I have a question about Customize Your Keyboard Mapping:

Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys? I never use these keys, except by accident. The INSERT key is especially important to disable. It's easy to sideswipe it by mistake when you're aiming for the BACKSPACE key, and I usually don't discover that I'm in type-over mode until after I've obliterated a couple of sentences.

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I'm looking for this same information, for the same reason. could you email me if you get a response? Aloha-Toby


On Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 5:17 am, Ken Collins wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Your Keyboard Mapping:

>
>

Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys? I
>never use these keys, except by accident. The INSERT key is especially important
>to disable. It's easy to sideswipe it by mistake when you're aiming for the BACKSPACE
>key, and I usually don't discover that I'm in type-over mode until after I've obliterated
>a couple of sentences.

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I'd be happy to do that, but so far no one seems to know how to do this. Ken


On Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 1:42 pm, Toby Gibson wrote:
>I'm looking for this same information, for the same reason. could you email me if
>you get a response? Aloha-Toby
>
>


>On Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 5:17 am, Ken Collins wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Your Keyboard Mapping:

>
>

Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys? I
>never use these keys, except by accident. The INSERT key is especially important
>to disable. It's easy to sideswipe it by mistake when you're aiming for the BACKSPACE
>key, and I usually don't discover that I'm in type-over mode until after I've obliterated
>a couple of sentences.

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Hi Ken, look here: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q151/7/15.asp This article describes how to create MS-DOS-based programs to toggle the CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK keys on and off. Success


On Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 5:17 am, Ken Collins wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Your Keyboard Mapping:

>
>

Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys? I
>never use these keys, except by accident. The INSERT key is especially important
>to disable. It's easy to sideswipe it by mistake when you're aiming for the BACKSPACE
>key, and I usually don't discover that I'm in type-over mode until after I've obliterated
>a couple of sentences.

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Try Toggler http://members.execulink.com/~pjones/toggler/index.htm
or SmartCaps http://www.phoebusnet.com/Insert.htm
both shareware programs. 

_ jacek

(annoyances_at_g_w_i_z_d_k_a.c_o_m
change at to @ and remove _ before replying)






On Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 2:01 pm, Ken Collins wrote:
>I'd be happy to do that, but so far no one seems to know how to do this.
>
>Ken
>
>



>On Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 1:42 pm, Toby Gibson wrote:

>I'm looking for this same information, for the same reason. could you email me if 


>you get a response? Aloha-Toby

>

>



>On Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 5:17 am, Ken Collins wrote:

>I have a question about Customize 
>

>Your Keyboard Mapping:


>

>
Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys? I 
>

>never use these keys, except by accident. The INSERT key is especially important 
>

>to disable. It's easy to sideswipe it by mistake when you're aiming for the BACKSPACE 
>

>key, and I usually don't discover that I'm in type-over mode until after I've obliterated 
>

>a couple of sentences.


>

>

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I too, would like to obtain a solution to the problem of Caps Lock! I know of nothing more irritating than this. I did download the Keyboard Remap program mentioned, but after "installing" I can't find the program or how to use it. Any information?

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You could use the low tech solution I've been using for years ... remove the Caps Lock key and put it in your drawer (in case you want to give the keyboard away sometime in the future). Once done, I always put a piece of Scotch tape over the socket to keep dust out. Sadly, my latest keyboard has a spring that sticks out. Hence I am following this thread in search of a more high-tech solution :) /mike


On Monday, January 21, 2002 at 5:52 am, Ray Duncan wrote:
>
>I too, would like to obtain a solution to the problem of Caps Lock! I know of nothing
>more irritating than this.
>
>I did download the Keyboard Remap program mentioned, but after "installing" I can't
>find the program or how to use it.
>
>Any information?

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I found a free Windows program that disables the #@)(*%! caps lock key.  Here's the 
URL:

http://www.rdrop.com/~daveb/CapsLockOff.html

It seems to work fine on Windows 2000.  Tip of the hat to David Bleckmann for writing 
this.

--Richard Gillmann

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Ray - The Remap program creates a new tab in the keyboard control panel, which allows 
you to swap around the caps lock, left and/or right shift and/or alt, windows, and 
menu keys

HTH





On Monday, January 21, 2002 at 5:52 am, Ray Duncan wrote:
>
>I too, would like to obtain a solution to the problem of Caps Lock!  I know of nothing 
>more irritating than this.
>
>I did download the Keyboard Remap program mentioned, but after "installing" I can't 
>find the program or how to use it.
>
>Any information?

