SetKBD.exe Dynamically Loads Keyboard DLL

ID: Q71224

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit (DDK) for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

SetKBD.exe is a sample that dynamically loads a new keyboard dynamic-link library (DLL) by altering the "keyboard.dll=" setting in the "[keyboard]" section of the System.ini configuration file. By calling the NewTable function in the keyboard driver, SetKBD.exe loads the new keyboard DLL and sets the keyboard driver to reflect this new DLL. SetKBD.exe also obtains and displays the current settings of the physical keyboard type and subtype, but does not change them. SetKBD.exe obtains these values by calling the GetKeyboardType function.

The Readme.txt file in the \Keyboard directory of the Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit (DDK) version 3.0 refers to the SetKBD.exe application. However, this application is not included in the DDK distribution. This application is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library.

MORE INFORMATION

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file names below to download the files:

Setkbd.exe

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.
The specification of SetKBD.exe differs from that in the Readme.txt file of the DDK because SetKBD.exe does not change the settings of the physical keyboard. On many systems, changing the physical keyboard settings (without actually changing the physical keyboard) might hang the system. If it is necessary to physically change keyboards, the Windows Setup program handles this sufficiently.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbsample
Version : :3.0
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Issue type : kbinfo