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Mat
04-09-2006, 07:12 PM
Hi.

I have a problem with XP Pro, that I think is an easy one. Since reinstalling Windows, I now have the problem with my keyboard. If I press Shift+2,because I want the quote sign, I get @. If i press shift+' because I want the at sign I get ". Also other keys are swapped, and the pound sign (shift+3) comes up as #.

I'm aware that this looks like I have it set up for American settings. Now, how do i get it to how it should be?
Danno
04-09-2006, 07:24 PM
this post has a fix.

http://forum.novatech.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=38
Mat
04-09-2006, 07:32 PM
this post has a fix.

http://forum.novatech.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=38
which works - thanks
Taxation
04-09-2006, 08:22 PM
Quite a few people have had this problem, microsoft should make it easier to change it :)
Mat
04-09-2006, 08:27 PM
Quite a few people have had this problem, microsoft should make it easier to change it :)
Or at least change US to UK once, not 4 times as I did and it still not work, until i find the 5th hidden place.
Mat
04-09-2006, 08:31 PM
Quite a few people have had this problem, microsoft should make it easier to change it :)
Or at least change US to UK once, not 4 times as I did and it still not work, until i find the 5th hidden place.
In fact, forget the Americans, make UK by default !!!

http://www.flags.net/images/smallflags/UNKG0001.GIF
Taxation
04-09-2006, 10:31 PM
Yea, UK for the win, All bow before us and make our keyboard setout the default :D
Nox
04-09-2006, 10:56 PM
Why the technolgy isn't there to detect what keyboard you have plugged in I don't know. Everything else is there these days.

Nox
matz
06-01-2008, 03:30 PM
if you think that is good you should go to bloddey majorca... that was a **** TAKE there keyboards, it didnt have an @ at all so i had to find a site that had it then copy and paste..
banedon88
16-01-2008, 10:02 PM
Or you could always hold down ALT, type 64 on the numeric keypad, then release ALT :)