Keyboard Quote Keys

I have a problem with the single and double quote key (the key to the left
of Enter) in Virtual PC 2007. When I press this key it is like I pressed
the Tilde key (the key above Tab) instead. If I press a single quote, I get
a `. If I press shift-single quote (double quote) I get a ~. Pressing the
Tilde key does nothing. I really need to be able to use single and double
quotes in Virtual PC. All other keys in Virtual PC seem to work as
expected.

I use a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. This keyboard works
as expected in the Host OS (Vista 32 Ultimate). The problem only occurs in
the Virtual PC Guest OS (XP Pro SP2). I can use the Alt codes to get single
and double quotes (Alt-039 and Alt-034), but this becomes very tedious.

I have the Virtual Machine Additions installed. I tried to install the
specific driver from the MS site for my keyboard, but it will not install
with an error indicating it is not compatible with Virtual PC.

Any ideas of how to get this working.

Thanks

What language keyboard are you using?

Cheers,
Benjamin Armstrong
============================
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Dwight Muhlbeier wrote:
> I have a problem with the single and double quote key (the key to the
> left of Enter) in Virtual PC 2007. When I press this key it is like I
> pressed the Tilde key (the key above Tab) instead. If I press a single
> quote, I get a `. If I press shift-single quote (double quote) I get a
> ~. Pressing the Tilde key does nothing. I really need to be able to
> use single and double quotes in Virtual PC. All other keys in Virtual
> PC seem to work as expected.
>
> I use a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. This keyboard
> works as expected in the Host OS (Vista 32 Ultimate). The problem only
> occurs in the Virtual PC Guest OS (XP Pro SP2). I can use the Alt codes
> to get single and double quotes (Alt-039 and Alt-034), but this becomes
> very tedious.
>
> I have the Virtual Machine Additions installed. I tried to install the
> specific driver from the MS site for my keyboard, but it will not
> install with an error indicating it is not compatible with Virtual PC.
>
> Any ideas of how to get this working.
>
> Thanks

I had the same problem as well. I tried a bunch of different key combinations suggested from a variety of threads but none worked. The combination that reset it back to "normal" for me was LEFT CTRL + LEFT SHIFT + (Single Quote / Double Quote) key.

Hope this helps!



Dwight Muhlbeier wrote:

Keyboard Quote Keys
10-Oct-07

I have a problem with the single and double quote key (the key to the left
of Enter) in Virtual PC 2007. When I press this key it is like I pressed
the Tilde key (the key above Tab) instead. If I press a single quote, I get
a `. If I press shift-single quote (double quote) I get a ~. Pressing the
Tilde key does nothing. I really need to be able to use single and double
quotes in Virtual PC. All other keys in Virtual PC seem to work as
expected

I use a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. This keyboard works
as expected in the Host OS (Vista 32 Ultimate). The problem only occurs in
the Virtual PC Guest OS (XP Pro SP2). I can use the Alt codes to get single
and double quotes (Alt-039 and Alt-034), but this becomes very tedious

I have the Virtual Machine Additions installed. I tried to install the
specific driver from the MS site for my keyboard, but it will not install
with an error indicating it is not compatible with Virtual PC

Any ideas of how to get this working

Thanks

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On October 10, 2007 1:41 PM
Dwight Muhlbeier wrote:

Keyboard Quote Keys
I have a problem with the single and double quote key (the key to the left
of Enter) in Virtual PC 2007. When I press this key it is like I pressed
the Tilde key (the key above Tab) instead. If I press a single quote, I get
a `. If I press shift-single quote (double quote) I get a ~. Pressing the
Tilde key does nothing. I really need to be able to use single and double
quotes in Virtual PC. All other keys in Virtual PC seem to work as
expected

I use a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. This keyboard works
as expected in the Host OS (Vista 32 Ultimate). The problem only occurs in
the Virtual PC Guest OS (XP Pro SP2). I can use the Alt codes to get single
and double quotes (Alt-039 and Alt-034), but this becomes very tedious

I have the Virtual Machine Additions installed. I tried to install the
specific driver from the MS site for my keyboard, but it will not install
with an error indicating it is not compatible with Virtual PC

Any ideas of how to get this working

Thanks

On October 15, 2007 6:28 PM
Benjamin Armstrong [MSFT] wrote:

What language keyboard are you using?
What language keyboard are you using

Cheers
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===========================
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Dwight Muhlbeier wrote:

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The combination that seemed to work for me was LEFT SHIFT + LEFT CTRL + (Single Quote / Double Quote) key.

