Has this happened to you yet?

[syrez]

Guys, I 'thought' I had a weird problem with my logitech Key+Mouse MK250 wireless combo but it turned out to be something completely different. The problem is with several special characters which are typed in combination with shift key. For e.g: I get " when I press shift+@ and vice versa. Also shift+3 gives me £ instead of hash which is not to be found through any key combo. Back slash is missing too. I'm running licenced Win 7 ultimate which I activated using a VLK that I'm allowed to use. While I was thinking of replacing the keyboard I happened to install the same operating system on a HP mini using the same installer file but differen VLK and presto!!!!! The HP Mini which had no keys issues running on an unlicenced Win 7 Ultimate started replicating the same keyboard errors. Is there anyone here who can shed some light on the situation. Moderators perhaps?
Thanks in advance!

[swatkat]

I think your Windows is getting configured with "English (UK)" input-language/keyboard layout. May be it has to do with your VLK. Check if input/keyboard layout is set to "English (US)", using the methods given in this site:
How to use the United States-International keyboard layout in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, and in Windows XP

[alok4best]

Change ur language and regional settings to English US.. It must be set to UK. UK keyboards have different settings for few keys.
Like
Shift+2 -- > " instead of a regular @ .
Shift+3 -- > £ instead of a regular #

[syrez]

Thanks lot swatkat & alok. Problem solved by changing the keyboard layout to English(India)!! Lol! Swear to god I went looking for keyboard layout and thought English(UK) should be fine and left it unchanged! Sometimes, ignorance is not bliss

P.s: hey swatkat, thanks for reminding me of one of my favourite cartoon series of yesteryear.. I guess i'll download the series.