missing key?!?

from JoeUser Forums
I hope someone can help me, although my laptop has a '\' key, it is not mapped as such. the \ key is mapped as ` and the ` is mapped as PrtSc (print screen) although pressing ` to print screen is easyer than (FN + PrtSC), not having a \ key is the most annoying thing in the world, you dont realise how much you use a key until you dont have it.

Can someone tell me how to map a different key to be the \ key? there is a whole bunch of key I genuinly dont use, F11 for example.

This is bugging the hell out of me!
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you are running XP,

Try going into device manager (Right-click My Computer > Properties > Device Manager button), then expand Keyboards category and right-click on the keyboard device > select Uninstall > reboot computer.

You will probably see the balloons in the notification area informing you that the new device has been installed, but that it may not work properly until you reboot > go ahead and reboot a second time and then test the keyboard functions.

If it still does not work, then you probably have one of the following issues:

- Incorrect driver for keyboard device installed
- Conflict with a program installed
- Faulty keyboard (this is not as probable, but is possible).

Good luck.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The only software that came with the computer was for some shortcut buttons, toutchpad and network driver, there were no drivers for the keyboard, the windows it came with is xphome.
I assumed the wrong keyboard driver, so i searched the CD extra hard, and found nothing.
from a clean install the ey doesnt work. windows decides it is a starnard keyboard
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Have you tried to connect an external keyboard to see if it behaves the same way?

Also, check the manufacturers website to see if they have an updated driver, or a system software package that might address the issue.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fb7b3dcd-d4c1-4943-9c74-d8df57ef19d7&displaylang=en
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
F11 - But then what do you full screen your browser with?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
An external keyboard works just fine, I used to do that, but its not so fun carrying a keyboard and a laptop around. As for the manufacturers website, they have nothing in the way of drivers, or ANY downloadable software
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yraq's link may be your best bet.

The only things I can think of are: to uninstall the driver through the device properties and reboot/reinstall driver (different than uninstalling the device), or pull the keyboard and clean the contacts or membrane below keys - as well as check the port pins, etc.

It seems to me it's a driver problem, or hardware issue.

Nothing else constructive to offer without trying the items above.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Fixed it, I used a program calle KeyTeak, I think its freeware, didnt read thereadme, so it might turn around one day and dissable the key or something.

I had to use an external keyboard to set it up, because although you can select the ascii character to assosiate with a key, in this case, it used the wrong one, so used the external keyboard to select the replacement key.

now i can type in directory names etc.

Thankyou everyone for your help.