I hope this helps!



Dwight Muhlbeier wrote:

Keyboard Quote Keys
10-Oct-07

I have a problem with the single and double quote key (the key to the left
of Enter) in Virtual PC 2007. When I press this key it is like I pressed
the Tilde key (the key above Tab) instead. If I press a single quote, I get
a `. If I press shift-single quote (double quote) I get a ~. Pressing the
Tilde key does nothing. I really need to be able to use single and double
quotes in Virtual PC. All other keys in Virtual PC seem to work as
expected.

I use a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. This keyboard works
as expected in the Host OS (Vista 32 Ultimate). The problem only occurs in
the Virtual PC Guest OS (XP Pro SP2). I can use the Alt codes to get single
and double quotes (Alt-039 and Alt-034), but this becomes very tedious.

I have the Virtual Machine Additions installed. I tried to install the
specific driver from the MS site for my keyboard, but it will not install
with an error indicating it is not compatible with Virtual PC.

Any ideas of how to get this working.

Thanks

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On October 10, 2007 1:41 PM
Dwight Muhlbeier wrote:

Keyboard Quote Keys
I have a problem with the single and double quote key (the key to the left
of Enter) in Virtual PC 2007. When I press this key it is like I pressed
the Tilde key (the key above Tab) instead. If I press a single quote, I get
a `. If I press shift-single quote (double quote) I get a ~. Pressing the
Tilde key does nothing. I really need to be able to use single and double
quotes in Virtual PC. All other keys in Virtual PC seem to work as
expected.

I use a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard. This keyboard works
as expected in the Host OS (Vista 32 Ultimate). The problem only occurs in
the Virtual PC Guest OS (XP Pro SP2). I can use the Alt codes to get single
and double quotes (Alt-039 and Alt-034), but this becomes very tedious.

I have the Virtual Machine Additions installed. I tried to install the
specific driver from the MS site for my keyboard, but it will not install
with an error indicating it is not compatible with Virtual PC.

Any ideas of how to get this working.

Thanks

On October 15, 2007 6:28 PM
Benjamin Armstrong [MSFT] wrote:

What language keyboard are you using?
What language keyboard are you using?

Cheers,
Benjamin Armstrong
============================
Windows Virtualization Program Manager
Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/Virtual_PC_Guy
Book: http://tinyurl.com/ysxcbm

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. You assume all risk for your use.

Dwight Muhlbeier wrote:

On November 26, 2009 11:45 AM
Grant Wells wrote:

Keyboard Quote Keys
I had the same problem as well. I tried a bunch of different key combinations suggested from a variety of threads but none worked. The combination that reset it back to "normal" for me was LEFT CTRL + LEFT SHIFT + (Single Quote / Double Quote) key.

Hope this helps!

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Grant Wells wrote:

> I had the same problem as well. ...

What same problem? You started a NEW thread. If you want to continue an
existing thread then post to THAT old thread. If you want to start a new
thread, provide YOUR own context for the problem, not someone else's. Don't
hijack someone else's thread to discuss your separate problem.

Also, please inform Egghead that their gateway to Usenet (so they can
pretend they have a larger community) is screwed up. It composes as 1 long
line instead of physically wrapping lines at 76 characters, or less, per
line. Or abandon the defective webnews-for-dummies interface and use a
newsreader connected to an NNTP server to participate in Usenet.

