I cannot find the hash key on my acer aspire one keyboard. the assigned key gives me a sterling sign

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Hold down the ALT(ernate) GR(aphic) key -- to the right of the SPACE BAR on your keyboard.
Press the '2' key.
Release the '2' key.
Release the ALT GR key.
Does an '@' display?

Check that you are using the "American English" keyboard mapping.
Control Panel -> Regional options.

Hold down the shift key and then press the £ sign.... for € sign hold down Alt-Gr then press 4 shift key is located under the Return or Enter key and above the Ctrl key

How do I access the backslash key on an american keyboard

This is because it is set to US english keyboard layout rather than UK English layout.

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Keyboard

and change the language settings.,.

Your regional settings may be UK but the keyboard setting is USA..

Go back into Control Panel/Regional and Language Options/. Click on the language tab and then the language button and alter the keyboard language there to UK

Hello,

Shift + 1 = !
Shift + 2 = @
Shift + 3 = #
Shift + 4 = $

I am assuming your keyboard is set to English USA. Go into control panel, regional settings and make sure everything there is set to UK but then also open Word, up to Tools on menu bar, down to language and check that it is English UK there also and set by default. If this does not work you will have to insert it from character map and add it to autocorrect feature.

Hope this helps. Kindly update me on the same.

regards
Sammy

ok you do not have a bad chip - check you keyboard settings I have both an American keyboard and English upgraded, but like the keys where they were (English settings so i have English keyboard with an American keyboard therfor to get it back (tell me if I am correct please).
go to start In Win XP, to change the keyboard languages and layout, click Start , then choose Settings, Control Panel, and Regional and Language Options. Click the "Languages" tab, then the "Details" button, I hope this helps

I assume yo have WinXP. 

Go into control panel>Regional & Language... Change your location to whatever you want it to be.  Keyboard assigned symbols are supposed to change accordingly.  But the keyboard printing remains the same so you need an "overlay" for your country.

You can also customize it to some degree also.  Play around with it and have some fun.

i have the same laptop and had the same problem

these are american laptops so they are in an american setting

there should be a EN on your taskbar if so click it then click English(United Kingdom)