Also, the multimedia keys can’t be captured at all (when I press for eg. I suspect that the ScanCode is not the complete one - it must be formed from a larger sequence of codes I think, for some keys.

I have to note that I want to assign the wheel key pressing to Enter or something, as without the driver it doesn’t do anything (with driver = task switch).Īnd another thing: without the driver, I launch Total Commander, press the wheel-key and the Make New Directory window appears - so indeed it must be an F7 key (wich do that action) sequence keycode somewhere. But now, when I press the wheel key it doesn’t do anything (for eg.: START menu should appear), and the F7 from Keyboard acts like WinKey properly. Well, i have redefined that key to WinKey, LogOff then back.

SharpKeys -> Add -> Type Key it says: “Function: F7”. When I scroll it up - it’s indeed the UP key, repeating, down - the DOWN key, but when I press it (for eg. Is SharpKeys reading the ScanCode of the key being typed corectly? I have a keyboard with a well-key (like a mouse with scroll). This download is not required for users that are not running Windows Vista nothing else has changed in this release.ĭownload SharpKeys 2.1.1: MSI | EXE | ZIP For what it’s worth, this requirement is not SharpKeys’ fault: of the registry keys that SharpKeys needs for itself are stored in a part of the registiry that you will automatically have access to… it is the registry editing that SharpKeys performs for Windows that requires elevated access to work with.

You’ll no longer have to explicitly run SharpKeys as an Administrator as you will automatically be prompted to do this whenever you run SharpKeys. As it relies on internal support within Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista you must be running one of these OS’s for this Registry hack to work.Īs a minor update from 2.1, version 2.1.1 addresses the new user security that is active in Windows Vista Beta 2.

This official release includes support for up to 104 mappings, an extensive list of available keys, and a “Type Key” option to help when managing mappings. For example, if you accidentally hit Caps Lock often, you could use this utility to map Caps Lock to a Shift key or even turn it off completely. SharpKeys is a Registry hack that is used to make certain keys on a keyboard act like other keys.

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