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How to Create a New Keyboard Map in Windows XP

    Language Remapping

    • 1). Click "Start" and "Control Panel."

    • 2). Select "Regional and Language Options."

    • 3). Click "Languages," "Details," "Settings," and "Add." Select the language whose keyboard layout you wish to use and check the "Keyboard Layout/IME" box.

    • 4). Press "Apply" to save changes.

    Full Remapping

    • 1). Download the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.

    • 2). Double-click the downloaded file and click "Run." Click "Setup" and follow the onscreen instructions to install the program.

    • 3). Open the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.

    • 4). Click on any of the blank keys in the onscreen virtual keyboard, and assign the desired letter/number/symbol to the key.

    • 5). Select "Project," then "Build DLL and Setup Package" to install the new keyboard layout to your computer. Select the new layout by using the procedure outlined in section one.



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