UK keyboard layout driver?
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From: Smirnoff on 5 Jun 2010 04:10 XP Pro, SP3 A friend who is new to computers was puzzled that he couldn't access the @ sign and kept getting " instead. I explained that he had his comp configured for a US keyboard. Went into Regional Settings but found there was not a UK option for Input Language or keyboard layout. Have done a bit of Googling but the only solutions I can find involve some kind of registry hack. Tried MS Knowledge Base but nothing obvious there. Is there a site that simply allows you to download and install a UK keyboard layout driver?
From: blacksmith on 5 Jun 2010 04:35 On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 09:10:30 +0100, "Smirnoff" <someone(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >XP Pro, SP3 > >A friend who is new to computers was puzzled that he couldn't access the @ >sign and kept getting " instead. > >I explained that he had his comp configured for a US keyboard. > >Went into Regional Settings but found there was not a UK option for Input >Language or keyboard layout. > >Have done a bit of Googling but the only solutions I can find involve some >kind of registry hack. > >Tried MS Knowledge Base but nothing obvious there. > >Is there a site that simply allows you to download and install a UK keyboard >layout driver? HUH? Dont they speak English in the UK? How can a key LABELED AS @ give a " when it's pressed? This dont make sense, unless the keyboards are labeled differently in the UK. (in that case, just get a US keyboard -OR- You do know the key caps can be removed and swapped around. Maybe someone is playing a prank on you too? Check to be sure the keys are labeled correctly. If this dont solve it, I'm clueless what your problem is. When you press a key labeled @ it should type a @.
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 5 Jun 2010 06:35 "Smirnoff" <someone(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:eai4RaIBLHA.3608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > XP Pro, SP3 > > A friend who is new to computers was puzzled that he couldn't access the @ > sign and kept getting " instead. > > I explained that he had his comp configured for a US keyboard. > > Went into Regional Settings but found there was not a UK option for Input > Language or keyboard layout. > > Have done a bit of Googling but the only solutions I can find involve some > kind of registry hack. > > Tried MS Knowledge Base but nothing obvious there. > > Is there a site that simply allows you to download and install a UK > keyboard layout driver? On my machine I can see numerous keyboard layouts for the English language, starting with English (Australia) and ending with English (Zimbabwe). You might have missed it or else your friend's machine has been tampered with. What about your own machine, can you see it there? If it is really missing then you have two options: a) Put the missing file back again. I do not know how to do it. b) Roll your own keyboard, using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). This is an extremely powerful tool but it is not exactly intuitive in its use. Post again if you need detailed instructions. There is no need to hack the registry.
From: Doum on 5 Jun 2010 07:35 blacksmith(a)none.com �crivait news:2o2k06tk2m3duo645i1mcga2p2akud2qer(a)4ax.com: <snip > > HUH? Dont they speak English in the UK? How can a key LABELED AS @ > give a " when it's pressed? This dont make sense, unless the > keyboards are labeled differently in the UK. (in that case, just get > a US keyboard -OR- You do know the key caps can be removed and swapped > around. Maybe someone is playing a prank on you too? Check to be > sure the keys are labeled correctly. > > If this dont solve it, I'm clueless what your problem is. When you > press a key labeled @ it should type a @. > When I press the key labeled @ on my keyboard, I get 2, if I press Shift-@, I get " and if I press Right-Alt-@ I get @. Why do you say it doesn't make sense? It all depends on what keyboard language profile is in use and has nothing to do with what's printed on the key.
From: Smirnoff on 5 Jun 2010 07:46
"Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OEaJSrJBLHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > "Smirnoff" <someone(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message > news:eai4RaIBLHA.3608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> XP Pro, SP3 >> >> A friend who is new to computers was puzzled that he couldn't access the >> @ sign and kept getting " instead. >> >> I explained that he had his comp configured for a US keyboard. >> >> Went into Regional Settings but found there was not a UK option for Input >> Language or keyboard layout. >> >> Have done a bit of Googling but the only solutions I can find involve >> some kind of registry hack. >> >> Tried MS Knowledge Base but nothing obvious there. >> >> Is there a site that simply allows you to download and install a UK >> keyboard layout driver? > > On my machine I can see numerous keyboard layouts for the English > language, starting with English (Australia) and ending with English > (Zimbabwe). You might have missed it or else your friend's machine has > been tampered with. What about your own machine, can you see it there? > > If it is really missing then you have two options: > a) Put the missing file back again. I do not know how to do it. > b) Roll your own keyboard, using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator > (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). This is an > extremely powerful tool but it is not exactly intuitive in its use. Post > again if you need detailed instructions. There is no need to hack the > registry. Yes, I see different input languages available on my machine but my friend's has English - US and that's all. He has the comp at the moment and I believe it's an HP, so will check model number and see what's available on HP's download site. |