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@ and " switched on Dell QuietKey keyboard

 
 
robertvemail-ssnb@yahoo.co.uk
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      16th Feb 2008
I have a Dell system that has a QuitKey keyboard. I recently install a clean
copy of XP and just noticed that the double quote and @ symbols are
switched. This machine originally had Windows ME installed. Could this be a
driver problem? Nothing else seems to be wrong.
 
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      16th Feb 2008
robertvemail-(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I have a Dell system that has a QuitKey keyboard. I recently install a
> clean copy of XP and just noticed that the double quote and @ symbols are
> switched. This machine originally had Windows ME installed. Could this be
> a driver problem? Nothing else seems to be wrong.


It sounds like you have the wrong nationality set for your keyboard. Since
you are posting from the UK, I assume you want a British keyboard layout.
Go into Regional Settings, etc. and make sure your keyboard is set to your
country and not to the US.

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      19th Feb 2008
I have checked and the regional settings are for the UK. I have found
several other special characters that seem to be swapped. DO you think that
it is likely that the keyvoard itself is faulty and producing incorrect scan
codes?
 
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Malke
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      19th Feb 2008
robertvemail-(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I have checked and the regional settings are for the UK. I have found
> several other special characters that seem to be swapped. DO you think
> that it is likely that the keyvoard itself is faulty and producing
> incorrect scan codes?


That's always a possibility and is easy to determine. Simply attach a
different keyboard. If you have a PS/2 keyboard (round connector) make sure
you shut the computer down first.

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