swap key functions on a keyboard

is there anyway i can swap the capslock key with the windows key, then after that change the windows key (it actually looks like the capslock key though) to something else so i can use it for crouching in counterstrike? i find the ctrl key is too far away and that i have accidentally hit the windows key on occasion so id like to get that outa there because alt +tab does pretty much the same thing anyway.

 

Yep, I'd recommend using KeyTweak. It'll be faster than modifying the registry yourself.

 

Would swapping caps lock and control work better? It's just a simple click for a registry tweak
http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_caps_lock/

 

im on vista, so the keytweak doesnt seem to work and the john holler thing isnt going to work for me either, i would like to be able to both disable the windows key and swap the buttons (the site says you cant do both) o and its doesnt work on vista either.

and, yeah i think swapping ctrl and capslock is probably a better idea.

 

You do have to reboot for the registry hack to work, I'm pretty sure I've used it in Vista before. If not that, then another one, but I think they're all essentially the same.

 

o, well i found another one but it requires .net to work and i know i have that but search turns up nothing and i dont know how to use it.

here is the link http://www.inchwest.com/mapkeyboard.aspx# thats the one i found, its free and it looks like it will do the job but when i try to save the changes it wont let me, here is the error:

Code:

Application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the security polic. To grant this application the required permission, contact your system administrator, or use the Microsoft .NET Framework Configuration tool.

If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

Requested registry access is not allowed.

and its got three buttons, Details (below), continue, and quit. None of these buttons allows me to save the changes.

here is what i get when i click on the details button:

Code:

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.312 (rtmLHS.050727-3100)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
MapKeyboard
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/Christopher/Desktop/mapkeyboard/MapKeyboard/MapKeyboard.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.312 (rtmLHS.050727-3100)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.312 (rtmLHS.050727-3100)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.312 (rtmLHS.050727-3100)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
Accessibility
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.312 (rtmLHS.050727-3100)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

 

As with all problems Vista, try running it as an administrator.

 

ahh, alright that solves the problem, and now the keys are working properly