# I want to map keys on my keyboard
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-map-keys-on-my-keyboard/450983
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 29, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-map-keys-on-my-keyboard/450983 "2008-05-29T03:38:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-map-keys-on-my-keyboard/450983/1 "2008-05-29T03:38:46Z")
I got a new keyboard, and a few of the keys I really want to map to other functions. It’s pretty much a dealbreaker with me, as the shift key is only half as large as every other computer keyboard I’ve used, and I keep missing it. If I could map the key next to it to be shift as well, I could live with it.
I’ve found mention of Kernel Toys that Microsoft had once offered, but I installed it (as far as I can tell), and it just opens a command window, puts in some files, and disappears.
Does anyone know of a way to remap keys on an XP computer?
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### Author:  [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-map-keys-on-my-keyboard/450983/2 "2008-05-29T11:55:31Z")
Use remapkey.exe from [here](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en), or [KeyTweak](http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/).
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### Author:  [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-map-keys-on-my-keyboard/450983/3 "2008-05-30T02:07:50Z")
Sharpkeys is the thing I found that really worked.
Just FYI.