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Hi Mapleleaf Can you please explain what you mean by RS>IL, you've lost me. Hi Wolluf It would take ages to reinstall all my Software. I'm trying to avoid it and the keyboard is the only problem that I have left after doing the upgrade.

Hi BigJohnD and Mapleleaf Thank you for your suggestions. Re your picture above: I see the UK Input Language in the left hand column but the Keyboard Layout/IME in the right hand column is set to US and I cannot change it. If I click the Properties box it only brings up four alternatives...

That would be fantastic. I can wait til then. Thanks.

I'm sure that I did set the System Locale to UK and I am logged in as the Administrator. I have the rights to make the change but the option to do so just isn't there. I thought I might be able to add it in using Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup but don't think I can.

Thanks for your suggestion. Both of these options in Regional Settings are set to English (UK). I was careful to select them at Set Up, because Ive been bitten too in the past.

I have just upgraded my PC from Win98 to Win2K Pro since when I can only get a US Keyboard. This is a bit of a nuisance as I live in London and need a Pound sign and other UK characters. The Input Language in Regional Settings is set to English (UK) but the Keyboard Layout is set to United...

Another reason for rebooting, that I've come across, is running a resource hungry Graphics Application and there is not enough RAM to cope. One way to test this is to try to copy a large amount of data, say 400 Mb, from a CD to the HDD and see if it falls over. One solution is to slow down...

A PC can reboot randomly if it overheats, say if the CPU cooling fan packs up.