Re: keyboard country

[Dave]

Mortimer wrote:
> "Dave" <davenpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:2pmdnT4KjsVnG5TXnZ2dnUVZ8spi4p2d@xxxxxxxxx
> > Lou Ravi wrote:
> > > Ed Cryer wrote:
> > > > "Dave" <davenpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:ieKdnfDWsfc0P5XXnZ2dnUVZ8r-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > > I can't set my keyboard up to UK. I did an xp pro re install a couple
> > > > > of weeks ago and some aspects of my computer are not working right.
> > > > > This is the most anoying one. The @ key is above the number 2 key.
> > > > >
> > > > > How can I change this?
> > > > >
> > > > > Dave
> > > > Remove US keyboard and install UK keyboard.
> > > > Control Panel/Regional & Language Options/Languages/Details.
> > >
> > > I'm not certain but I think you have to install the UK one first then 
> > > remove the US one as Windows needs a default keyboard layout so won't 
> > > let you just delete it.
> >
> > It's not so often you are wrong, but you were spot on about this.
>
> I think the order of adding and removing the keyboards doesn't matter. 
> When you press OK after deleting the US one, you get a message that this 
> keyboard is in use, but as soon as you reboot (as it suggests you do) 
> the US one is deleted.

Dualy noted.

Dave