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Location: Manchester, England (UK)
I just got a new laptop today as my old one broke, and I accidently set the keyboard on the wrong setting. This means that the symbols on some of the keys are in a different order to the ones when i type. I've spent ages trying to find the setting that will turn it back with no luck, so could someone please, please tell me where it is? thanks!
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Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
please say what hardware and software you have when asking about computer problems!
Taking a wild guess, i'd say you're on Windows XP. If that is the case then you'll want to go to control panel > regional and language options > languages > detials > click on add > find English UK > add it and remove anything else you have in the list.
I'm doing this from memory so if it's not right play about a bit or ask again and i'll find a windows PC to work it out on.
Good luck
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Location: Manchester, England (UK)
Thank you so much! I spent over an hour trying to find that but couldn't, I looked in regions and languages so many times, don't know how I could of missed it! Thanks again!
Live like there is no tomorrow,
dance like nobody is watching
and hula hoop like wiggling will save the world.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
No worries!
In OS X and every other windows it's really easy to find, but for some reason MS thought hiding it in XP would be fun....
oh well!
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fun? i guess they thought it would be profitable in call centre charges.
sorry - naturally cynical
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Yes, well, it keeps tech support people (like i used to be) in a job, anyway!
There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol
ah, well in that case round of applause for Bill then!
I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.
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