[SOLVED] Problems changing US Keyboard to UK keyboard in XP

UnderPressure

Morning all

We bought our 9 year old a netpad for christmas so far she has just been fiddling around the internet but today I decided to set her up a gmail address so she could email cousins overseas.

Whilst doing this I noticed the @ key actually gives you an input of " so realised when the netbook was installed the keyboard layout was not changed to English UK. I opened control panel selected regional setting then language input heres the thing though in the dropdown box there are only 2 layouts to choose from USA International and USA no UK layout to be found anywhere.

I would like it to have the UK layout as she is new to computers so think it is important for her to have the same layout as the keybopards at school so not to confuse her, I know in real terms it is only the @ button that is affected but still I would like to change it to UK.

Any ideas how I can do this? Had a quick google and did not really find anything useful. Is there some kind of UK keyboard driver I can download and install?

Thanks in advance

custardy

is it an official fully licensed install of XP?

spg_SCOTT

I opened control panel selected regional setting then language input heres the thing though in the dropdown box there are only 2 layouts to choose from USA International and USA no UK layout to be found anywhere.

Haven't used XP in a while, but IIRC, you have to add the UK layout, there is an 'Add' button near the dropdown box isn't there?
That should bring up a list of keyboards to choose from, in which UK can be found.

I'll try to find a link to show what I mean.
EDIT: See here:
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/addinputlanguage.png

Toxteth_OGrady

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=441498&postcount=5

UnderPressure

custardy wrote: »

is it an official fully licensed install of XP?

Hello thanks for replying yes it is it is a brand new machine from Argos so it had better be

spg_SCOTT wrote: »

Haven't used XP in a while, but IIRC, you have to add the UK layout, there is an 'Add' button near the dropdown box isn't there?
That should bring up a list of keyboards to choose from, in which UK can be found.

I'll try to find a link to show what I mean.
EDIT: See here:
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/addinputlanguage.png

SPOT ON

100% correct I clicked the add button and there it was along with about 1000 other layouts

Thanks for replying much appreciated

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=441498&postcount=5

All sorted now again thanks for taking the time to reply I appreciate it

spg_SCOTT

UnderPressure wrote: »

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Thanks for replying much appreciated
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You're welcome, glad to help