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The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator

Published: June 4, 2003
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Ever wanted to quickly and easily define your own keyboard layout for a language Microsoft doesn't support? Or define your own keyboard layout so you can quickly and easily enter your favorite symbols with a simple keystroke? Well, want no more: the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator is here!

The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) extends the international functionality of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems by allowing users to:

Create new keyboard layouts from scratch

Base a new layout on an existing one

Modify an existing keyboard layout and build a new layout from it

Multilingual input locales within edit control fields.

Package the resulting keyboard layouts for subsequent delivery and installation.

Notice: This application is distributed "as is", with no obligations or technical support from Microsoft Corporation.

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File Downloads & Installation Requirements

To install and use the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator tool, your system must meet the following requirements:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 (MSKLC will not run on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows NT4).

Microsoft .NET Framework v1.0 or v1.1 must be installed. If you have not already installed one of these versions of the .NET Framework, you can do so from the following URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/default.aspx

Download: MSKLC.EXE (4716 KB)


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