I have an Acer laptop with windows XP. I cannot get correct symbols, as
displayed on the keys, when I hold down shift and the key simultaneously. For
example - shift+3 should give a pounds sterling symbol, I get # and shift+'
should give at symbol, I get " shift+2 should give speech marks (as previous
for at symbol), I get @ symbol instead!! It is driving me nuts. What can I
do? Can anyone help please?

Change the keyboard layout under the Regional and Language Options item in
the Control Panel.

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"Krappy keyboard" Krappy wrote in
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I have an Acer laptop with windows XP. I cannot get correct symbols, as
displayed on the keys, when I hold down shift and the key simultaneously.
For
example - shift+3 should give a pounds sterling symbol, I get # and
shift+'
should give at symbol, I get " shift+2 should give speech marks (as
previous
for at symbol), I get @ symbol instead!! It is driving me nuts. What can I
do? Can anyone help please?

You have Windows Regional settings configured to use a US keyboard. Change
it to a UK keyboard pattern. I'll bet you have all the regional settings to
US defaults. Change then to UK (or wherever) while you are there.

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Krappy keyboard wrote:
I have an Acer laptop with windows XP. I cannot get correct symbols,
as displayed on the keys, when I hold down shift and the key
simultaneously. For example - shift+3 should give a pounds sterling
symbol, I get # and shift+' should give at symbol, I get " shift+2
should give speech marks (as previous for at symbol), I get @ symbol
instead!! It is driving me nuts. What can I do? Can anyone help
please?