Re: Japanese keyboard layout

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From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:25:28 -0800

According to everything I've read, you are doing all the right things but
the problem remains. Have you checked your keyboard documentation for a
tech support contact? I'm also wondering if the problem is the Intellitype
software, if perhaps that is causing a conflict or blocking the change. 

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
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"AndyJapan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5B1345C4-F2C6-4458-90F7-B04BC94CC6C1@microsoft.com...
>I am really puzzled about this problem as Windows XP refuses to use the 
>Japanese keyboard layout. I gave up on uninstalling hardware and 
>re-installing it as the result is always the same. I can find several 
>registry entries `Keyboard Layout` under the following keys:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows 
> NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\KeyboardLayout.ini
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows 
> NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\KeyboardLayout.ini\Substitutes\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Set01\Control\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Set01\Control\Keyboard 
> Layouts\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Set03\Control\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Set03\Control\Keyboard 
> Layouts\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet001\Control\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet001\Control\KeyboardLayouts\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\S-1-5-18\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\S-1-5-19\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_USERS\DEFAULT\S-1-5-20\KeyboardLayout
> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-602162358-1383384898-1957994488-1003\KeyboardLayout
>
> But I simply have no clue what to change and how make Windows XP 
> understand that the connnected keyboad has a Japanese layout. I am really 
> desperate and close to switching back to the old English keyboard. Any 
> help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
>
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>
> which are always
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>
>     ----- AndyJapan wrote: -----
>
>     To whom it may concern,
>     I am running Windows XP Pro (Japanese version) and switched from an 
> English keyboard to a Japanese keyboard "MS Wireless Desktop Elite". 
> IntelliType 5.0 is of course installed, but Windows still uses the English 
> keyboard layout although I have deleted all other languages than Japanese 
> in Regional Settings / Languages / Details.
>
>     I have also tried to uninstall the keyboard and mouse and rebooted to 
> let Windows recognize the keyboard. It did not change anything.
>
>     msconfig32 tells that the keyboard layout is 00000411. Not sure what 
> this means.
>
>     Under Device Manager / keyboard / Driver / Details I find the 
> following files listed:
>     C:„WINDOWS„System32„Drivers„i8042prt.sys
>     C:„WINDOWS„System32„Drivers„kbdclass.sys
>     C:„WINDOWS„System32„itpcoin2.dll
>     C:„WINDOWS„System32„kbd101.dll
>     C:„WINDOWS„System32„kbdjpn.dll
>
>     And here is the problem as we see that Windows installed kbd101.dll 
> instead of kbd106.dll which would be the correct driver for the Japanese 
> keyboard.
>     I have no clue how to change that as I have made sure that the 
> Regional Settings are Japanese.
>
>     I have also tried to manually update the keyboard driver, but I could 
> not find the proper driver on my HD or Windows XP installation CD.
>
>     I did not yet look into the registry as I do not want to make changes 
> that would probably crash my system.
>
>     Could you please let me know how to make Windows use the correct 
> keyboard layout (kbd106.dll)?
>     (Which settings to alter? Which registry keys to change? Which driver 
> to unstall?)
>     Thanks a lot in advance.
>
>     Andy
>

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