Keyboard Layout Problem

If your keyboard layout is behaving crazy and you are not able to find the proper place of keys specially the special characters like @, “ then you have to change the keyboard layout of your system to get rid of this problem.

Please follow the under given instruction to change the keyboard layout of your system:

If you are using windows 7 or windows vista follow instructions below:

Windows 7 or Vista

  • Go to Start Menu, and enter intl.cpl in the Start Search box, press ENTER.
  • On the Keyboards and Language tab, click Change keyboards.
  • Click Add.
  • Expand the language that you want. For example, English (United States).
  • Expand Keyboard list, select the United States-International check box, and then click OK.
  • In the Default input language list, click Language name – United States-International and then click OK two times.
  • In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click OK
  • Click the Language bar, and then click United States-International on the shortcut menu that appears.

The United States-International keyboard layout has been selected on your system. Now check the location of keys on your keyboard hopefully they are in the same order as printed on the keyboard.

Windows XP

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  • Go to Start Menu and Go to Run, Enter intl.cpl and press ENTER.
  • On the Languages tab, click Details.
  • Under Installed services, click Add.
  • In the Input language list, click the language that you want. For example, English (United States).
  • In the Keyboard layout/IME list, click United States-International, and then click OK.
  • In the Select one of the installed input languages to use when you start your computer list, click Language name – United States-International and then click OK.
  • In the Regional and Language Options dialog box, click OK.

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