cannot login because no backslash available to me

[-davidS-]

Here is my problem. I have a new Vista Biz installation and in the
initial setup phase, I selected UK Eng instead of US Eng . I logged in
with the default user to the local machine and it seemed ok.

Then I joined the machine to the company AD Domain with no problem. I
soon realised that the keyboard was a US keyboard so I went into the
regional and language settings and changed the keyboard to US.

When I try to login to the local machine again in order to make
changes which I cannot do to the machine in the domain, I am unable to
get the backslash \ to work.
Therefore it is impossible for me to type mynewcomputer-pc\my name
and therefore I am I locked out of the local machine.
I've tried every possible key combination and I cannot get the
backslash key.
I cannot change the default locale ( which I notice is still in Eng
even though I changed the keyboard to US ) as the local security
policies on the domain forbid it.
No problem with backslash when the machine is logged into the domain
but as soon as I logout of the domain and get the CTRL + Alt + Del box
then the backslash is no longer available.

 

[Dusko Savatovic]

Try an old trick.

Turn on "Num Lock"
Type Alt 92
92 must be typed on numerical pad.
This wil give you "\".

 

[-davidS-]

Try an old trick.

Turn on "Num Lock"
Type Alt 92
92 must be typed on numerical pad.
This wil give you "\".

Very good !
Thank you!

 

[Questor]

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Here is my problem. I have a new Vista Biz installation and in the
initial setup phase, I selected UK Eng instead of US Eng . I logged in
with the default user to the local machine and it seemed ok.

Then I joined the machine to the company AD Domain with no problem. I
soon realised that the keyboard was a US keyboard so I went into the
regional and language settings and changed the keyboard to US.

When I try to login to the local machine again in order to make
changes which I cannot do to the machine in the domain, I am unable to
get the backslash \ to work.
Therefore it is impossible for me to type mynewcomputer-pc\my name
and therefore I am I locked out of the local machine.
I've tried every possible key combination and I cannot get the
backslash key.
I cannot change the default locale ( which I notice is still in Eng
even though I changed the keyboard to US ) as the local security
policies on the domain forbid it.
No problem with backslash when the machine is logged into the domain
but as soon as I logout of the domain and get the CTRL + Alt + Del box
then the backslash is no longer available.

Can you hold down the Alt key and type "92" on the keypad? That will
also give you the back-slash.

Questor

 

[Questor]

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Can you hold down the Alt key and type "92" on the keypad? That will
also give you the back-slash.

Questor

Apologies to everyone. Sometimes my NG reader refreshes strangely.

Questor