I have a keyboard which will not type the £ sign and the @ is swapped with the shift 2 key. Can anyone tell me how to put this back to normal please?
2007-03-05 05:57:09 · 9 answers · asked by Janet M 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
You've switched your input local somehow to American English keyboard from UK English.
To switch it back:
1. start, settings, control panel
2. regional and language options
3. languages, details
4. input locales
5. set default input local back to UK english.
by default you can also select by doing
2007-03-05 06:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It thinks that it is in US mode, the long way is to go into "My Computer" - "Control Panel" and "Regional Settings", change the keyboard setting back to "English UK".
There is a shortcut which usually works
Press Left-Arrow, + Alt, + Shift at the same time - each time you do this, it cycles through your available keyboards, try it once - it should work first time.
2007-03-05 14:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You Have It Set To Us Region Click The En On On Your Toolbar And Change It To Uk This Will Only Sort It While The Pc Is On To Get It Sorted Permanantly You Need To Change The Regional Languages
2007-03-06 03:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by wildinstinct 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your control panel, regional and language options, click on languages tab at the top, then look down to "text services and input language" and click details, here you will see the language option for keyboard hi-light it and click "add" at the side and add the xtra language for your country, then hit ok it will take you back to the keyboard languages again and this time selct the language you want to remove and his the "remove" button. You will get a warning saying the language is in use but that is ok the language will be removed on next startup and your keyboard will be working fine now.
2007-03-05 14:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by jackie_1969uk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go in to Regional and Language Options. Your keyboard settings in Windows need to be changed from US English to UK English.
Start/Control Panel/Regional and Language Options/Regional Options-
Select English (United Kingdom) from the aphabetical pull down menu.
Cheers :-)
2007-03-05 14:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by Captain Jack ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same thing with my computer when i press shift and 3 it comes up as @ and sorry i dont know how to fix it im on my dads computer! so i bet u u'll get a new keyboard for bout £25 -£85 at the max
2007-03-05 14:01:49 · answer #6 · answered by SL65 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Time to get a brand new keyboard.
2007-03-05 14:00:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jewel 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can happen and is something to do with the keyboard going to American mode.......but I am blonde and don't know how to fix it.......but this may give someone else a clue and they can then answer your question!!??
2007-03-05 14:02:19 · answer #8 · answered by doingitallforwrenches 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you got some f8c*ed up comp. Get a new one
2007-03-05 14:00:18 · answer #9 · answered by Hello Moto 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