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Spanish keyboard on PC

I have a Spanish Keyboard on my PC. I run XP Pro. I do not have the language option to change my Keyboard language. My XP pro is English and I want it to stay that way but as i am in Spain I want the Spanish keyboard. Anybody know what to do?
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  • Hi,

    did you try> control panel> regional and languages?
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  • brodev
    brodev Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    Hi,

    did you try> control panel> regional and languages?
    yes thanks tried to no avail.
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  • brodev
    brodev Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    donny-gal wrote:
    thanks but I have tried this. when I go into control panel, keyboard I do not get the languages option
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  • Hi,

    did you notice in my first post I suggested, control panel> regional and languages, it's a seperate button to keyboard.
  • krisskross
    krisskross Posts: 7,677 Forumite
    In control panel it is the little globe. I also used to live in Spain. you do need the upside down exclamation mark and question mark. Quite a difficult language I think
  • brodev
    brodev Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    Hi,

    did you notice in my first post I suggested, control panel> regional and languages, it's a seperate button to keyboard.
    Again I have checked that. I do have Spanish language there but I still cannot change my k/b
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  • Hi, again,

    I think I see what you mean, I tried to change mine to Spanish, and it doesn't change the way I thought it would,

    but..... are these the kinda things you want...... ¿ Ç Ñ.... well try this,

    control panel> regional/languages> change to Spanish> apply.

    you will notice that currency and date change to euro sign and domingo,

    now when you come out of control panel, you should see a wee box on right hand side of task bar with EN in it, click on it and it should give you the option to toggle between English and Spanish, hope this works.

    Now, hope I havn't messed up my keyboard. :rotfl:
  • brodev
    brodev Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    Hi, again,

    I think I see what you mean, I tried to change mine to Spanish, and it doesn't change the way I thought it would,

    but..... are these the kinda things you want...... ¿ Ç Ñ.... well try this,

    control panel> regional/languages> change to Spanish> apply.

    you will notice that currency and date change to euro sign and domingo,

    now when you come out of control panel, you should see a wee box on right hand side of task bar with EN in it, click on it and it should give you the option to toggle between English and Spanish, hope this works.

    Now, hope I havn't messed up my keyboard. :rotfl:
    Thanks this seems to have worked
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