Hi there,

I'm having a problem with the commercial at @. I can't type it with
AltGr+2. The computer is a Dell Precision M70 with Windows XP SP2,
portuguese layout.

Things that I'm sure:
- I think It's not a hardware problem, already tried 3 external
keyboards.
- I think It's not a key problem. Tem key 2 and " works fine.
- I think It's not a regional settings problem. Everything is
correctly setup, portuguese, portugal, codepages, etc.

I have tried to boot with DOS and CD based LINUX just for testing, and
the ALTGR+2 works fine.
PS: CTRL+ALT+2 doesn't work either.

Anyone with the same problem, any suggestion?

Thanks.

"sandrovilar" <sandrovilar******.com> wrote in message
news:1194428075.548474.257410@50g2000hsm.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I'm having a problem with the commercial at @. I can't type it with
> AltGr+2. The computer is a Dell Precision M70 with Windows XP SP2,
> portuguese layout.
>
> Things that I'm sure:
> - I think It's not a hardware problem, already tried 3 external
> keyboards.
> - I think It's not a key problem. Tem key 2 and " works fine.
> - I think It's not a regional settings problem. Everything is
> correctly setup, portuguese, portugal, codepages, etc.
>
> I have tried to boot with DOS and CD based LINUX just for testing, and
> the ALTGR+2 works fine.
> PS: CTRL+ALT+2 doesn't work either.
>
> Anyone with the same problem, any suggestion?
>
> Thanks.
>

What happens when you do this:
- Open notepad.exe (or MS Word)
- Hold down the Alt key
- Type 0064 on your numeric keypad
- Release the Alt key

On 7 Nov, 12:14, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:
> "sandrovilar" <sandrovi...******.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1194428075.548474.257410@50g2000hsm.googlegro ups.com...
>
>
>
> > Hi there,
>
> > I'm having a problem with the commercial at @. I can't type it with
> > AltGr+2. The computer is a Dell Precision M70 with Windows XP SP2,
> > portuguese layout.
>
> > Things that I'm sure:
> > - I think It's not a hardware problem, already tried 3 external
> > keyboards.
> > - I think It's not a key problem. Tem key 2 and " works fine.
> > - I think It's not a regional settings problem. Everything is
> > correctly setup, portuguese, portugal, codepages, etc.
>
> > I have tried to boot with DOS and CD based LINUX just for testing, and
> > the ALTGR+2 works fine.
> > PS: CTRL+ALT+2 doesn't work either.
>
> > Anyone with the same problem, any suggestion?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> What happens when you do this:
> - Open notepad.exe (or MS Word)
> - Hold down the Alt key
> - Type 0064 on your numeric keypad
> - Release the Alt key

That works! I'm typing it right now @,
Is there anyway to remap it to altgr+2 again? I really don't know what
happen to this combination stopped from work.

ps: sorry my english.

Thanks in advance.

"sandrovilar" <sandrovilar******.com> wrote in message
news:1194441026.012035.286030@o3g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
> On 7 Nov, 12:14, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:
>> "sandrovilar" <sandrovi...******.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1194428075.548474.257410@50g2000hsm.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hi there,
>>
>> > I'm having a problem with the commercial at @. I can't type it with
>> > AltGr+2. The computer is a Dell Precision M70 with Windows XP SP2,
>> > portuguese layout.
>>
>> > Things that I'm sure:
>> > - I think It's not a hardware problem, already tried 3 external
>> > keyboards.
>> > - I think It's not a key problem. Tem key 2 and " works fine.
>> > - I think It's not a regional settings problem. Everything is
>> > correctly setup, portuguese, portugal, codepages, etc.
>>
>> > I have tried to boot with DOS and CD based LINUX just for testing, and
>> > the ALTGR+2 works fine.
>> > PS: CTRL+ALT+2 doesn't work either.
>>
>> > Anyone with the same problem, any suggestion?
>>
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> What happens when you do this:
>> - Open notepad.exe (or MS Word)
>> - Hold down the Alt key
>> - Type 0064 on your numeric keypad
>> - Release the Alt key
>
> That works! I'm typing it right now @,
> Is there anyway to remap it to altgr+2 again? I really don't know what
> happen to this combination stopped from work.
>
> ps: sorry my english.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

You can do it with the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
(http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). It
takes a little practice to use the program successfully, so post
again if you need more assistance.

