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When i press the @ sign i get " and when i press " i get @ also other keys on my keyboard are mixed up.:sad: I have installed xp pro several times recently and the first time i did i got the on-screen keyboard up to try and change these mixed up letters and after pressing several keys simultaniously they seemed to fix the problem but after re-installing xp pro i tried pressing the same keys but forgot which keys to press so i still have the problem. Any help will be much appreciated

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This thread shows the classic symptom of a keyboard‑layout mismatch (the US and UK layouts swap the @ and " characters). correctly pointed at a layout issue and ’s Alt+Shift toggle demonstrates an input‑language hotkey is changing the active layout. For the authoritative Windows XP controls and background, see Enable keyboard layouts for different languages. (learn.microsoft.com)

To make the correct layout permanent: open Control Panel → Regional and Language Options (or run intl.cpl), go to the Languages tab and click Details (this opens Text Services and Input Languages). In Installed services set the desired keyboard as the Default input language and remove any extra layouts you do not need. Then open Advanced Key Settings (or Key Settings) and use Change Key Sequence to remove or change the shortcut that toggles layouts so accidental presses no longer switch keyboards. Apply the changes and close the dialogs. The Microsoft documentation and community guidance show these exact dialogs and the “Not Assigned” option for the change‑key dialog. (learn.microsoft.com)

If changing layouts does not fix the problem, try a different physical keyboard (or plug the keyboard into another PC) to rule out hardware or firmware mappings. For advanced remapping, Windows uses the Scancode Map registry value (under the Keyboard Layout key), but editing the registry can break input — back up first and prefer Control Panel options before registry edits. See Microsoft’s discussion of Scancode Map and registry remapping for details and warnings. (learn.microsoft.com)

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Member Avatar for Bluesmith

you've got your keyboard set up as American, cant remmeber off hand how to change it but a quick gogle should give you an explaination

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After taking your advice and searching google i found out that pressing alt + Shift toggles between american and english keyboard layout.

Thanks a lot.

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i have same problem but i still have proble what can i do

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i have same problem but i still have proble what can i do

Hi altaf919.

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