Missing ~ key when using recovery console

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Grandad

Hi

I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console. Most of the
keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which are
reversed - not a problem. However I need to use the ~ key and I cant find
it. Any ideas please
Regards
Grandad
 
Grandad said:
Hi

I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console. Most of
the keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which
are reversed - not a problem. However I need to use the ~ key and I cant
find it. Any ideas please
Regards
Grandad
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There is always the good old charmap.exe. It tells me that code for the
tilde is 126, hence you can do the usual Alt+0126 if you have exhausted all
Shift and Alt key depressions on your keyboard without finding this
character.
 
Hi

I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console.  Most of the
keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which are
reversed - not a problem.  However I need to use the ~ key and I cant find
it.  Any ideas please
Regards
Grandad
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All those keys work fine for me in Recovery Console - I just tried it.

How are you launching the Recovery Console?

How are you going to carry out a System Restore from the Recovery
Console?
 
Grandad said:
Hi

I need to carry out a system restore from the recovery console. Most of the
keys function as expected with the exception of the @ and " keys which are
reversed - not a problem. However I need to use the ~ key and I cant find
it. Any ideas please
Regards
Grandad
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Try this command from the command line.

One can also change the codepage from the command prompt (Will only have
effect for the current session):

mode con cp select=850

That came from this link, found with a Google search.

http://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-keyboard-codepage.html
 
Thanks everyone...

The suggestion from Pegasus worked for me, whereas the one from Elmo didn't,
but that may be down to me. I have now carried out the Restore and am now
back in business. I had to do it through the Recovery Console as windows
would not open in Safe Mode.

Going back to my original question. Later I found that as you go through
the loading of the Recovery Console there is an opportunity to select the
right keyboard. It happens so quickly that I have never seen it before. It
defaulted to the US keyboard and I change it to UK. As they say you learn
something every day. Thanks again everyone.

Grandad
 
Thanks everyone...

The suggestion from Pegasus worked for me, whereas the one from Elmo didn't,
but that may be down to me.  I have now carried out the Restore and am now
back in business.  I had to do it through the Recovery Console as windows
would not open in Safe Mode.

Going back to my original question.  Later I found that as you go through
the loading of the Recovery Console there is an opportunity to select the
right keyboard.  It happens so quickly that I have never seen it before..  It
defaulted to the US keyboard and I change it to UK.  As they say you learn
something every day.  Thanks again everyone.

Grandad
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That's a good one!

What was the original problem?

How do you perform a System Restore using the Recovery Console?
 
Jose said:
That's a good one!

What was the original problem?

How do you perform a System Restore using the Recovery Console?
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He is probably referring to the procedure outlined here (which is often
referred to as a "manual System Restore"):

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

But I know you already knew this. ;-)

From one of your posts:

There is really no such thing as a manual system restore. You can
implement a portion of what an actual System Restore does with
KB307545 to get you going again and then do a real System Restore.
 
He is probably referring to the procedure outlined here (which is often
referred to as a "manual System Restore"):

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

But I know you already knew this. ;-)

From one of your posts:

There is really no such thing as a manual system restore. You can
implement a portion of what an actual System Restore does with
KB307545 to get you going again and then do a real System Restore.
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That is what I am suspecting...

KB307545 does not equal System Restore, and if somebody needs
convincing, I can do that too!

The KB things has been duly noted, but I don't see how ~ or @ comes
into play with KB307545. I have never used those keys with that KB,
but I have not quite seen everything.
 
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