On 7 Nov, 13:29, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:
> "sandrovilar" <sandrovi...******.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1194441026.012035.286030@o3g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
>
>
>
> > On 7 Nov, 12:14, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:
> >> "sandrovilar" <sandrovi...******.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1194428075.548474.257410@50g2000hsm.googleg roups.com...
>
> >> > Hi there,
>
> >> > I'm having a problem with the commercial at @. I can't type it with
> >> > AltGr+2. The computer is a Dell Precision M70 with Windows XP SP2,
> >> > portuguese layout.
>
> >> > Things that I'm sure:
> >> > - I think It's not a hardware problem, already tried 3 external
> >> > keyboards.
> >> > - I think It's not a key problem. Tem key 2 and " works fine.
> >> > - I think It's not a regional settings problem. Everything is
> >> > correctly setup, portuguese, portugal, codepages, etc.
>
> >> > I have tried to boot with DOS and CD based LINUX just for testing, and
> >> > the ALTGR+2 works fine.
> >> > PS: CTRL+ALT+2 doesn't work either.
>
> >> > Anyone with the same problem, any suggestion?
>
> >> > Thanks.
>
> >> What happens when you do this:
> >> - Open notepad.exe (or MS Word)
> >> - Hold down the Alt key
> >> - Type 0064 on your numeric keypad
> >> - Release the Alt key
>
> > That works! I'm typing it right now @,
> > Is there anyway to remap it to altgr+2 again? I really don't know what
> > happen to this combination stopped from work.
>
> > ps: sorry my english.
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> You can do it with the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
> (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). It
> takes a little practice to use the program successfully, so post
> again if you need more assistance.


Thanks Pegasus, you give me the only solution to my problem, searched
everywhere, you saved me.
It was really easy to setup a new Portuguese Custom layout, I was
unable to use the ALTGR+2, but I manage to assign the @ to the altgr+4
key, since I don't really need that symbol.

Thanks for your help!

"sandrovilar" <sandrovilar******.com> wrote in message
news:1194446683.718038.17040@z9g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com...
> On 7 Nov, 13:29, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:
>> "sandrovilar" <sandrovi...******.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1194441026.012035.286030@o3g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > On 7 Nov, 12:14, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:
>> >> "sandrovilar" <sandrovi...******.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:1194428075.548474.257410@50g2000hsm.googleg roups.com...
>>
>> >> > Hi there,
>>
>> >> > I'm having a problem with the commercial at @. I can't type it with
>> >> > AltGr+2. The computer is a Dell Precision M70 with Windows XP SP2,
>> >> > portuguese layout.
>>
>> >> > Things that I'm sure:
>> >> > - I think It's not a hardware problem, already tried 3 external
>> >> > keyboards.
>> >> > - I think It's not a key problem. Tem key 2 and " works fine.
>> >> > - I think It's not a regional settings problem. Everything is
>> >> > correctly setup, portuguese, portugal, codepages, etc.
>>
>> >> > I have tried to boot with DOS and CD based LINUX just for testing,
>> >> > and
>> >> > the ALTGR+2 works fine.
>> >> > PS: CTRL+ALT+2 doesn't work either.
>>
>> >> > Anyone with the same problem, any suggestion?
>>
>> >> > Thanks.
>>
>> >> What happens when you do this:
>> >> - Open notepad.exe (or MS Word)
>> >> - Hold down the Alt key
>> >> - Type 0064 on your numeric keypad
>> >> - Release the Alt key
>>
>> > That works! I'm typing it right now @,
>> > Is there anyway to remap it to altgr+2 again? I really don't know what
>> > happen to this combination stopped from work.
>>
>> > ps: sorry my english.
>>
>> > Thanks in advance.
>>
>> You can do it with the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
>> (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). It
>> takes a little practice to use the program successfully, so post
>> again if you need more assistance.
>
>
> Thanks Pegasus, you give me the only solution to my problem, searched
> everywhere, you saved me.
> It was really easy to setup a new Portuguese Custom layout, I was
> unable to use the ALTGR+2, but I manage to assign the @ to the altgr+4
> key, since I don't really need that symbol.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
>

Thanks for the feedback - glad you succeeded so quickly. There
appears to be something wrong with the way Windows processes
your keyboard signals, seeing that Alt+4 works but Alt+2 does not.