On Jun 9, 1:36 pm, Darshan Maiya
<DarshanMa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I reinstalled windows recently but after reinstalling my keyboard has started
> behaving in a peculiar way.When I press '\' on my keyboard '#' sign appears.
> Similarly when I press '#' ,'£' sign appears.I've tried reinstalling the
> drivers for the keyboard but it doesn't work.Is it a keyboard problem or a
> windows problem and how can I rectify it ? Please help!

I had a similar problem a few months ago, and corrected it using
settings in Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Languages
[Press button] "Details".
The relevant settings in my computer (in India) are as follows:

"EN" (United Kingdom)
Keyboard
United Kingdom
EN English (United States)
Keyboard
US
Your name suggests that you are also in India. The above settings
should work for you.