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Thread ID: 20725 2002-06-10 14:29:00 Strange XP installation problem - keyboard and the product key Guest (0) Press F1
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53712 2002-06-10 14:29:00 Hi all

When I try to install XP, I get up to the stage where it asks to enter my name and product key (not the activiation key). Strange thing - not all my keys are working. Letters like A, G, D don't appear on screen when I hit the keyboard. Hence I can't enter my product key! and I can't cancel either. Some letters do work such as s f and h. The keyboard is fine. I am using it it to write this without problem. Any ideas? I am using a microsft internet keyboard (which I hate to admit is very good.)
Thanks - Michelle
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53713 2002-06-11 05:45:00 Looks as if the installation programme is assuming that you have some strange keyboard. It might think that it's some (foreign) language and the standard screen fonts don't contain characters for the codes those keys produce. Look *hard* at the hardware list it shows for your approval.

(Can you borrow a bog-standard keyboard to get the damn thing installed).
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53714 2002-06-11 05:47:00 Looks as if the installation programme is assuming that you have some strange keyboard. It might think that it's some (foreign) language and the standard screen fonts don't contain characters for the codes those keys produce. Look *hard* at the hardware list it shows for your approval.

(Can you borrow a bog-standard keyboard to get the damn thing installed).
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