Set keyboard Shortcut keys (Mail, home, etc)

media keys on your keyboard can be set using the registry: 

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\n\",

where n is key number from:

Button Key number

Back (Internet browser) 1

New 29

Calculator 18

Open 30

Close 31

Paste 38

Copy 36

Print 33

Corrections 45

Raise microphone volume 26

Cut 37

Redo 35

Favorites 6

Refresh (Internet browser) 3

Find 28

Reply 39

Forward (Internet browser) 2

Save 32

Forward (mail) 40

Search 5

Help 27

Send 41

Lower microphone volume 25

Spelling checker 42

Mail 15

Stop (Internet browser) 4

Media Play/Pause 16

Toggle dictation and command/control 43

Mute microphone 24

Toggle microphone 44

Mute volume 8

Undo 34

My Computer 17

WebHome 7 

xxx x 

 Action - Description

 RegisteredApp - Runs an app (Mail starts e-mail)

 Association - File association (http starts the browser) 

 ShellExecute -Run a program 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\

under the new 5 key.

add a new "String" ShellExecute

add the path to your executable