On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 01:36:01 -0700, Darshan Maiya
<DarshanMaiya@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!


It's not any sort of problem. It's just a configuration setting.

You are using a UK keyboard with a US keyboard layout, or vice-versa.

Change the keyboard layout in Control Panel | Regional and Language
Options | Languages | Details | Settings.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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