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Hev166 · #1 Post by **Hev166** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:24 am

Can anybody help??

When going into MS-DOS command how do you get a \ to appear. It doesn't work using the same keys when running normally i.e. in Word.

Can anybody give me any suggestions.

Many thanks

DarkMark · #2 Post by **DarkMark** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:27 pm

You could try the '#' key left to the Return Key.
I had the problem before, the reason being that the command promt thougt i had an american style keyboard.

Temetka · #3 Post by **Temetka** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:22 pm

On my keyboard it's right on the same key as pipe ( | ) see \\\\

Unless I am missing something here.

DarkMark · #4 Post by **DarkMark** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:35 pm

Yes, thats exactly were it would be on an american keyboard, but that button is nonexistant on non us keybords because of the different layout of the enter key, so our '#' generate the '\' wenn us keyboard is set.

good link to show this is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_l ... nd_Ireland

Temetka · #5 Post by **Temetka** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:00 am

DarkMark wrote:Yes, thats exactly were it would be on an american keyboard, but that button is nonexistant on non us keybords because of the different layout of the enter key, so our '#' generate the '\' wenn us keyboard is set.

good link to show this is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_l ... nd_Ireland

Ah, I see now.

Hev166 · #6 Post by **Hev166** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:16 am

I think I have a US keyboard which is generating UK characters. Could it be that i'm running a UK driver and need to change it to US.

DarkMark · #7 Post by **DarkMark** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:45 am

well the most easy way would be to look to the left of your Battery indicator:

there it should say either US or UK,

if you stated thet you live in the uk, windows will set the keyboard imput to uk by default.

US imput should also be installed by default and all you need to do is press the button (to the left of teh battery) and set is to US.

If that doesn't work right click on the button and go to configure, there you should be abble so set your keyboard layout as a default.

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Hev166 · #8 Post by **Hev166** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:51 am

Dear DarkMark

Thankyou very much for your help, I have resolved the matter now. I just need to switch between the 2 keyboards when using MS-DOS.

Thanks once again

Hev166

DarkMark · #9 Post by **DarkMark** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:14 am

No Problem,

just sharing some experience gained by suffering from different keyboard layouts

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