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    The weirdest most retarded problem u'll ever come across...

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ramyk, Dec 23, 2008.

  1. ramyk

    ramyk Notebook Consultant

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    I was using msn yesterday and did something while typing that reversed the function of two buttons on my keyboard. When i hit Shift + (Quote Button next to enter) i get this symbol "@" and i get the quotes when i hit Shift + 2. Now this "freaky friday" type thing is happening only when i type on MSN. The correct symbols come up in all other programs. What in the world happened there?!
     
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    For some reason your keyboard is functioning as a UK keyboard in MSN. Might help if you reinstall MSN. Don't know of any setup that may have caused this though...
     
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    If i change my location in my Hotmail account to a different country will it make a difference?
     
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    it won't......................
     
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    ok then i guess i'll reinstall :(
     
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    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have a default setting button in your regional and language or keyboard in control panel, resetting it will fix it. Well it did for me when something similar happened to me using an external k/b.
     
    S_P_Q_R, Dec 23, 2008
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  7. ramyk

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    i tried that, it didn't work but now i have a big EN next to the keyboard symbol which bothers me dyou know how i can close it without removing the keyboard icon?

    Thanks anyways S_P_Q_R :)
     
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  8. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    How about a restore, since it wasn't there yesterday?
     
    S_P_Q_R, Dec 23, 2008
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    wat, format the whole computer just coz of a symbol? :p
     
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  10. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    restore to the another day not recovery and to fix it just go to regional and language, hit language tab > details > language bar and uncheck it

    Dude restore and recovery ain't the some thing :rolleyes:
     
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    ramyk Notebook Consultant

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    oh yea ok sorry man yea that's a good idea actually. I'll do that 2mro, thanks alot :)
     
    ramyk, Dec 23, 2008
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    Hey ramyk i just noticed in your signature you have it as a pentium IIII do you mean IV?
     
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    hahaha good point lol yep, i'm not good with roman numerals
     
    ramyk, Dec 23, 2008
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