How can I make a global 'next track' hotkey for a programmable keyboard button?

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Published on 2010-04-01T21:52:07Z Indexed on 2010/04/01 22:03 UTC
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So I have a new keyboard Microsoft Ergonomic 4000, that has the standard volume and play/pause media buttons, but doesn't have anything for the next/previous track.

How do I go about setting the programmable keys to do next/previous track?

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