Keyboard layout changes by itself

[Paul E Collins]

Hello.

I'm using Windows XP with Service Pack 2, and all of my regional and
language options are set to English (United Kingdom).

Occasionally, Windows spontaneously switches to a US keyboard layout,
so that Shift+2 produces @ instead of ", and Shift+3 produces #
instead of £. It seems to happen most often after running a
full-screen application (such as a DirectX game), but I can't
reproduce it consistently. Also, it seems to sort itself out after I
move between windows a few times.

What might cause this, exactly?

P.

 

[Bob I]

Try Start, Help and Support, language hotkey.

Perhaps you are triggering it in Languages.