anyone Know how to configure useless keyboard buttons?

Assassin_012 · 15 May 2011 at 15:56

hi, basically i have a microsoft keyboard,

and i have these three buttons that i never use. (Mail, Web/Home, Search)

i want to configure them so that they can be used at media buttons (Previous, ,Play ,Next) if that's possible. so that when playing a game, i could change the music without minimizing.

is this possible?

enkoda · 15 May 2011 at 19:21

Have a look at the Intellitype software from the Microsoft website, this should sort you out.

marc2003 · 15 May 2011 at 19:31

or depending on your media player, you might be able to set them up directly in the program. for example, i use foobar2000 and that has an option to set "global" shortcuts that work from everywhere even when other programs have focus.

Tomsk · 15 May 2011 at 19:40

enkoda said:
Have a look at the Intellitype software from the Microsoft website, this should sort you out.

This.
My Samsung keyboard is currently masquerading as a Microsoft Wired Keyboard 400.
Note that it won't work with all keyboards. A Cherry keyboard I had insisted on it's own (rubbish) software drivers.

Assassin_012 · 15 May 2011 at 22:52

sorry i forgot to mention.

i bought it for £5.00 and its a PS/2 keyboard.

i know..is a crap keyboard. xD

but does that matter?

yh tried Intellitype..doesnt work as it said it doesnt support PS/2 keyboards =/

CaptainCrash · 16 May 2011 at 08:39

I use SharpKeys with my IBM Model M keyboard to map the Winkey function (obviously missing on the ancient Model M) to the otherwise useless-to-me CapsLock key.

I'm not sure if it would work with dedicated media keys, as my Model M doesn't have any.

Sunbed · 16 May 2011 at 09:49

There is a plugin for WMP 12 called WMP Keys. This lets you assign shortcuts etc.. but for standard keys, not media keys.

me227 · 16 May 2011 at 16:26

Assassin_012 said:
sorry i forgot to mention.

i bought it for £5.00 and its a PS/2 keyboard.

i know..is a crap keyboard. xD

but does that matter?

yh tried Intellitype..doesnt work as it said it doesnt support PS/2 keyboards =/

It does work you just need to download the older version. On the download page for it, it'll say what version to download.