Vista for Japanese Laptop

i have a japanese laptop with vista basic. i want to put an english premium
on it. i know i can jus do a clean load to get rid of the japanese version
but if i use an english version will i still be able to use the japanese
keyboard? like will all the keys work the same such as the key for switching
between ime input languages or will i have problems with it. Japanese
keyboards are different from english ones and i dont want to have keys that
are labeled wrong. ie the 2 on a japanese keyboard is also the (") not the @.
that is a key all by itself.

Yes, you will be able to change the inputer language for your keyboard in
Vista Home Premium, open Control Panel > Regional and Language Options on
the Keyboards and Languages
tab.
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Andre
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My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry

"kamel_sie" <> wrote in message
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>i have a japanese laptop with vista basic. i want to put an english premium
> on it. i know i can jus do a clean load to get rid of the japanese version
> but if i use an english version will i still be able to use the japanese
> keyboard? like will all the keys work the same such as the key for
> switching
> between ime input languages or will i have problems with it. Japanese
> keyboards are different from english ones and i dont want to have keys
> that
> are labeled wrong. ie the 2 on a japanese keyboard is also the (") not the
> @.
> that is a key all by itself.