How to change the settings of the keyboard?

**martin-737** · July 2nd, 2007, 07:18 PM

Some chatacters from my keyboard are not displaying, instead I get other characters. I know you all know what I mean. I remember there used to be a way to change the keyboard, It was in control panel, keyboards, and then you just changed the region your keyboard was from and boom, you got different characters in some keys. But I do not find it in my windows XP. Where is it? Or how can I change the settings for the keyboard?

**Mayet** · July 2nd, 2007, 08:25 PM

open the control panel got to regional and language options click the language tab then the details button..you can add a language and give it English properties...

**martin-737** · July 2nd, 2007, 10:36 PM

I tried it, but it was already set for English United States. Any suggestions on how to make my keyboard work properly? Like this question mark, It took me like five tries looking for it. It is in place of the underscore.

**Mayet** · July 2nd, 2007, 10:53 PM

You can add a new language and set it to English in the locale.

Has it always done this? What changed? is it possible you have a virus or spyware causing the characters?

What spyware and anti virus have you installed since you last had spyware issues back in Nov/Dec?

Have you been exposed to any infections, sites known to cause infections or emails, cd's?

Are you using a firewall?

**martin-737** · July 2nd, 2007, 11:05 PM

Actually, It was my friend's computer. He says it always did this, I believe from day one when he first set it up he thought setting his language to Spanish was a good Idea. When he brought it over to me to fix that nasty red screen desk top with the biohazard symbol he asked me to replace the keyboard settings. It turned out he could not find it either.

Who would have thought youtube had the answer. It is hard to see, but if you pay attention... well.... I fixed it.
Here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E86HdYtWwW8

Thanks a lot for answering though!!

**Mayet** · July 2nd, 2007, 11:17 PM

You changed it to Dvorak?

**martin-737** · July 2nd, 2007, 11:31 PM

When I deleted the Spanish Keyboard, only the English United States Keyboard remained (he had both of them) it is set by default to United States-Dvorak. By the way, What is "Dvorak"?

**slgrieb** · July 2nd, 2007, 11:48 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard

Looks like I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue.

**Mayet** · July 3rd, 2007, 12:32 AM

Sometimes theres good reason why I can't give up

If its working.. great ... if not Martin.. read my first reply.....add a new language

How to use united states international keyboard settings in windows xp
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306560
The above Microsoft Article may help

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/D...s/Locales.mspx
and the above article tells you all about the settings you are editing.

In Win XP, to change the keyboard languages and layout, click the Start button, then choose Settings, Control Panel, and Regional and Language Options. Click the "Languages" tab and then the "Details" button. Add a language and give it properties - one of which is the US-International English keyboard. For Windows XP click Details. Click Apply to finish the process; the Windows installation CD is not usually needed. The keyboard and multilanguage sections in Start - Help provide details.
http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html

The above link has some useful keyboard and language info

and lastly your inbuilt help menu that comes with XP
Click Start -help and support -keyboard and multilanguage sections.

**martin-737** · July 4th, 2007, 12:50 AM

Cool! Thanks!

**Votan** · July 5th, 2007, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by martin-737

When I deleted the Spanish Keyboard, only the English United States Keyboard remained (he had both of them) it is set by default to United States-Dvorak. By the way, What is "Dvorak"?

Antonin Dvorak (pronounce Dvorjak), a Hangarian composer. He's famous for his New World symphony (the new world is America!) Many of its themes were used in western movies.

**slgrieb** · July 6th, 2007, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by Votan

Antonin Dvorak (pronounce Dvorjak), a Hangarian composer. He's famous for his New World symphony (the new world is America!) Many of its themes were used in western movies.

Borat the 3rd.

**MorseLady** · July 6th, 2007, 05:49 AM

No matter what I did it would not accept UK English so I deleted the US English and my keyboard is now working properly.

By the way the composer Dvorak was born in Prague which was then part of the Austro Hungarian Empire but is now Czech Republic.