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223524 2004-03-18 13:08:00 I have just bought a new pentium 4 and an A4tech wireless keyboard mouse.
Everything is installed correctly but I find I cannot access the @ symbol which types " instead. I have checked every single menu etc I can find without success. Is there some way I can attach the @ from the character map to the keyboard? This is critical as I cannot email or open any passworded websites without it.
Desperately seeking susan
Coralin (5417)
223525 2004-03-18 14:03:00 In the control panel, check what language settings and keyboard settings you have installed.

Should be US Keyboard, NZ language
PoWa (203)
223526 2004-03-18 17:22:00 yoru keyboard is either set up as a pommie one or a french one... drcspy (146)
223527 2004-03-18 20:34:00 Hi Happened to me once and I found the @ sign somewhere along the : " | ; ' \ keys. Possibly in upper case. Never found the cause, but resolved the problem by reverting back 24 hours - one of the joys of XP. Scouse (83)
223528 2004-03-18 21:24:00 Its certainly just the wrong keyboard setting.

Control Panel - Regional and Language Options - Languages - Details - set the keyboard to US (use the Add key if needed)
godfather (25)
223529 2004-03-19 03:17:00 Many thanks! I reverted to US Language (eeek) and everything came up roses.
Good to learn about the XP restore for future problems
many thanks
DSS
Coralin (5417)
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