BleepingComputer.com: Keyboard Hotkey Help

Not sure if this is the right forum or I have to post this in the XP section... anyway.

I will first give you information that you may need:
PC: Windows XP Home (SP3)
Keyboard(stated on back of keyboard): Microsoft wired keyboard (Model: RT2300) and its PS/2.
Keyboard(stated in Device manager): "Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard" there is also something else there called "HID Keyboard Device"
CD: I bought the keyboard myself and it did not come with an installation CD. It worked right out of the package.
"Keyboard proprieties": Only has two tabs ... Speed and Hardware. Hardware shows the two things stated in Device manager. Checking settings on the keyboards I get the message that the driver is version "5.1.2600.5512."

The problem: My keyboard Media buttons are mapped to things I dont want them to be mapped to. I am taking about those special buttons at the top of the keyboard. There are two buttons that are wrong and those are the Media player pause/unpause button and the open mail button ... Quite frankly I only need one. The Pause/Unpause button opens Windows Media player when it should pause/play music coming from iTunes. It did this on my old computer no problem.

What I have tried:
I looked in the Keyboard settings in control panel. There is no tab that brings me to change the buttons. On the two tabs I have listed above.

I made sure iTunes was the default media player. WMP is not the default media player.

I downloaded Tweak UI, but I don't have a clue what I'm doing in that. I checked the options under "Explorer>Command Keys" and it doesn't seem to have what I am looking for.

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I am not sure what else to do ... I am thinking something with the registry .. But I have no clue what in there.

Also the hotkey maybe locked on WMP since it was already installed on the computer before iTunes? But I know that it worked on my old computer without a problem.

Any Ideas how to fix this?

This is the driver for the RT2300 keyboard, I know it doesnt have to do with the RT2300 exactly but it has worked.

To get the driver for the RT2300, go here:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo.....;/Download.mspx

At the bottom fill in
1: Keyboard
2: Wired Keyboard 500
3: Your OS
4: Your Lang

download driver, should be called ITPx86_etc.etc_.exe (If 32bit XP)

Remember to select Wire Keyboard 500 when you install.



Good luck.

DR

Hey ... followed your instructions. Got it to work. and everything is fine, thank you so much

No problem. It's nice when it works like it should...

DR