keyboard key mapping changes

I am stumped. Using Vista Business and Outlook 2003 the ? key will suddenly
start giving a different character, the french "accent E" The ' key will
intermittently change to a lowercase french "accent e" I have also had the @
sign remap.

Copying and pasting from the character map is a work around but a real PITA.

It comes and goes at random. If I run virtual PC with XP on the same machine
it doesn't happen

It seems to be somehow related to Vista Business.

Has anyone else had strange key remap problems and does anyone know of a fix?

2 Questions:

a) Is this a laptop? If yes check the FN key that activates different keys
on your keyboard.

b) Have you installed more languages than you need?
Go to the control panel and check.



"Scotty In Canada" <> wrote in
message news:08ED49DD-3128-4A7D-A010-...
>I am stumped. Using Vista Business and Outlook 2003 the ? key will suddenly
> start giving a different character, the french "accent E" The ' key will
> intermittently change to a lowercase french "accent e" I have also had the
> @
> sign remap.
>
> Copying and pasting from the character map is a work around but a real
> PITA.
>
> It comes and goes at random. If I run virtual PC with XP on the same
> machine
> it doesn't happen
>
> It seems to be somehow related to Vista Business.
>
> Has anyone else had strange key remap problems and does anyone know of a
> fix?

A desktop and I did have both US English and French canbadian keyboards
loaded. I removed the Frnch and will test.

Thanks for the info

"Bink" wrote:

> 2 Questions:
>
> a) Is this a laptop? If yes check the FN key that activates different keys
> on your keyboard.
>
> b) Have you installed more languages than you need?
> Go to the control panel and check.
>
>
>
> "Scotty In Canada" <> wrote in
> message news:08ED49DD-3128-4A7D-A010-...
> >I am stumped. Using Vista Business and Outlook 2003 the ? key will suddenly
> > start giving a different character, the french "accent E" The ' key will
> > intermittently change to a lowercase french "accent e" I have also had the
> > @
> > sign remap.
> >
> > Copying and pasting from the character map is a work around but a real
> > PITA.
> >
> > It comes and goes at random. If I run virtual PC with XP on the same
> > machine
> > it doesn't happen
> >
> > It seems to be somehow related to Vista Business.
> >
> > Has anyone else had strange key remap problems and does anyone know of a
> > fix?
>
>
>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcOyed5Hs8


"Bink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>2 Questions:
>
> a) Is this a laptop? If yes check the FN key that activates different keys
> on your keyboard.
>
> b) Have you installed more languages than you need?
> Go to the control panel and check.
>
>
>
> "Scotty In Canada" <> wrote in
> message news:08ED49DD-3128-4A7D-A010-...
>>I am stumped. Using Vista Business and Outlook 2003 the ? key will
>>suddenly
>> start giving a different character, the french "accent E" The ' key will
>> intermittently change to a lowercase french "accent e" I have also had
>> the @
>> sign remap.
>>
>> Copying and pasting from the character map is a work around but a real
>> PITA.
>>
>> It comes and goes at random. If I run virtual PC with XP on the same
>> machine
>> it doesn't happen
>>
>> It seems to be somehow related to Vista Business.
>>
>> Has anyone else had strange key remap problems and does anyone know of a
>> fix?
>
>

I thought I had it licked, but the mapping error for the question mark key
came back again today. I only have US choosen for a keyboad.

Any other thoughts?

Thanks

"Bink" wrote:

> 2 Questions:
>
> a) Is this a laptop? If yes check the FN key that activates different keys
> on your keyboard.
>
> b) Have you installed more languages than you need?
> Go to the control panel and check.
>
>
>
> "Scotty In Canada" <> wrote in
> message news:08ED49DD-3128-4A7D-A010-...
> >I am stumped. Using Vista Business and Outlook 2003 the ? key will suddenly
> > start giving a different character, the french "accent E" The ' key will
> > intermittently change to a lowercase french "accent e" I have also had the
> > @
> > sign remap.
> >
> > Copying and pasting from the character map is a work around but a real
> > PITA.
> >
> > It comes and goes at random. If I run virtual PC with XP on the same
> > machine
> > it doesn't happen
> >
> > It seems to be somehow related to Vista Business.
> >
> > Has anyone else had strange key remap problems and does anyone know of a
> > fix?
>
>
>