Computer keyboard.

[isitjustme]

Can anybody please tell me why, for no apparent reason, I now have to use shift @ to get inverted commas , whereas up until the last couple of days I have been using the normal shift ". I have had this problem before on an older computer, and it resolved itself. I am now using a MSI laptop, but I would rather not wait for a self resolution. I would appreciate any help. Thank you.

[albaqwerty]

Has the brute done any 'updates' behind your back? Mine seems to have and I've lost my pound sign, now get hash and for @ it's a capital 2.
I've tried to get into keyboard settings etc but it's ignoring me.
It's a nuisance.

[isitjustme]

albaqwerty,
Thank you for your response, the answer to your question is yes I think so. The problem is not insurmountable, but it is s nuisance.

[albaqwerty]

I think we'll need to hijack a techie for help :)

[ChuckFickens]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258824

[albaqwerty]

Thank you Chuck x

(I thought of you and you appeared, now I am freaked out!!)

[isitjustme]

Chuck, thank you, I have printed off the info from your link. I checked the on screen keyboard , and it is showing the " sign where the @ should be. I then went to change the keyboard, made sure that English(UK) was selected as default for Language and Keyboard, checked OSK again, but no change. Any other ideas please?

[ChuckFickens]

Do you actually use the OSK? and is the proper keyboard working OK

I'd suggest going back into the language settings and removing everything but english(UK).

[isitjustme]

Chuck , thanks again. I did that having installed latest important update, rebooted, same problem.
THanks everyone for your help, I will learn to live with it.
Thanks again.