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Thread ID: 60915 2005-08-18 00:49:00 Keyboard mapping software mccauley (8734) Press F1
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381924 2005-08-18 00:49:00 I am wanting to change some keys on my keyboard. For example I want a comma and a tab near the number pad so was wanting to change the + & - keys on the numer pad to a comma and tab.

I know there are various programs that will do that in windows but I also use some Dos programs that I need it to work for. Any help please.
mccauley (8734)
381925 2005-08-18 02:15:00 Welcome to PressF1 .

ANSI . SYS is what you need for DOS . This was often used to play practical jokes . (How you you like to have the screen cleared each time you pressed the "Enter" key? ANSI . SYS can that . . . or worse) .

As always Google will be helpful . From "Ansi . sys", the third link gives a full syntax (the key definition you want is near the end) . You'll have to find the actual key codes .

Whether ANSI . SYS will work in Windows XP's "command interpreter" I don't know . "ansi . sys XP" to Google gives links .
Graham L (2)
381926 2005-08-18 02:45:00 Yes, that's right Graham.
Ansi.sys is in Windows\system32 folder.
It works ok under the command.com dos environment (not the cmd.exe XP command line). I use it to provide a fancy coloured dos prompt :).

There's some info here:
is-it-true.org

The files in XP corresponding to the dos start up files are autoexec.nt and config.nt
Terry Porritt (14)
381927 2005-08-18 04:59:00 Try this Keytweek
webpages.charter.net
paulw (1826)
381928 2005-08-18 06:43:00 lol i just downloaded key tweak out of boredome.. its cool CorbinH (37)
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