Hi, I had the very same problem today after reloading xp on my sisters computer. I'm in the UK also.
You need to go to control panel/regional and language options/languages/details.
You might well find that there are 2 keyboards in that part, the US one set to be the default. If you delete the US keyboard layout, as I did, and then restart the computer, it should be ok, and your @ will be an @ again.
This should work.
Michele Sayer
>
> From: Joe Lore <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/10/14 Tue PM 07:59:39 GMT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Keyboard problem
>
> Hi,
>
> I am not sure the layout of the keyboard your neighbor is using but I
> have to do a "shift" 2 to get the "@" sign.  Always have!  Normal for
> US.
>
>
> Thanks and have a Great Day!
>
> Joe Lore
> ====================================
>
> When a neighbour with a new Dell running Windows XP HE said they
> couldn't get an @ on their keyboard but had to do a shifted 2 instead I
> thought I could fix that easily.
>
> Into Control Panel/Regional and Language Options to find their option
> was English(United States) - we live in the UK, so I swapped that to
> English(United Kingdom) and thought all would be well - it wasn't! Still
> no @ from the normal key.
>
> I remember fixing similar problems in this way in earlier versions of
> Windows. Have I missed something here.
>
> Suggestions welcome!
>
> Regards
>
> Tony
> Tony Beckett - Rutland, UK
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