I installed Windows XP Japanese SP3 on my girlfriend's computer. During the
installation, I chose the English 101/102 keyboard option (press the space
bar), because she has an English 101 keyboard attached to it. Windows had no
problem with the keyboard, and she was able to type all her text in Japanese
using the English keyboard.

Somehow that changed tonight. When she was using Japanese IME to type,
Windows somehow switches her keyboard layout to Japanese. Because some of
the keys are different on Japanese keyboards, she is unable to find them.
She has to press every SHIFT+ combination to find some of the characters.
For example, on Japanese keyboards, the "@" symbol is located where the "["
symbol is on English keyboards.

Now the funny part is that when she switches from Japanese to English, the
keyboard layout switches also and all the keys are "normal" again.

Is there a way to force Windows to stop this switch and to leave the
keyboard layout as 101/102 layout when my wife switches to Japanese?

"BigE" <BigE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE2469FF-AD67-444F-997E-7385FFDC4B4E@microsoft.com...
>I installed Windows XP Japanese SP3 on my girlfriend's computer. During
>the
> installation, I chose the English 101/102 keyboard option (press the space
> bar), because she has an English 101 keyboard attached to it. Windows had
> no
> problem with the keyboard, and she was able to type all her text in
> Japanese
> using the English keyboard.
>
> Somehow that changed tonight. When she was using Japanese IME to type,
> Windows somehow switches her keyboard layout to Japanese. Because some of
> the keys are different on Japanese keyboards, she is unable to find them.
> She has to press every SHIFT+ combination to find some of the characters.
> For example, on Japanese keyboards, the "@" symbol is located where the
> "["
> symbol is on English keyboards.
>
> Now the funny part is that when she switches from Japanese to English, the
> keyboard layout switches also and all the keys are "normal" again.
>
> Is there a way to force Windows to stop this switch and to leave the
> keyboard layout as 101/102 layout when my wife switches to Japanese?

Check the settings in Control Panel / Regional and Language Options /
Languages / Details.