Keyboard layout changing back to US from UK when using Remote Desktop

[Sam]

Hi,

This is a bit of a strange one. I remote desktop from my WinXP
machine to another WinXP machine, both of which should have their
default keyboard layout as UK. (I am using UK keyboard in terms of
hardware.)

At random intervals the keyboard layout of the remote PC automatically
changes over to US which means that my " and @ keys get mixed up.
This can happen several times a day having manually reset it to UK
format.

I've looked at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906693 but I don't
think it is quite the same thing.

Anyone got any ideas? Thanks,

Sam

 

[smlunatick]

Hi,

This is a bit of a strange one.  I remote desktop from my WinXP
machine to another WinXP machine, both of which should have their
default keyboard layout as UK.  (I am using UK keyboard in terms of
hardware.)

At random intervals the keyboard layout of the remote PC automatically
changes over to US which means that my " and @ keys get mixed up.
This can happen several times a day having manually reset it to UK
format.

I've looked athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906693but I don't
think it is quite the same thing.

Anyone got any ideas?  Thanks,

Sam

I've also seen the Caps Lock be completely reversed when connecting to
the Remote Desktop "host." (Caps Lock on the Remote Desktop my
"local" keyboard may need to have it off.)

 

[jameshanley39]

Hi,

This is a bit of a strange one.  I remote desktop from my WinXP
machine to another WinXP machine, both of which should have their
default keyboard layout as UK.  (I am using UK keyboard in terms of
hardware.)

At random intervals the keyboard layout of the remote PC automatically
changes over to US which means that my " and @ keys get mixed up.
This can happen several times a day having manually reset it to UK
format.

I've looked athttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906693but I don't
think it is quite the same thing.

Anyone got any ideas?  Thanks,

Sam

well, because I am ok with UK and US layouts, I don't give it a
seconds thought.. I have a weird laptop whose keyboard has a japanese
layout, and I think I lose a key for backslash.. So use forward slash
instead, windows doesn't mind.

What I did as a workaround, was use RealVNC.
I just remember that as far as keyboard layouts are concerned, it
works differently to mstsc/"remote desktop"

Another suggestion might be to try to remove US keyboard layout from
one or perhaps better, both, machines.

I have seen languages switch, irrespective of remote desktop.
But that is when the language I want is not set as default.
start..ctrl panel..regional and language options..blahblah
So try setting the default to what you want. But also try to remove
the ones you think it is switching to.

And, if this is at random intervals.. Try to find the exact trigger.
Does this problem occur even without remote desktop?

How about setting the language bar to appear..

There aren't that many differences between UK and US. Just speech and
@ get swapped. UK keyboard have a backslash in a great position, but
that may still work on a comp set to US layout.

Given that there are not many differences.. You may not notice
straight away when it changes. And thus you wrongly conclude that it
is changing at random intervals.

If you set a language bar to appear, then it may Change as soon as the
keyboard changes, and then you will see what triggers the change (if
not what causes the change). And that may help find what causes it.