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Weird problem with the @ key

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Lotruth

Lotruth

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May 2, 2001
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A friend of mine is having a problem where when he tries to type the @ sign, his computer types 2 colons.

He can type the number 2 and no other keys are malfunctioning.

What could this be? The computer and keyboard were purchased brand new 2 weeks ago.
 
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The computer and keyboard were purchased brand new 2 weeks ago.
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It may be a foreign language issue, but at two weeks young I'd make the seller swap it out with a new one.

Tony

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He has a UK keyboard with a US keyboard mapping. He needs to change his locale settings in the control panel (Regional and Language settings).

SimonD.

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agree with simon that its the locale settings, follow this advice

Laters, phat, headshape
 
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