Vista - Some keys on keyboard print the wrong symbol...

02-28-2009

I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are displaying
the wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the symbols
above the numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button to be
pressed i.e.. Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get the £
symbol ! Can anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The computer
is nearly new. It is running Vista Home Premium.

Thanks in anticipation! DD

02-28-2009

many times those keys are not the shift+ key but the <fn> key
if you push the (fn) key they should go back to normal.

"DD" <tobytoby50@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are displaying the
> wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the symbols above the
> numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button to be pressed i.e..
> Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get the £ symbol ! Can
> anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The computer is nearly new.
> It is running Vista Home Premium.
>
> Thanks in anticipation! DD

02-28-2009

"DD" <tobytoby50@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eULQPgWmJHA.4564@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are displaying the
> wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the symbols above the
> numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button to be pressed i.e..
> Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get the £ symbol ! Can
> anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The computer is nearly new.
> It is running Vista Home Premium.
>
> Thanks in anticipation! DD

hit windows - type language - hit regional & lang options - keyboards & lang
tab - change keyboard - make sure all is UK
--
John the West Ham fan

housetrained@xxxxxx
<><

03-01-2009

DD wrote:

Quote:

> I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are
> displaying the wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the
> symbols above the numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button
> to be pressed i.e.. Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get
> the £ symbol ! Can anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The
> computer is nearly new. It is running Vista Home Premium.
>
> Thanks in anticipation! DD

Thanks for the advice, nothing seems to work. It could be a driver but
I think it will be better if I return it under warranty.

Thanks DD

03-03-2009

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:31:20 +1100, DD <tobytoby50@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>DD wrote:

Quote:

>> I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are
>> displaying the wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the
>> symbols above the numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button
>> to be pressed i.e.. Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get
>> the £ symbol ! Can anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The
>> computer is nearly new. It is running Vista Home Premium.
>>
>> Thanks in anticipation! DD

>
>
> Thanks for the advice, nothing seems to work. It could be a driver but
>I think it will be better if I return it under warranty.
>
>Thanks DD

I also use Vista Home Premium 64bit and this has been happening to me
for a very long time especially in Outlook or Word, which I mostly
use. When I type the ? I sometimes get é and the only way to correct
this is to close the program and re-start it. I have tried another
keyboard and checked the driver and I just did a clean install
(because of a raid problem) and it still happens. I think it is a
Vista bug but since it does not happen often I can't reproduce it.

Al

03-03-2009

Alfred Kaufmann wrote:

Quote:

> I also use Vista Home Premium 64bit and this has been happening to me
> for a very long time especially in Outlook or Word, which I mostly
> use. When I type the ? I sometimes get é and the only way to correct
> this is to close the program and re-start it. I have tried another
> keyboard and checked the driver and I just did a clean install
> (because of a raid problem) and it still happens. I think it is a
> Vista bug but since it does not happen often I can't reproduce it.

First thing you might want to check is that the application software in
question was designed for the locale your computer and OS are set to as
this sounds like a local/regional settings problem/incompatibility with
the OS and/or application software.

02-28-2009	#1 (permalink)
DD n/a posts	Some keys on keyboard print the wrong symbol... I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are displaying the wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the symbols above the numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button to be pressed i.e.. Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get the £ symbol ! Can anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The computer is nearly new. It is running Vista Home Premium. Thanks in anticipation! DD
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02-28-2009	#2 (permalink)
Not Even Me n/a posts	Re: Some keys on keyboard print the wrong symbol... many times those keys are not the shift+ key but the <fn> key if you push the (fn) key they should go back to normal. "DD" <tobytoby50@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eULQPgWmJHA.4564@xxxxxx Quote: > I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are displaying the > wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the symbols above the > numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button to be pressed i.e.. > Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get the £ symbol ! Can > anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The computer is nearly new. > It is running Vista Home Premium. > > Thanks in anticipation! DD
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02-28-2009	#3 (permalink)
housetrained n/a posts	Re: Some keys on keyboard print the wrong symbol... "DD" <tobytoby50@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eULQPgWmJHA.4564@xxxxxx Quote: > I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are displaying the > wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the symbols above the > numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button to be pressed i.e.. > Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get the £ symbol ! Can > anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The computer is nearly new. > It is running Vista Home Premium. > > Thanks in anticipation! DD hit windows - type language - hit regional & lang options - keyboards & lang tab - change keyboard - make sure all is UK -- John the West Ham fan housetrained@xxxxxx <><
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03-01-2009	#4 (permalink)
DD n/a posts	Re: Some keys on keyboard print the wrong symbol... DD wrote: Quote: > I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are > displaying the wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the > symbols above the numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button > to be pressed i.e.. Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get > the £ symbol ! Can anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The > computer is nearly new. It is running Vista Home Premium. > > Thanks in anticipation! DD Thanks for the advice, nothing seems to work. It could be a driver but I think it will be better if I return it under warranty. Thanks DD
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03-03-2009	#5 (permalink)
Alfred Kaufmann n/a posts	Re: Some keys on keyboard print the wrong symbol... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:31:20 +1100, DD <tobytoby50@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >DD wrote: Quote: >> I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 VO1 on which some keys are >> displaying the wrong symbol. Several of these keys are connected to the >> symbols above the numbers on the keyboard that require the shift button >> to be pressed i.e.. Shift + 2 should result in @ (ampersand) but I get >> the £ symbol ! Can anyone suggest what I can do to correct this? The >> computer is nearly new. It is running Vista Home Premium. >> >> Thanks in anticipation! DD > > > Thanks for the advice, nothing seems to work. It could be a driver but >I think it will be better if I return it under warranty. > >Thanks DD I also use Vista Home Premium 64bit and this has been happening to me for a very long time especially in Outlook or Word, which I mostly use. When I type the ? I sometimes get é and the only way to correct this is to close the program and re-start it. I have tried another keyboard and checked the driver and I just did a clean install (because of a raid problem) and it still happens. I think it is a Vista bug but since it does not happen often I can't reproduce it. Al
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03-03-2009	#6 (permalink)
Robert Wolfe n/a posts	Re: Some keys on keyboard print the wrong symbol... Alfred Kaufmann wrote: Quote: > I also use Vista Home Premium 64bit and this has been happening to me > for a very long time especially in Outlook or Word, which I mostly > use. When I type the ? I sometimes get é and the only way to correct > this is to close the program and re-start it. I have tried another > keyboard and checked the driver and I just did a clean install > (because of a raid problem) and it still happens. I think it is a > Vista bug but since it does not happen often I can't reproduce it. First thing you might want to check is that the application software in question was designed for the locale your computer and OS are set to as this sounds like a local/regional settings problem/incompatibility with the OS and/or application software.
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