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Does this apply to Windows 2000 Professional? I did the "remap" run, found the "swap tab" and equated CapsLock to Left Shift. But it seems to have no effect. Things are just as they were before. Do I need to remap other keys as well? The options for the left side remapping are Shift, CapsLock, Ctl, and Alt. I use these keys all the time and I'd prefer to not make one of them the CapsLock. Is that the answer? I'd just like to eliminate the CapsLock key! Ray


On Saturday, February 9, 2002 at 4:30 am, Jimi W wrote:

>Ray - The Remap program creates a new tab in the keyboard control panel, which allows 
>you to swap around the caps lock, left and/or right shift and/or alt, windows, and 
>menu keys
>
>HTH
>
>



>On Monday, January 21, 2002 at 5:52 am, Ray Duncan wrote:
>
>I too, would like to obtain a solution to the problem of Caps Lock!  I know of nothing 
>more irritating than this.
>
>I did download the Keyboard Remap program mentioned, but after "installing" I can't 
>find the program or how to use it.
>
>Any information?

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neat, but is there anything that works in win2k that swaps the ctrl and alt keys? I am a long-time Mac user and am constantly hitting alt which is where the cmd key is on a Mac. plus the ctrl key is in a really awkward position. whose idea was that? dumb...


On Friday, February 8, 2002 at 1:03 am, Richard Gillmann wrote:

>I found a free Windows program that disables the #@)(*%! caps lock key.  Here's 
the 
>URL:
>
>http://www.rdrop.com/~daveb/CapsLockOff.html
>
>It seems to work fine on Windows 2000.  Tip of the hat to David Bleckmann for writing 
>this.
>
>--Richard Gillmann
>

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The following works in XP, should work in win2k as well:

----------------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout];
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,1D,00,38,00,38,00,1D,00,1D,E0,38,E0,38,E0,1D,E0,00,00,00,00
----------------------------------------------------------

Copy this to a text file and save it as "swapkeys.reg". 
Doubleclick to open it and confirm that you want to 
insert the contents in your registry. 
Reboot, and your Ctrl and Alt keys will be swapped.

The idea is to create a "Scancode Map" key in 
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout". 
This should contain a series of hex codes on which keys to exchange 
(boy, do I ever miss the key remap program in the Win95 kernel toys. 
Or even Xmodmap under Unix!).

Details of how this works can be found at

http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,65157,pg,3,00.asp

and

http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/input/w2kscan-map.asp

The above article notes the shortcomings of this method: 
it applies to all users and all keyboards and requires rebooting. 
I'd appreciate information on a more elegant freeware or shareware solution.

A caveat with regard to the above registry hack: it swaps Ctrl and Alt, 
but the distinction between right and left Ctrl and Alt is lost 
(specifically, the lefthand Ctrl and Alt are recognized as 
the righthand Crlt and Alt). 
Usually no problem except perhaps for some games. 
Suggestions are of course welcome.

Hope this helps,
John Hendrickx
(formerly Mad Mackx)





On Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at 1:59 pm, mister B wrote:
>neat, but is there anything that works in win2k that swaps the ctrl and alt keys? 
>I am a long-time Mac user and am constantly hitting alt which is where the cmd key 
>is on a Mac. plus the ctrl key is in a really awkward position. whose idea was that? 
>dumb...
>

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Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,1d,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00

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L&G, just to avoid typing WWW:SOMEWEB:TO when trying to type www.someweb.to, you may want to have a look at this freeware: http://www.creative-nightshifts.com/caps.exe Greetings from Germany Andy


On Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 1:42 pm, Toby Gibson wrote:
>I'm looking for this same information, for the same reason. could you email me if
>you get a response? Aloha-Toby
>

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i have actually popped my insert key out of my board. this idea was given to me by an article in Maximum PC on how to eliminate bottlenecks in your system!


On Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 5:17 am, Ken Collins wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Your Keyboard Mapping:

>
>

Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys? I
>never use these keys, except by accident. The INSERT key is especially important
>to disable. It's easy to sideswipe it by mistake when you're aiming for the BACKSPACE
>key, and I usually don't discover that I'm in type-over mode until after I've obliterated
>a couple of sentences.

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You can also disable the F1 and Insert keys using this technique as well.


On Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 10:36 am, MikeK wrote:
>You could use the low tech solution I've been using for years ... remove the Caps
>Lock key and put it in your drawer (in case you want to give the keyboard away sometime
>in the future). Once done, I always put a piece of Scotch tape over the socket to
>keep dust out. Sadly, my latest keyboard has a spring that sticks out. Hence I am
>following this thread in search of a more high-tech solution :)
>/mike
>
>

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The CAPSLOCK key has bugged me for ages. It can be disabled with some minor registry adjustments.
Check http://winadmin.sourceforge.net/wanocaps.html for instructions how to do it.
It's basically executing a .reg file and rebooting.


On Saturday, February 9, 2002 at 5:57 am, Ray Duncan wrote:
>Does this apply to Windows 2000 Professional?
>
>I did the "remap" run, found the "swap tab" and equated CapsLock to Left Shift.
>But it seems to have no effect. Things are just as they were before.
>
>Do I need to remap other keys as well? The options for the left side remapping are
>Shift, CapsLock, Ctl, and Alt. I use these keys all the time and I'd prefer to not
>make one of them the CapsLock. Is that the answer?
>
>I'd just like to eliminate the CapsLock key!
>
>Ray
>

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search for Keytweak on the web that should do the trick Rolf


On Sunday, March 23, 2003 at 2:54 pm, owen wrote:
>i have actually popped my insert key out of my board. this idea was given to me
>by an article in Maximum PC on how to eliminate bottlenecks in your system!
>
>

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Thank you, the information was very helpfull. Now I just wish I can do something similar in Win98 (which I use at home). I loaded the kernel tools, but it only works half-way: it only allows me to remap the right Win key to the Ctrl key and even when I do that it actually remaps the left Win key to the left Ctrl key. I hate the Win keys and all I want to do is to remap the Win keys on both sides of the keyboard to their respective Ctrl keys.


