Hello,

The tab-key of my laptop does not work. I never cared too much about this malfunction, until I bought Skyrim, since it seems impossible to play the game without this key.
I cannot change keys in Skyrim because you need the tab-key to enter the menu. I've tried changing the tab key and the caps-lock key using a device called 'SharpKeys'. This made it possible to use tab in programmes like Word, but not in Skyrim.
Is there, or will there be, any solution, or can I never play Skyrim without my tab-key?

Grtz,
Cyd

You can use AutoHotKey to remap any other key to act as the Tab key.

See my post on using this workaround:

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1301943-cursor-key-menu-navigation-workaround

The keys are remapped on the fly, with no permanent changes to your system registry. The remapping stops when you switch off the background script.

Okay, thanks. So what do I type in the text document?

Tab::Capslock or Capslock::Tab

Or something else?

don't you get to the menus by clicking esc ?

When I click escape, a window pops up saying something about a quest menu. The only way to exit this menu, is by using tab ....

I wouldn't substitute Caps Lock as a Tab key because Caps Lock is a toggle key that remains permanently on or off. So it would be likely to do funky things.

Choose another key like the Left Windows key. Most Windows keyboards have another Right Windows key so one can be spared, like a kidney.

The script for that would be:

LWin::Tab

Thanks a lot, it's working like a charm!!!