Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Like Oren, I like my MS Keyboard, but I hate it having this useless, oh so very useless, zoom key in the center of it.

I also found out about this hack on how to get the zoom key to be  scroll up-down key, but it involves doing xsl work etc.. so this post is for you if you have the MS natural 4000 keyboard and all you want is to have the zoom turned to scroll in less than 1 minute.

  • Download this zip file that I made.
  • unzip it into "c:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\"
  • run the ZoomToScroll.bat file.

you should be done.

Published Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:13 AM by RoyOsherove
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 6:17 AM by Omer Rauchwerger

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Thanks Roy!

I was so lazy last night that when I saw the xsl extension I just gave up.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 7:04 AM by Greg Long

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Thanks!

Between this and the ALT.NET blog - laughs galore - you've made my week.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 3:15 PM by Ilan Assayag

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

I decided to give it a shot, although I don't have the same configuration - it didn't work. Bummer.

I use the 6000 Keyboard v2.0 and XP x64 ...

I'll have to get into the xsl after all.

Thanks anyway :-)

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:49 PM by dotan

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Hey Roy. strange coincidence, I was researching for a new keyboard.

With a mini keyboard (which i used) end/home/arrows are at a finger's length.

While with this you have to life your hand and then re-set it at the keyboard. How do you deal with that?

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:04 PM by RoyOsherove

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

dotan: I just got used to it.

I think I'd also want to check out the Das Keyboard II:

http://www.daskeyboard.com/ (hardcore!)

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:49 PM by Omer Rauchwerger

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Works like a charm!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:34 AM by Jonas Martinsson

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Excellent stuff - works perfectly!

Friday, December 28, 2007 1:53 PM by pb

# re: Quick Fix File: Turn Zoom into Scroll on MS Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Yuu have to download the drivers first, which I didn't have. You can download from MS below link and then do it.. Works well.

www.microsoft.com/.../DownloadResult.aspx

Sunday, December 30, 2007 9:30 PM by DotNetKicks.com

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