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    Default Keyboard - Need help with special characters

    Somehow I managed to screw up my keyboard's settings. I cannot use special characters anymore.

    When I press ALT + 1 + 3 + 6, I get ˆ

    Is there a way to reset your keyboard just incase something changed a setting?

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    Remove keyboard from device manager and then let it reinstall it by scanning for hardware changes

    Or if you go control panel > Regional and Language Settings > Keyboard tab then remove keyboard US and reload it back
    Last edited by Ichigo; 10-06-2011 at 06:30 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zomosa View Post
    Somehow I managed to screw up my keyboard's settings. I cannot use special characters anymore.

    When I press ALT + 1 + 3 + 6, I get ˆ

    Is there a way to reset your keyboard just incase something changed a setting?
    By using the keypad or the other set of numbers ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pr⊕phet View Post
    By using the keypad or the other set of numbers ?
    Only works with the Numpad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Merenwenrago View Post
    Only works with the Numpad
    I was thinking in the lines of a laptop. quite sure that you had to fn before using the "keypad" on it. o well....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pr⊕phet View Post
    I was thinking in the lines of a laptop. quite sure that you had to fn before using the "keypad" on it. o well....
    I think all laptops now come with a built in numpad which doesn't require FN, mine does it without using FN on my Acer.
    Last edited by Ichigo; 10-06-2011 at 06:40 PM.

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    I am using the numpad. Tried the disconnecting and reconnecting of the keyboard, did not work.

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    Ah! Nevermind, I just had to change my system locale back to English (South Africa). Tried to play a korean game a few days ago but you have to "look" like a korean computer to launch the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zomosa View Post
    Ah! Nevermind, I just had to change my system locale back to English (South Africa). Tried to play a korean game a few days ago but you have to "look" like a korean computer to launch the game.
    Thats..uh.. odd. At least it's working now though

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