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    m1530 keyboard help

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Acorn, Jan 6, 2008.

  1. Acorn

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    Hi, I have just received my m1530, not probs at alll :) but my keyboard is being werid. I am not sure if it is because it is a bilingual keyboard or not. Every time i tried to type the question mark, the keyboard gives me the french letter é or É this renders my question mark key useless since i dont type in french. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
     
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    Oh and i tried to set this up in the control panel, but it didnt work.
     
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    What keyboard do you have, anyways?

    In any case, you need to check / correct the Operating System's Country and Language settings (Ctrl Panel -> Regional & Lang. opts).
     
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    It looks like a standard keyboard. I tried changing the settings in the control panel but nothing changed. My quotation keys and question mark key and bracket key are all typing french letters. Its really odd.
     
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    nvm fixed it after removing multilanguage support, thx any ways! +1 rep
     
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    Do you have a Language setting icon in the task bar (lower right-side)? If so, make sure it is set to the appropriate language.

    I have my Country set to Ireland and my keyboard set to German because I have an English OS and German keyboard. All combinations are possible, so try checking again.

    It's certainly not a HW-based issue...
     
    traveller, Jan 6, 2008
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