Assigning the special keys at the top of the keyboard

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Assigning the special keys at the top of the keyboard

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How do I assign the special keys at the top of the keyboard i.e "My Documents", "My Pictures" "My Music" etc. The Media, Mail and Web/Home buttons seem to work okay but not these first three.

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Okay - I have now installed the PS/2 drivers as suggested - what next please ?

David

Just to be sure - you have a PS/2 type keyboard and you are *not* using any adapters to make it plug into the computer via a USB port, correct? It actually plugs into a PS/2 port?

Technically - if it was going to work - it should have worked as soon as you installed the drivers. I don't think they were ever 'programmable' - not without hacking the registry a bit.

Might read this article...

http://www.blogfeld.com/2009/11/natural-keyboard-pro-windows-7-vista.html

And note these registry entries/this area in the registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\15]

"Association"="mailto"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\16]

"Association"=".cda"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\17]

"ShellExecute"="::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\18]

"ShellExecute"="calc.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\7]

"Association"="http"

Perhaps with a little persistence (looking at the right plac ein the registry and putting in a few creative entries) you can get them working again. :-(

Sorry I couldn't find more - it's harder to help with some things when you cannot try them out yourself. heh

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Anonymous

Okay - I have now installed the PS/2 drivers as suggested - what next please ?

David

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Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64 bit. Keyboard is a Microsoft Natural Multimedia 1.0A

First - make sure you have the latest software/drivers. Download and install one of the following:

If the keyboard connects via USB, click here.

![](http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/_base_v1/images/icons/icon_ps2.png) If the keyboard connects via PS/2, click here.

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Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64 bit. Keyboard is a Microsoft Natural Multimedia 1.0A

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How do I assign the special keys at the top of the keyboard i.e "My Documents", "My Pictures" "My Music" etc. The Media, Mail and Web/Home buttons seem to work okay but not these first three.

What specific make & model keyboard?

Windows Vista ____ Edition, __-bit (Please fill inthe blanks.)

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