Grant Wells wrote:

> Grant Wells wrote:
>>
>> The combination that reset it back to "normal" for me was LEFT CTRL +
>> LEFT SHIFT + (Single Quote / Double Quote) key.>
>
> The combination that seemed to work for me was LEFT SHIFT + LEFT CTRL +
> (Single Quote / Double Quote) key.

Still confused. Don't know which key combo works (for you). Still using
Egghead's screwed up webnews-for-dummies gateway to Usenet.

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:44:06 -0600, VanguardLH <> wrote:

>Grant Wells wrote:
>
>> I had the same problem as well. ...
>
>What same problem? You started a NEW thread. If you want to continue an
>existing thread then post to THAT old thread. If you want to start a new
>thread, provide YOUR own context for the problem, not someone else's. Don't
>hijack someone else's thread to discuss your separate problem.
>
>Also, please inform Egghead that their gateway to Usenet (so they can
>pretend they have a larger community) is screwed up. It composes as 1 long
>line instead of physically wrapping lines at 76 characters, or less, per
>line. Or abandon the defective webnews-for-dummies interface and use a
>newsreader connected to an NNTP server to participate in Usenet.

I happen to use a proper Newsreader that contains the old messages as
well so I can confirm that the OP "replied" to an *existing* thread,
however I doubt very much the value of that since it was started Oct
10, 2007!!! More than 2 years old!

I am just wondering where he managed to get hold of it......
If he had used a newsreader he would have known tha the original
poster was probably not around any longer.
Jeezzzz

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

"Bo Berglund" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:44:06 -0600, VanguardLH <> wrote:
>
>>Grant Wells wrote:
>>
>>> I had the same problem as well. ...
>>
>>What same problem? You started a NEW thread. If you want to continue an
>>existing thread then post to THAT old thread. If you want to start a new
>>thread, provide YOUR own context for the problem, not someone else's.
>>Don't
>>hijack someone else's thread to discuss your separate problem.
>>
>>Also, please inform Egghead that their gateway to Usenet (so they can
>>pretend they have a larger community) is screwed up. It composes as 1
>>long
>>line instead of physically wrapping lines at 76 characters, or less, per
>>line. Or abandon the defective webnews-for-dummies interface and use a
>>newsreader connected to an NNTP server to participate in Usenet.
>
> I happen to use a proper Newsreader that contains the old messages as
> well so I can confirm that the OP "replied" to an *existing* thread,
> however I doubt very much the value of that since it was started Oct
> 10, 2007!!! More than 2 years old!
>
> I am just wondering where he managed to get hold of it......
> If he had used a newsreader he would have known tha the original
> poster was probably not around any longer.
> Jeezzzz
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)

Some nntp servers - Giganews for instance - keep messages for a very long
time, especially text messages.

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:46:03 -0800, "Paul Pedersen" <>
wrote:

>
>> I happen to use a proper Newsreader that contains the old messages as
>> well so I can confirm that the OP "replied" to an *existing* thread,
>> however I doubt very much the value of that since it was started Oct
>> 10, 2007!!! More than 2 years old!
>>
>> I am just wondering where he managed to get hold of it......
>> If he had used a newsreader he would have known tha the original
>> poster was probably not around any longer.
>> Jeezzzz
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
>
>Some nntp servers - Giganews for instance - keep messages for a very long
>time, especially text messages.
>

Yes, and this amongst others is a VERY BIG advantage of news (nntp)
over these wretched web based "Forums" where all overview is lost and
all navgational speed as well in favor of visual bling.
I don't get it....

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

VanguardLH wrote:
> Grant Wells wrote:
>
>> Grant Wells wrote:
>>>
>>> The combination that reset it back to "normal" for me was LEFT CTRL
>>> + LEFT SHIFT + (Single Quote / Double Quote) key.>
>>
>> The combination that seemed to work for me was LEFT SHIFT + LEFT
>> CTRL + (Single Quote / Double Quote) key.
>
> Still confused. Don't know which key combo works (for you). Still
> using Egghead's screwed up webnews-for-dummies gateway to Usenet.

I suspect the OP hadn't set the correct keyboard language setting in the
guest OS.

--
Andrew