Question : Problem: I need to remap laptop keys due to defective keyboard - any recommendation for remapping software?

I have a laptop which has a defective keyboard (group of keys no longer working) and cannot get a replacement part - a long story but basically I don't want to pay extortionate prices from a chain store which is the only support for the model.

Can anyone recommend a good program that I can use to remap the defective keys, e.g. backspace to F12, etc etc. Paid for software /free software - either will do so long as it's reliable and Vista compatible!

Many thanks.

Regards

C

Answer : Problem: I need to remap laptop keys due to defective keyboard - any recommendation for remapping software?

There is a free program you can download called AutoHotkey that you can use to automate many tasks in many different ways.  One of the things it does very easily is remap keys on the keyboard.  You download the program here:

http://www.autohotkey.com/

After you install the program, you can read the documentation built into it to learn how to "program" the remapping of keys.  The scripts you create can be "compiled" into .exe files which can then be run at system startup by creating a shortcut in the Startup folder on the Start Menu.

This is a quotation from the builtin help file about remapping keys:

The syntax for the built-in remapping feature is OriginKey::DestinationKey. For example, a script consisting only of the following line would make the "a" key behave like the "b" key:

a::b

The above example does not alter the "b" key itself. The "b" key would continue to send the "b" keystroke


To disable a key rather than remapping it, make it a hotkey that simply returns. For example, F1::return would disable the F1 key.