Wrong keys on keyboard

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Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes.
The @ & the " on the keyboard are
reversed.................how do you swap them around?
 
Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes.
The @ & the " on the keyboard are
reversed.................how do you swap them around?
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Check Control panel\ Regional and Language options\ Languages\ Details
to see what country your keyboard "belongs" to, if incorrect just add
the correct one and remove the old one.
Mike H
 
It's already set to English (United Kingdom)

Mike Hyndman said:
Check Control panel\ Regional and Language options\ Languages\ Details
to see what country your keyboard "belongs" to, if incorrect just add
the correct one and remove the old one.
Mike H
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Mike said:
It's already set to English (United Kingdom)
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Assuming that you are in the UK, and you're set for the UK
keyboard layout, is it possible that you're using a US keyboard?
 
I am in UK. It's a Dell computer & keyboard so I guess it could be a US
keyboard. Will try setting up as US one. Anything else that it could be?
 
It's already set to English (United Kingdom)
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In control panel\regional and languages?
Well, it's definitely behaving like a US keyboard; try setting it to a
US keyboard (in the above) and deleting the UK one, reboot and try it.
Then reselect the UK option and remove the US one and reboot.
MH
 
Not likely to be anything else.
If your settings do not fix the problem, however, try another keyboard.
 
Tried this but still not working correctly.


Mike Hyndman said:
In control panel\regional and languages?
Well, it's definitely behaving like a US keyboard; try setting it to a
US keyboard (in the above) and deleting the UK one, reboot and try it.
Then reselect the UK option and remove the US one and reboot.
MH
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Mike said:
Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes.
The @ & the " on the keyboard are
reversed.................how do you swap them around?
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Was it always like this or just happened recently?

Try pressing the ctrl key and the shift key at the same time and try
your symbols then.
I have done this a few times inadvertantly myself when typing and it
will swap them over. If you get total garbage, do the pressing of the
keys again.

Once is normal like now - abc @" - correct
twice is not normal and goes into Dvorak I beleive - axj _@ - incorrect
third time is opposite way to first - abc "@ - the letters are ok but
the symbols are not

In each of the above cases I typed abc followed by the @ and " symbols.

Hope this helps.
 
This didn't work either..........it's a new computer with new keyboard so
will sort it out with Dell. Thanks for all the suggestions though.
 
Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes.
The @ & the " on the keyboard are
reversed.................how do you swap them around?
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Mike, usually this happens due to a wrong language setting. A mismatch of
English-US and English-UK (or other English alternative). There are several
places to check in the Regional and Language Options.

Global language setting is on the Regional Options page (where format for
number, currency and other examples are shown).

Advanced page has a language setting for non-unicode programs.

Languages page (probably the most important for keyboard settings): Click
the Details button. On the next screen that appears, check "Default Input
Language" and under Installed Services, check language assigned to
keyboard.
 
Are the keys themselves reversed on the keyboard or when you hit the @ key,
you get " and vice versa?

It sounds like you've got an English-US keyboard, Mike, along with an
English-US version of WinXP. Yes, you can switch the keyboard layout to
English-UK but you'll have to learn the correct location of the keys.

You can use Windows Keyboard Layouts
(http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/keyboards.aspx) to display an
on-screen UK keyboard for reference. This keyboard display may be saved to
your hard drive for later, offline use and/or you can print it
(http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/drintl/columns/007/default.mspx#Q4).

Also see:

The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator:
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx

Windows Keyboard Layouts:
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/DrIntl/faqs/kbdfaq.mspx

*OR* contact Dell and exchange your system for an English-UK version of
WinXP along with an English-UK keyboard. IIRC Dell as a 30 Day Exchange
policy.
 
Sorted.........didn't realise there were so many places that English (UK) &
English (US) could be selected.
Thanks for all the help.
 
Sorted.........didn't realise there were so many places that English (UK) &
English (US) could be selected.
Thanks for all the help.
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You're welcome. Unless you dig into these settings, you wouldn't realize
it. The way it is now, the keyboard language options are easy to miss. Am
glad to hear that you now have this sorted.
 
" and @ sorted

Thanks for tips. Had it sorted nicely. Just needed to re-start computer for settings to take effect.
 
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