Disabling the Apple/Windows key in XP (Boot Camp)?

This post first came about as a question because I didn't get it to work using the instructions below, but it turns out I was just not used to Windows (you have to reboot to get registry settings to take effect).

So, without further ado, here is how you disable the Apple key while running Windows (where it becomes the annoying Windows key) through Boot Camp on an Intel Mac:

Code:

Cut and paste the following into a file with a .reg extension (e.g. Disable Logo Key.reg).

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,\
00,00,00,00

Right click on the file and choose Merge to add it to your Windows registry and disable the key.

Do the same (in another file, e.g Enable Logo Key.reg) for the following should you wish to re-enable the key:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=-

Credit goes to Naxys post on the EverQuest tech support forum for this guide (where he describes all the tweaks needed to get EverQuest running on an Intel Mac running Windows, see post here if interested)

 

Just curious as to why you want to disable the Apple/Windows key?

 

I would guess for the same reason people sometimes disable the Windows key in general; it can be an annoyance if you accidentally hit it while playing a game, etc. and it opens your Start menu.

 

What zadillo said.