Chris;
Sounds like the wrong language for the keyboard.
Make sure you're set to English (US) or (UK) or whatever English you
want to use.
[[Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.
On the Languages tab, under Text services and input languages, click
Details.
Under Installed services, click Add.
In the Input language list, click the language for the keyboard layout or
Input Method Editor (IME) you want to add.
Select the Keyboard layout/IME check box, if multiple options are available,
and then click a service in the list.
If Keyboard Layout/IME is the only type of text service available, click an
option in that list.
Notes
To open Regional and Language Options, click Start, point to Settings, click
Control Panel, and then double-click Regional and Language Options.
There may be only one keyboard layout for some languages.
To add an IME, you must have installed it on your computer first.]]