of Windows.Ī: Sorry, but this particular registry hack required Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista to run.Q: When I run SharpKeys 2.1, 2.0 or 1.x using Vista, I get an error when I clieck the "Write to Registry" - why?Ī: This is expected behavior for these releases either run SharpKeys as an Administrator or download the latest version of Sharpkeys (2.1.1 or higher).Q: When I run SharpKeys 2.1.1 using Vista, I'm prompted to give SharpKeys Administrator permissions - why?Ī: The registry key that SharpKeys is setting for you is located a newly protected part of the Registry the only way that SharpKeys can edit that key is to be given Administrator rights temporarily.Windows Update website for Windows 2000, Windows XP (Professional or Home), Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista. Q: I AM running the right version of windows but a particular key is still not mapped!Ī: Frankly, I tried to get every know scan code that I could find, but some may not be correct OR your particular.For example, I could make my Right Ctrl key be a Left Windows key but I couldn'tĪ: Many of the newer keyboard on the market have dual functions for their F-keys that are toggled by an F-Lock key.
Unlike the Caps Lock or Num Lock keys, the F-Lock key cannot be turned on by default - it requires someone to press itīefore it's turned on. By default, when a computer boots, instead of the Function keys being F1 through F12, they haveĪ completely different function: Help, Print, Save, etc. Once F-Lock is turned on, these keys behave like function keys,į1 to F12.
What SharpKeys will allow you to do is map the default nature of the key to a standard fucntion key. ForĮxample, if you want the F5 to act like F5 when F-Lock is OFF, map F-Lock: Open to F5.
To their F-key counterparts, the computer will start with all of the Functions keys active.
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