Wrong chacters from keyboard

"GT" <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Trevor" <trevor@nospam.woldsweather.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> "GT" <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Trevor" <trevor@nospam.woldsweather.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>>I get @ from " and the opposite way round from my keyboard. I have the
>>>>regoions set to English (UK).
>>>>
>>>> How can I get to type correctly?
>>>
>>> Try removing the keyboard from device manager and rebooting the PC.
>>> Windows will auto-detect the keyboard again and might sort itself out.
>>
>> No that doesn't work.
>
> I did say 'might' !
>
> Have you tried setting the keyboard to US, to see what it does? That
> should do '@' on key 2. If that works, change it back to UK and see if
> works.


Sadly still no joy!

"Trevor" <trevor@nospam.woldsweather.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "GT" <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Trevor" <trevor@nospam.woldsweather.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>I get @ from " and the opposite way round from my keyboard. I have the
>>>regoions set to English (UK).
>>>
>>> How can I get to type correctly?
>>
>> Try removing the keyboard from device manager and rebooting the PC.
>> Windows will auto-detect the keyboard again and might sort itself out.
>
> When I boot the PC up without the keyboard attached then attach the
> keyboard, there is no message from windows and the keyboard doesn't then
> work.
>
> Rebooting with the keyboard attached it words fine.

I wasn't talking about physically unplugging the keyboard before reboot - I
meant in the Windows Device manager (right click my computer, then choose
manage), find the keyboard in the device manager and "remove device". There
should be no need to physically unplug the keyboard.

On some PCs, a PS/2 keyboard is detected at power on time (POST), so it
won't work when you plug it in later.