On Friday, April 5, 2002 at 1:58 pm, John Hendrickx wrote:

>The following works in XP, should work in win2k as well:
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout];
>"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,1D,00,38,00,38,00,1D,00,1D,E0,38,E0,38,E0,1D,E0,00,00,00,00
>----------------------------------------------------------
>
>Copy this to a text file and save it as "swapkeys.reg". 
>Doubleclick to open it and confirm that you want to 
>insert the contents in your registry. 
>Reboot, and your Ctrl and Alt keys will be swapped.
>
>The idea is to create a "Scancode Map" key in 
>"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout". 
>This should contain a series of hex codes on which keys to exchange 
>(boy, do I ever miss the key remap program in the Win95 kernel toys. 
>Or even Xmodmap under Unix!).
>
>Details of how this works can be found at
>
>http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,65157,pg,3,00.asp
>
>and
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/input/w2kscan-map.asp
>
>The above article notes the shortcomings of this method: 
>it applies to all users and all keyboards and requires rebooting. 
>I'd appreciate information on a more elegant freeware or shareware solution.
>
>A caveat with regard to the above registry hack: it swaps Ctrl and Alt, 
>but the distinction between right and left Ctrl and Alt is lost 
>(specifically, the lefthand Ctrl and Alt are recognized as 
>the righthand Crlt and Alt). 
>Usually no problem except perhaps for some games. 
>Suggestions are of course welcome.
>
>Hope this helps,
>John Hendrickx
>(formerly Mad Mackx)
>

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John, you posted this over two years back, but thank! My laptop cntrl key went dead (over use). It was to be a big job to repair the keyboard membrane and expensive. Instead I've swapped cap lock and cntrl using your code. I've swapped key tops too and i'm back on the road. Cheers! Stephen


On Friday, April 5, 2002 at 1:58 pm, John Hendrickx wrote:
>
>The following works in XP, should work in win2k as well:
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout];
>"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,1D,00,38,00,38,00,1D,00,1D,E0,38,E0,38,E0,1D,E0,00,00,00,00
>----------------------------------------------------------
>
>Copy this to a text file and save it as "swapkeys.reg".
>Doubleclick to open it and confirm that you want to
>insert the contents in your registry.
>Reboot, and your Ctrl and Alt keys will be swapped.
>
>The idea is to create a "Scancode Map" key in
>"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout".
>This should contain a series of hex codes on which keys to exchange
>(boy, do I ever miss the key remap program in the Win95 kernel toys.
>Or even Xmodmap under Unix!).
>
>Details of how this works can be found at
>
>http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,65157,pg,3,00.asp
>
>and
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/input/w2kscan-map.asp
>
>The above article notes the shortcomings of this method:
>it applies to all users and all keyboards and requires rebooting.
>I'd appreciate information on a more elegant freeware or shareware solution.
>
>A caveat with regard to the above registry hack: it swaps Ctrl and Alt,
>but the distinction between right and left Ctrl and Alt is lost
>(specifically, the lefthand Ctrl and Alt are recognized as
>the righthand Crlt and Alt).
>Usually no problem except perhaps for some games.
>Suggestions are of course welcome.
>
>Hope this helps,
>John Hendrickx
>(formerly Mad Mackx)
>

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Try this one. http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wutoys/w95kerneltoy/default.asp


On Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 5:17 am, Ken Collins wrote:
>I have a question about Customize
>Your Keyboard Mapping:

>
>

Does anyone know a way to completely disable the CAPS LOCK and INSERT keys? I
>never use these keys, except by accident. The INSERT key is especially important
>to disable. It's easy to sideswipe it by mistake when you're aiming for the BACKSPACE
>key, and I usually don't discover that I'm in type-over mode until after I've obliterated
>a couple of sentences.

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Vim users are even more annoyed about that, and they found a solution:

http://vim.sourceforge.net/tips/tip.php?tip_id=75
http://www.vim.org/tips/tip.php?tip_id=1083
http://www.vim.org/tips/tip.php?tip_id=166

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I can't get it to install either, the remap program. When I downloaded it there WAS no file that let u install it. Help anyone? I know this is old but I thought I'd give it a shot!


On Saturday, February 9, 2002 at 4:30 am, Jimi W wrote:
>
>Ray - The Remap program creates a new tab in the keyboard control panel, which allows
>you to swap around the caps lock, left and/or right shift and/or alt, windows, and
>menu keys
>
>HTH
>

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