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      8th Nov 2007
Hi
I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem to help.
I would apreciate anybody's help.
Thank you.
 
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      8th Nov 2007

"nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
> When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
> Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem to
> help.
> I would apreciate anybody's help.
> Thank you.


You need to tell us what keys you depress on your keyboard
to get these charachters, e.g. "Shift+2".


 
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      8th Nov 2007
Thank you Pegasus.
I press the key with @ on it and it returns a " character.
And visa-versa.


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FEE47F4F-DAA3-4A8C-B3E2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi
> > I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
> > When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
> > Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem to
> > help.
> > I would apreciate anybody's help.
> > Thank you.

>
> You need to tell us what keys you depress on your keyboard
> to get these charachters, e.g. "Shift+2".
>
>
>

 
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      8th Nov 2007
Yes, I knew this already. However, the @ and the " characters are
in different locations, depending on the keyboard you have. You
really need to follow my suggestions and tell us what you press,
e.g. Shift+2, AltGR+2 or whatever. If you don't then I won't
continue this discussion.


"nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:499F0408-7316-46FF-9003-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you Pegasus.
> I press the key with @ on it and it returns a " character.
> And visa-versa.
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:FEE47F4F-DAA3-4A8C-B3E2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi
>> > I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
>> > When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
>> > Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem
>> > to
>> > help.
>> > I would apreciate anybody's help.
>> > Thank you.

>>
>> You need to tell us what keys you depress on your keyboard
>> to get these charachters, e.g. "Shift+2".
>>
>>
>>



 
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      8th Nov 2007


"nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FEE47F4F-DAA3-4A8C-B3E2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
> When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
> Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem
> to help.
> I would apreciate anybody's help.
> Thank you.


I assume you changed language in Control panel>Regional and language
settings.

Did you also click the Languages Tab and then Details?

This gives you the option to choose input language AND the type of
keyboard.


 
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      8th Nov 2007
Sorry Pegasus.
The @ symbol is on the key that also has the ' symbol on it, the second key
to the left of the enter key.
he " symbol is above the number 2.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Yes, I knew this already. However, the @ and the " characters are
> in different locations, depending on the keyboard you have. You
> really need to follow my suggestions and tell us what you press,
> e.g. Shift+2, AltGR+2 or whatever. If you don't then I won't
> continue this discussion.
>
>
> "nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:499F0408-7316-46FF-9003-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you Pegasus.
> > I press the key with @ on it and it returns a " character.
> > And visa-versa.
> >
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:FEE47F4F-DAA3-4A8C-B3E2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Hi
> >> > I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
> >> > When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
> >> > Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem
> >> > to
> >> > help.
> >> > I would apreciate anybody's help.
> >> > Thank you.
> >>
> >> You need to tell us what keys you depress on your keyboard
> >> to get these charachters, e.g. "Shift+2".
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

 
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      8th Nov 2007
It appears that you are set up for an American keyboard. Have you seen
my post?

"nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0E424813-2352-4C8F-88A2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sorry Pegasus.
> The @ symbol is on the key that also has the ' symbol on it, the
> second key
> to the left of the enter key.
> he " symbol is above the number 2.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Yes, I knew this already. However, the @ and the " characters are
>> in different locations, depending on the keyboard you have. You
>> really need to follow my suggestions and tell us what you press,
>> e.g. Shift+2, AltGR+2 or whatever. If you don't then I won't
>> continue this discussion.
>>
>>
>> "nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:499F0408-7316-46FF-9003-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thank you Pegasus.
>> > I press the key with @ on it and it returns a " character.
>> > And visa-versa.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:FEE47F4F-DAA3-4A8C-B3E2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> > I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
>> >> > When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
>> >> > Changing the language between English UK and English US does not
>> >> > seem
>> >> > to
>> >> > help.
>> >> > I would apreciate anybody's help.
>> >> > Thank you.
>> >>
>> >> You need to tell us what keys you depress on your keyboard
>> >> to get these charachters, e.g. "Shift+2".
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

>>
>>
>>


 
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      8th Nov 2007

"Smirnoff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> "nojo901" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FEE47F4F-DAA3-4A8C-B3E2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi
>> I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
>> When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
>> Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem to
>> help.
>> I would apreciate anybody's help.
>> Thank you.

>
> I assume you changed language in Control panel>Regional and language
> settings.
>
> Did you also click the Languages Tab and then Details?
>
> This gives you the option to choose input language AND the type of
> keyboard.
>

It seems to me that the OP's keyboard is mismarked. I have never seen one
which expects you to press SHIFT+' to get @ or SHIFT+2 to get ".

Jim


 
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      8th Nov 2007
"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> It seems to me that the OP's keyboard is mismarked. I have never seen
> one which expects you to press SHIFT+' to get @ or SHIFT+2 to get ".


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:K...ed_Kingdom.svg

Now you have :-)

 
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      8th Nov 2007
nojo901 wrote:
> Hi
> I have just bought a new PC with XP Pro.
> When I press the @ key, it returns a " character and visa-versa.
> Changing the language between English UK and English US does not seem
> to help. I would apreciate anybody's help.
> Thank you.


The keyboard has the wrong key-caps.

On a standard keyboard, one key is marked (@ / 2) and another key is marked
(" / ' )

In other words, the at-symbol is an upper-case 2 (on the typewriter portion
of the keyboard) and the quotation mark is an upper-case apostrophe (next to
the [ENTER] key).

Compare your keyboard layout with a pic of a normal keyboard.

If, however, you have a laptop, all bets are off. Laptop manufacturers move
keys all over the place.


 
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