Keys not working scan uk keyboard - HP Compaq 6510b PC Notebook

Contact Gateway support and they will guide you on how to change keyboard settings so that the @ symbol works on the keyboard. Depending where you are from, the @ key for USA is located above the No. 2 key & UK is located next to the colon key, if shift 2 is pressed in UK then it may show @ key as american or vise versa

Hello, it's not a problem with your keyboard, it's a settings problem with Windows. You need to go into Control Panel settings, find the Keyboard section, and you'll probably find an Advanced tab. (Depends on your Windows version) Anyway, you need to change your Country type from whatever it's set to (probably US) to UK. From memory, you have to ADD the UK keyboard, and DELETE the US one.You'll then have to reboot to make changes. Hope this helps! nicam49

the current keyboard configuration is different from the configuration the maker of the keyboard intended.try changing the configuration to uk from u.s.a as it was meant to be used in the uk.good luck

Did you tell the operating system to have the keyboard be another language other than english?

Remember its nice to change the language if you need you "ninas" or dashes, but if you need that @ sign you need to change the keyboard language back to english.

Go to control panel, regional and language settings, ensure that the correct keyboard is selected (A UK keyboard and USA English selected or a USA keyboard with UK English selected is often a cause)

The difference in the @ and " symbols occurs between US and UK keyboards, where UK keyboards have the " symbol on the "2" key and US keyboards have the @ symbol on the "2" key.

Regardless of what physical drawing you have on the keyboard, you can change the actions of the keys by setting up the appropriate US or UK keyboard layout in Windows.

First, determine whether you'd prefer a US or a UK layout. In the US layout, pressing SHIFT+2 will write @. In the UK layout, pressing it will write ".

Now, from the Start menu, select Settings and go to Control Panel. Once there, search for "Regional and Language Options". Under the "Languages" tab there is a button labeled "Details". Press it, and a new window opens with the keyboard layouts. Use the "Add" button to select the keyboard layout you want (English, US or UK, Qwerty - not Dvorak), then Remove your old keyboard layout. Press OK and exit all the screens, you're done.

Hope this helps.

UK keyboards use a different key for @.
If you wish to change the keyboard layout, you can do this by right clicking on your taskbar and select "language bar". When this is done, right click on the keyboard symbol and select "settings". Change the default language (to UK) and your keyboard will type correctly.

Sounds like your computer thinks got a foreign keyboard. (e.g. a US keyboard in the UK or vice versa).
On the UK keyboard "@" is two keys to the right of "L" (use shift) on the US keyboard it is on the "2" key.
Try that, if it works then it is just the settings. (Control panel -> locale I think, but you don't say which OS you're using).

I'm no expert but have had a similar problem in the past. A UK keyboard would probably work on your machine, but some keys will be in different places. If you can live with that, I suppose that with a bit of learning and flexibility you could be OK..

Perhaps it depends on how good a typist you are! and also how different your original keyboard is.. assuming it is a US keyboard, it ought to be easy to find the difference in key positions on the internet, then you can decide if you can live with that?)

'hope this helps..

Bruno

Hi, its easy to fix. you have your keyboard layout set to US Layout, ie americans have a couple of keys in reverse from ours. All you have to do is this Windows XP Start, Control Panel, regional & language settings, change all US Settings, in there to UK British, And it will fix your problems :-) if its windows 98/ME ETC start, control panel, Keyboard, and change the US Keyboard setting to UK British, u usually have to set it twice, ie select uk, apply it, then do it again before it changes... If you dont get it sorted will guide u though it just email me.. All the best John [email protected]